And in the light of
the ban on diesel engine cars with a displacement of more than 2,000 cc, it's a rather smart move.
The good news for the performance loving, SUV raving and the ones who can really afford is that they can get their hands on the Grand Cherokee SRT as this will be the only model which can be sold in Delhi due to the ongoing
ban on diesel engines of 2000cc and above.
Not exact matches
LEIPZIG / FRANKFURT, Germany, Feb 27 - German cities can
ban the most heavily polluting
diesel cars from their streets, a court ruled
on Tuesday, a move that could accelerate a shift away from the combustion
engine and force manufacturers to pay to improve exhaust systems.
There is still so much money involved and invested
on diesel engines that
banning them at this point would have meant huge losses for the manufactures.
With the
ban on diesel vehicles with
engine capacity of more than 2.0 - litres, Mercedes - Benz was unable to sell even a single
diesel model in NCR.
After the
ban on high capacity
diesel engines in Delhi, there is a nationwide debate raging
on in every state regarding the
ban.
After the
ban on high capacity
diesel engines in Delhi, there is... Read More
The automobile market in India has swung towards petrol
engines over the past months, thanks to the diminishing difference in the prices of petrol and
diesel and the
ban on the registration of cars with large
diesel engines in the National Capital Region.
The recent
ban on diesel cars above 2000cc in Delhi has affected Mahindra the most, but the manufacturer seems to be prepared for this scenario as it recently launched sub-2000cc
engines for the Scorpio and the XUV500.
The planned
ban on the sale of gas and
diesel cars in 2040 also ignores the promise of advances in synthetic fuels, which may allow internal combustion
engines to operate much cleaner in the future without significant changes in underlying technology.
Aside from largely ignoring the issue of electrification of trucks, which is happening far more slowly than passenger cars, Hulot's plans also appear to disregard second and third - order effects if the 2040
ban on gasoline and
diesel -
engined cars proceeds as planned.
For the last few years, my particular position
on cars has grown more extreme, from making SUVs and pickups safer to
banning pickups and SUVs to
banning diesels and then all internal combustion
engines to finally, in exasperation, suggesting that we just flat out
ban cars.
The
ban on registration of large vehicles with
diesel engines in Delhi - NCR region might also affect the insurance premiums.