If you drive in the UK, the last time you filled up your car you might have noticed an array of new signs and posters proclaiming the virtues of “E10”, the new standard blend of petrol available everywhere. The government makes some wondrous claims about it on their site, like the switch will reduce CO2 emissions by 750,000 tonnes per year, or “the equivalent of taking 350,000 cars off the road, or all the cars in North Yorkshire” - but is it all it’s cracked up to be? I have a sneaking suspicion that’s a bare faced lie, but let’s take a look and see…

Sources:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/e10-petro...
https://check-vehicle-compatibility-e...
http://www.patagoniaalliance.org/wp-c...
https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/advice/fu...
https://www.fbhvc.co.uk/fuels
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_...
https://www.racfoundation.org/data/vo...


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