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Boost for biofuels as E10 petrol given green light across UK

Michael Holder
Michael Holder
clock 25 February 2021 • 3 min read
E10 petrol is to be introduced in the UK from September 2021
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E10 petrol is to be introduced in the UK from September 2021

Government claims using higher proportion of bioethanol in petrol can help cut car CO2 while boosting jobs across the biofuel sector

The government has given the green light for the introduction of E10 fuel partly made from bioethanol at petrol stations across the UK from September, in a move aimed at curbing the climate impact of road...

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