Vikram Gulati, Toyota Kirloskar's Country Head, called ethanol "a very good fuel", citing strong performance and lower emissions. Maruti Suzuki's Rahul Bharti said tests found no concerns with older E10 vehicles running on E20 petrol. Hero MotoCorp's Ashutosh Verma said the company observed no higher incidence of damage in vehicles using E20 fuel compared with those running on pre-E20 blends.