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EU regulator calls the end of diesel in several years, puts faith in e-cars
The auto-emissions scandal may help the EU gear up for a technological revolution in road transport
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Diesel car sales fell to 27% in FY17, says MoS for Heavy Industries Supriyo
On the other hand, the sales percentage of petrol cars has been rising continuously to 73% in FY17
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'Dirty' tag drives buyers away: Diesel cars' share in total sales down 9%
Diesel continues to carry the dirty tag as far as personal vehicles are concerned. Only four out of every ten buyers opted to buy a diesel powered passenger vehicle (cars, vans and utility vehicles) last year, a decline of nine per cent from the ratio in FY16. This brings contribution of diesel in new sales to 40 per cent, the lowest in six years.Data sourced from the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (Siam) shows that 60 per cent of the buyers in the three million unit market opted for a petrol variant in FY17, up from 56 per cent in the previous year. This is the highest share for petrol in several years. The impact of this shift is more prominent in cars and only 27 per cent of buyers opted for diesel compared to 34 per cent in FY16. Interestingly, even buyers of utility vehicles have started considering petrol variants and the share now stands at 15 per cent also seen rise of petrol buyers at 15 per cent against just 10 per cent in FY15.Diesel had turned a preferred ...
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Cess rider for large diesel cars in Delhi
SC lifts ban after 8 months, imposes 1% levy; carmakers cheer
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