Over the last few weeks, a motorcycle enthusiast from Bangalore, Karnataka, has been testing petrol from different companies to find the ethanol percentage in each. So far, the YouTuber has managed to test fuels from Indian Oil Corporation, Shell, Bharat Petroleum, and Hindustan Petroleum. Once again, he has tested two new fuel samples from Jio BP and Nayara and has shared the results.
The video showing the ethanol percentage test results has been shared on YouTube by Zuby The Rider on his channel. In this particular video, the vlogger first visits the Jio BP fuel pump. He states that this pump is 25 km outside of Bangalore, but he has come to find the result. Following this, he collects fuel samples from Jio BP in a metal container.
Soon after, he goes to the next fuel pump, which is Nayara, and again collects the sample from there. Next, he brings these samples home and, using his setup of measuring cylinders, a transparent bottle for mixing fuel, and water mixed with green color, he tests the ethanol percentage in each fuel sample.
The vlogger mixes a sample of 75 ml of fuel and 25 ml of green-dyed water and shakes the mixture in a bottle. He then leaves it to settle for about 20 minutes. Soon after, he rechecks the samples and notes the increase in the water level, which then helps him calculate the ethanol percentage.
Following the experiment, the vlogger finds that the water level in the Nayara mixture has increased from 25 ml to 38 ml, which means that the initial water level has increased by 13 ml. He then calculates the final ethanol percentage by dividing 75 ml by 13 ml and multiplying it by 100. The result comes to 17.33 percent ethanol.
After this, he tests the Jio BP fuel and mentions that the water level has increased from 25 ml to 32 ml, which means there is an increase of 7 ml. Upon further calculation, the percentage of ethanol in Jio BP fuel comes to around 9.33 percent. He mentions that it is good news for people who want to buy affordable petrol with the lowest amount of ethanol in it.
Prior to the Jio BP and Nayara fuel ethanol percentage tests, the vlogger had performed the same test on other company fuels as well. The last video was on Hindustan Petroleum’s HP Power 100 fuel and HP Normal. During the test, it was found that the HP Normal had 17.33 percent ethanol. Meanwhile, the HP Power fuel’s result came to 0 percent. The only downside is that it is priced at Rs 160 per litre.
The YouTuber also tested Shell Normal and Shell V Power fuel as well. As for the result, the Shell Normal fuel had 14.66 percent ethanol, and Shell V Power fuel also had the same 14.66 percent ethanol. The same test was done for the Bharat Petroleum Normal and Speed fuels. As for the results, the Normal petrol had 16 percent, and Speed had 12 percent ethanol.
As for the first test of this series, it was done on Indian Oil XP100 and XP95 fuels. The results showed that the XP100 had 0 percent ethanol, and the XP95 had 15 percent ethanol.