Diesel engines continue to be a debatable point in the Indian market. With the government regulations and norms, diesel engines are, being pushed to the brink of extinction. Recently, Nitin Gadkari added fuel to the fire by stating that the government will tax diesel engines more. Though he later clarified, it is obvious that the government could push for it in the future. Also, an advocate has filed a compliant against the government stating the diesel ban in Delhi as a scam. So should you buy diesel now? Tata Motors has clarified its stance on this issue. In today’s article, let’s talk about the Tata diesel engines.
Future of Tata diesel engines
We recently interviewed Shailesh Chandra, MD of Tata Motors. In this interview, we talked about the brand EV plan, Harrier/Safari petrol and more. Another important thing we discussed was something a lot of you have been asking us about, what is the future of diesel? According to Shailesh Ji, the demand for diesel engines is on a steady decline, and that decline will continue to happen due to stricter norms. Diesel will be replaced by EVs, CNG and other hybrid/flex-fuel options. However, he stated that as a customer you should look at options at the current stage. If diesel fits your usage, then you should buy it. We also asked him when diesel will cease to exist. According to him, it depends on the regulations. Most probably small diesel engines would be killed by BS7 and then diesel would be only restricted to bigger SUVs, he added.
Future products
Tata is working on a sleeve of products including some EVs. It recently wrapped up the launch of the new Tata Harrier/Safari. Next-up, we could see the brand bringing several EVs, including Punch EV and Harrier EV. Then, we could see the much anticipated Curvv in ICE and EV form. Also, Tata has the Sierra EV, Avinya and Altroz EV in the pipeline.
What are your thoughts about the future of diesel engines? Do let us know in the comments.
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