CSE trashes contention that diesel use by cars is very low
There is no slowdown in dieselisation, finds the latest analysis by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). How then, asks CSE, can the automobile industry claim that diesel cars use negligible amount of the fuel?
In 2011-12, diesel cars will account for over 40 per cent of the total car sales in the country. Also, for the first time ever, bigger diesel cars – the SUVs – are selling more. There is no slowdown in dieselisation, finds a latest analysis by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). How then, asks CSE, can the automobile industry claim that diesel cars use negligible amount of the fuel?
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