Toyota was quick to introduce the petrol engines in the Innova Crysta and Fortuner SUV in keeping with
the diesel ban in the National Capital.
The Land Rover Evoque joins the long list of petrol powered SUVs that were launched last year following
the diesel ban in the NCR area that restricted the registration of any diesel vehicle that has an engine capacity of over 2000cc.
2016 Toyota Fortuner India launch was not expected to happen this year as the Japanese automaker had put the plans on hold during
the diesel ban in Delhi NCR.
-- JLR have launched a 2.0 - litre petrol derivative for their Discovery Sport SUV — The launch may have been a reaction to the looming
diesel ban in India — The 2.0 - litre petrol will be available in the HSE trim — Prices for the petrol Discovery Sport start from Rs. 56.50 lakhs
But, if you don't want to be worried about
diesel bans in the future and yet drive a car that's luxurious, powerful and fuel efficient, the A4 30 TFSI makes a lot of sense.
Not exact matches
LEIPZIG, Germany, Feb 27 - A top German court ruled on Tuesday
in favor of allowing major cities to
ban the most heavily polluting
diesel cars, a move set to hit the value of 12 million vehicles
in Europe's largest car market and probably force carmakers to pay for costly modifications.
LEIPZIG, Germany, Feb 27 - German cities can
ban the most heavily polluting
diesel cars from their streets, a court ruled on Tuesday, a move likely to be mirrored
in other parts of Europe and to force automakers to pay to improve exhaust systems or switch to cleaner vehicles.
LEIPZIG, Germany, Feb 22 - A German court on Thursday delayed a ruling on whether major cities can
ban heavily polluting
diesel cars, which could hit the resale value of 15 million vehicles
in Europe's largest car market and force automakers to pay for costly modifications.
The
diesel emissions scandal also fueled the ongoing debate about
banning diesel cars
in Germany.
In the meantime, China has
banned the export of
diesel fuel, which may soon be needed for power generation.
There was a fair few ifs and wishes
in the announcement but Sturgeon and her administration didn't duck some big issues such as scrapping the public sector pay cap,
banning petrol and
diesel cars and even looking into a universal basic income.
It points to the environment secretary's crackdown on sales of ivory, his plans to
ban new petrol and
diesel cars by 2040 and his interest
in a deposit scheme for drinks bottles and cans.
France is set to
ban the sale of any car that uses petrol or
diesel fuel by 2040,
in what the ecology minister called a «revolution».
The UK government's plan to
ban the sale of
diesel and petrol cars
in two decades» time is no help for those affected by air pollution
It's not just automakers — major European countries will
ban diesel engines (or
in extreme cases, all internal - combustion engines)
in the coming decades, with Korea itself restricting the sale of
diesel vehicles by 2030.
It's probably worth noting that
diesels may well become significantly more expensive to run
in future as governments clamp down on the pollution they produce - and some plan to
ban diesel vehicles entirely
in cities.
Across the Atlantic, the U.K. has already announced that it will
ban the sale of vehicles with gasoline or
diesel engines by 2040 (including hybrid and plug -
in hybrid vehicles, as well), which mirrors a plan also proposed
in France.
JLR is among the automobile companies hit hard by the apex court order
in December last year
banning registration of
diesel SUVs and cars above 2000 cc
in the entire National Capital Region till March 31.
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.
The Engine Most of the luxury car makers
in India were hit by the
diesel ban.
Daimler last quarter spent about 220 million euros to update over 3 million current and older Mercedes
diesel models
in Europe to curb pollution and help avert driving
bans.
2016 turns out to be challenging for luxury cars
in India with the
diesel -
ban and demonetisation.
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
Mercedes - Benz is shifting gears and has recently proposed a switch to bio-
diesel in India after a Supreme Court ruling
in December of 2015
banned registration of
diesel SUV's and high end vehicles with engines larger than 2 liters.
Following France's announcement a few weeks ago that it was
banning the sale of new gas - and
diesel - powered cars starting
in 2040, the internal - combustion engine took another smack today when the...
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.
Currently, the situation of big SUVs
in India is quite grim, specially
in the national capital region (Delhi NCR), where registration of cars having 2000cc +
diesel engine are
banned.
-- Jeep will finally enter the Indian market on 30th August — Jeep will initially launch the Wrangler and Grand Cherokee via the CBU route — Their SRT performance brand will make its way with the Grand Cherokee SRT with a price of Rs. 1.1 crores — The Grand Cherokee SRT will be the only Jeep car to be sold
in Delhi due to the
diesel ban — Jeep will commence operations with a dealership each
in Delhi and Ahmedabad
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.
Mercedes - Benz has been trying to tackle the issue of the
diesel car
ban in Delhi and had mentioned that it plans to bring plug -
in hybrid versions of its cars
in India and the GLC 350e plug -
in hybrid is a strong contender.
NEW DELHI: Tata Motors - owned JLR has admitted that the changing business environment
in India, owing to the limited
ban on
diesel vehicles, has affected its business as it now looks to introduce more petrol variants of its cars.
Sales of
diesel vehicles have been on a sharp decline for the past year due
in part to rising taxes and possible
bans looming.
China, the world's largest new - car market, will institute sales quotas for electric cars and plug -
in hybrids
in 2019, and some European countries are mulling outright
bans on sales of new gasoline and
diesel cars.
The niche market, which is only 1 per cent of total passenger car market, was bumping from one regulatory or taxation hiccup or another since the past two years such as the Supreme Court
ban on high end
diesel vehicle sale
in Delhi - NCR, note -
ban and the short - lived GST boost.
The company welcomed the Supreme Court's decision on lifting the
ban on registration of
diesel vehicles over 2000cc
in NCR Delhi.
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 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.
Since Jeep sold 15,000
diesel Libertys with no advertising and with sales
banned in 5 states (NY, CA, MA etc) the return of a
diesel makes excellent sense.
After the announcement of the 2.0 litre
diesel engine
ban in Delhi and now
in Kerala sales of carmakers have gone down considerably, especially of the luxury players.
With the petrol engine option, the Japanese car maker will able to sell the Innova Crysta Petrol
in Delhi, NCR and Kerala regions where the MPV was not launched due to
diesel engine
ban.
The rising levels of air pollution
in the national capital forced the government to
ban diesel vehicles, throwing automakers and the auto market into chaos.
Diesels will be increasingly
banned in city environments so it doesn't make much sense to purchase one
in many paces.
This apparent reversal comes as Germany's highest federal administrative court approved the
ban of older
diesel vehicles
in the cities of cities of Duesseldorf and Stuttgart - the latter being home to Porsche.
This is why, for example, France is offering incentives to swap out
diesels for plug -
ins and the mayor of Paris (pictured above, enveloped
in decidedly non-romantic smog) wants to
ban diesel by 2020.
A German court has ruled that cities
in the country have the legal right to
ban the use of
diesel cars under certain conditions.
¶
Diesel car sales
in the UK fell by over a third
in March on the back of continuing talk of possible selective
diesel car
bans as well as fallout from the Volkswagen
diesel emissions cheating scandal, figures from the UK's Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders say.
Photograph: Anna Gowthorpe / PA Ministers have been urged to bring forward their 2040
ban on new
diesel and petrol car sales by a decade, a move which an environmental thinktank said would almost halve oil imports and largely close the gap
in the UK's climate targets.
A small environmental organization has taken on Germany's powerful auto industry
in court and has begun winning limited
bans on heavily polluting
diesel vehicles.
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.