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Express.co.uk readers have reported a range of performance issues since using the new petrol, with one saying their car was “heavy to drive”. Another warned their car was “slow to accelerate” while many reported decreasing fuel efficiency rates.
It has left many demanding to return to E5 petrol or ethanol-free fuel despite heavier costs.
Express reader ‘djrh1’ said: ”Though it costs more, I use E5 petrol, and I would use ethanol-free petrol if I could get it.”
‘Barley’ said: “If drivers want E5 they should have it rather than a more expensive less efficient fuel.
“The Greens have to invent a better alternative to E5.”
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In a Department for Transport consultation before the launch, nearly half of the respondents were concerned ethanol could damage engines.
Concerns were also raised by a quarter of road users about the risks of reduced fuel economy.
It led the DfT to admit fuel economy rates could be reduced by between one and two percent under the new fuel.
However, the DfT said this could vary based on individual driving style and refinements in fuel blending.
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