The adversity towards diesel vehicles may be scrapped when the transformation takes place to clean the diesel mongrel. Given the hope that the government might exert some assistance, the engine and component makers – Cummins, Bosch and Delphi- are in the process of offering cleansed fuel injection, exhaust-control equipments and advanced engines. This comes in the wake of effecting Bharat IV norms from April in 13 states.
The norms regulate for 80% reduction of particulate matter and 30% nitrogen oxides. The SIAM claims that the global fuel policy is the outcome of the climate changes. The governments are concerned about the increased pollution resulting from burning fossil fuels- petrol, diesel and LPG- effecting the greenhouse effects. Diesel engines serve well for enviro with 25% less greenhouse compared to gasoline diesel. But the upcoming engines would enable clean diesel by being sulphur-free to reduce emission by 95%.
SIAM believes that the penetration of diesel will be by 43% in 2013, though diesel will adopt to be a substitute fuel in a slow manner. Trucks and buses consume more diesel, but they constitute jus 17% (which may increase to 20% )of all vehicles run now. But the target is on the commercial vehicles. Diesel engines attribute benefits to the consumers- 30% less fuel than gasoline engines, powerful by exerting 50% higher degree torque.
Bosch sees the present and future in diesel . but the cost of the engines do matter a lot.
An official from Cummins expressed that the consumers are reserved on paying whooping cost for cleaner fuel. The cost gets increased by 8%, but would yield 10% fuel save annually and diluted maintenance cost. Emission standards have given a new lease of life to the engine makers, despite their hue investment. But their motif is to promote fuel cleaner vehicles.