There’s a lot of chatter about a soon-to-be-enforced diesel ban in India. How much of it is true, and do you really need to worry about anything? Let’s find out.
It’s primarily because a lot of us think (or are made to believe) that diesel is a fuel of the devil. Governments around the world are slamming strict regulations aimed at making diesel vehicles unfeasible and unaffordable for the people.
Is petrol actually cleaner than diesel? Well, both these fuels generate pollutants, the characteristics of whom differ. Petrol emits more hydrocarbons on burning, while diesel emits more nitrous oxides.
Yes. There are systems and technologies in place that are doing so. But all this comes at a cost.
It’s in the choice of fuels that is available for passenger vehicles today, from hybrid to electricity.
Not really. The whole forced discouragement of buying and producing diesel-powered cars is basically a violation of the consumers’ Right to Choose.
There are a lot of questions to be answered, and a bit too little space at hand here. Why don’t you head over to this (rather lengthy) article that we wrote →