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NEWS The change to E10 petrol left drivers wondering if their car can use it

THIS year the Department for Transport (DfT) announced the launch of E10 petrol. It’s a more eco-friendly type of fuel with up to 10 per cent ethanol, and was introduced to reduce CO2 emissions.

E10 fuel is now the standard type of regular unleaded in the UK, replacing the old E5 blend. It’s made using a mix of petrol and ethanol alcohol from low-grade grains, sugars and waste wood. It has the potential to cut CO2 by as much as much as 750,000 tonnes each year.

Yet the introduction of

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