Is diesel a good choice? | Deep Drive Podcast Ep.32 | Autocar India

Опубликовано 2 ноября 2024, 5:29

In 2012, diesels made up over 50 percent of car and SUV sales in India. That figure is down to just 18 percent today. What caused diesel's downfall, is there truth to its 'dirty fuel' image and, as a buyer, should you still consider a diesel-powered car? Hormazd Sorabjee - Editor, Autocar India - and Ketan Thakkar - Editor, Autocar Professional - share their insights on this episode of the Autocar Deep Drive Podcast powered by Kotak Mahindra Prime.

Producer: Nikhil Bhatia
Editor: Deven Bhalla
Archives: Shrey Vaid, Lincon Rodrigues, Ganesh Jadhav
Graphics: Rohit Kesarkar, Yuvraj Dhurmekar

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Chapters -
0:00 - Introduction
1:20 - Diesel's peak
2:20 - The dramatic drop in diesel sales
7:10 - The 'dirty fuel' image
9:40 - "India's national diesel engine"
12:33 - Diesel emissions
15:00 - BS6 diesels
17:20 - Diesels: A Mahindra strength
18:40 - Diesel options today
23:23 - DPF issues
26:21 - Diesel vs EV
27:30 - AdBlue and how it works
29:40 - Tata's clever BS6 solution
32:57 - The BS7 question mark
35:50 - Carmakers without diesels

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