I saw an article today that from September standard petrol is being switched from E5 to E10 with a 10% bioethanol mix which is likely to be incompatible with many classic cars as recent as early 2ks.
Does anyone know if this will affect K series Elise's? There's a gov model checker website but Lotus aren't listed.
The only alternative for cars affected are to fill with super unleaded which will stay at 5%... Hope they widen super unleaded availability!
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/fuel ... 021-launch
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E10 Fuel compatibility
E10 Fuel compatibility
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Re: E10 Fuel compatibility
E10 not suitable
https://www.lotuscars.com/en-GB/fuel-compatibility/
Also just in case anyone needed to confirm, same page
Diesel – The Lotus Elise, Exige and Evora WILL NOT operate on diesel fuel.
https://www.lotuscars.com/en-GB/fuel-compatibility/
Also just in case anyone needed to confirm, same page
Diesel – The Lotus Elise, Exige and Evora WILL NOT operate on diesel fuel.
Re: E10 Fuel compatibility
Suspected that would be the case for the Rover engine, hopefully more garages will have at least one pump in super so that we don't need to worry too much about planning fuel stops... especially since diesel is also not an option
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Re: E10 Fuel compatibility
On the gov.uk page it also helpfully tells you that diesel and electric vehicles will not operate using E10 petrol.IanD wrote: ↑Thu Feb 25, 2021 8:44 pmE10 not suitable
https://www.lotuscars.com/en-GB/fuel-compatibility/
Also just in case anyone needed to confirm, same page
Diesel – The Lotus Elise, Exige and Evora WILL NOT operate on diesel fuel.
Very handy.
At least Toyota engined Lotii will be ok with E10.
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Re: E10 Fuel compatibility
They will have written this for the Americans - No doubt someone will have tried it & sued Lotus because they said you couldn't not use itIanD wrote: ↑Thu Feb 25, 2021 8:44 pmE10 not suitable
https://www.lotuscars.com/en-GB/fuel-compatibility/
Also just in case anyone needed to confirm, same page
Diesel – The Lotus Elise, Exige and Evora WILL NOT operate on diesel fuel.
"Diesel – The Lotus Elise, Exige and Evora WILL NOT operate on diesel fuel."
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