E20 is sold alongside other gasohol blends, but remains far less popular. Somchai Poomlard
Energy authorities in Thailand are preparing to relaunch and remarket gasohol E20 in the third quarter of this year, in what officials describe as a more determined effort to reduce the country's heavy reliance on imported oil.Gasohol E20, a blend of 20% ethanol and 80% gasoline, has long struggled to gain popularity among motorists, who continue to favour gasohol E10, a fuel mixed with 10% ethanol.
Sarawut Keawtathip, director-general of the Department of Energy Business, said officials are drafting new measures aimed at persuading motorists to switch from gasohol E10 to E20.
He acknowledged that simply setting E20 at a lower price and designating it as a primary fuel has not been enough to change consumer behaviour.
E20 is currently priced 5 baht per litre cheaper than gasohol 95, a type of E10.
