Indian Oil has launched world-class premium grade Petrol (Octane 100) in the country on December 1, 2020.
- Branded as XP100, the premium grade petrol was launched across ten cities by Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel.
- IndianOil plans to roll-out XP100 premium grade petrol in 15identified cities across the country in two phases. In the first phase, it has been made available at select ROs w.e.f December 1, 2020, in Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, Agra, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Mumbai, Pune and Ahmedabad.
- In the second phase, the availability of this 100 Octane petrol would be extended to Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kochi, and Kolkata. These cities have been selected basis their aspirational demographics and availability of high-end cars and bikes dealerships in these cities.
- High-end premium vehicles equipped with the latest technology are fully geared to reap the full-throttle benefits of 100 Octane petrol.
- Worldwide, 100 Octane petrol has a niche market for luxury vehicles that demand high performance, and is available only in six countries like Germany, USA, etc.
What is Octane rating?
- The octane rating is a measure of the resistance of gasoline and other fuels to detonation (engine knocking) in spark-ignition internal combustion engines.
- High-performance engines typically have higher compression ratios and are therefore more prone to detonation, so they require higher octane fuel.
- Octane rating does not relate to the energy content of the fuel. It is only a measure of the fuel’s tendency to burn rather than explode.
- Octane ratings are measures of fuel stability.
