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Internal combustion engine phase-out halted: Will E20 now be available at the pump?
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Key FactsBilger raises E20 as a possible petrol option
Oct 18, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: focus.de
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- Transport Minister Steffen Bilger is advocating higher biofuel blending with France and cites E20 as one possible option.
- E20 is currently being tested only in a closed fleet trial in Mannheim; fuel standard DIN EN 228 would require adjustment.
- If E10 costs €2.25 per litre, E20 would need to be about 6.6 cents cheaper with 7.4-litre consumption and three-percent higher usage.
- In December, the European Commission proposed allowing further combustion-engine registrations; Parliament and member states are discussing it, with approval still pending.
The ban on combustion engines will then be history.— Friedrich Merz, German Chancellor, summarizing the Franco-German agreement on the future of combustion engines.
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