Are diesel engines about to disappear?

By Aryan Aggarwal27 Oct 2024
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Is it the end of the diesel era?

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.

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Why are diesels in danger?

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.

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Petrol vs diesel

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.

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Can emissions be controlled?

Yes. There are systems and technologies in place that are doing so. But all this comes at a cost.

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Where’s the silver lining, then?

It’s in the choice of fuels that is available for passenger vehicles today, from hybrid to electricity. 

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Is all this fair though?

Not really. The whole forced discouragement of buying and producing diesel-powered cars is basically a violation of the consumers’ Right to Choose.

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Should you worry?

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 →

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