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Originally Posted by vasudeva  What I do not understand is that while the actual cost of production of both petrol and diesel is nearly the same, why the 30% difference in their prices. Perhaps diesel needs to be subsidised for heavy trucks, but why for someone in an Octavia. |
Diesel has 20-25% more energy than petrol. So in India, diesel passenger cars get 50% more benefit. Maybe we shouldn't have been having diesel thats more subsidized than petrol.
The least we can do is to force manufacturers to bring diesel emissions to the same level as petrol. But then how many manufacturers have this know how ? Shame on Indian automotive manufacturers who are just taking advantage of diesel and harming the environment.