Diesel vehicles have traditionally been known to be more polluting, less efficient and very noisy. The Diesel Planet at the 10th Auto Expo dispels these and many more myths surrounding Diesel Engines and the use of diesel in vehicles. The Diesel Planet is a dedicated diesel pavilion at the 10th Auto Expo being organized jointly by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Automobile Components Manufacturers Association (ACMA) and Society for Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) from 5th to 11th January.

Manufacturers of diesel vehicles and diesel engines emphasise that the future of vehicular technologies lies in diesel as this is a cleaner, more reliable form of fuel. While electric vehicles will be an alternative, these are also less efficient than diesel as the batteries used in these vehicles also emit carbon and other pollutants.

According to a display at the Diesel Planet the older diesel vehicles were more polluting and noisier because of the existence of higher particulate matter. This has been addressed in the new Diesel engines.

Since NOx emission is the inherent issue with Diesel emissions, leading to stricter Euro Emission norms for such vehicles, manufacturers are focusing on dealing with this issue. For instance, Mercedes has been focusing on dealing with reduction of NOx emissions. Mahindra’s have developed technologies for high efficiency filtration of particulate matter and a urea based SCR system for NOx reduction.
 
Companies such as Cummins, Tata Motors and Bosch are also exhibiting their diesel technologies at the Diesel Planet. According to Bosch, a diesel car consumes over 30% less fuel, emits 25% less CO2, has about 40% more range and additionally diesel has a torque which is 50% higher when compared to gasoline.

Industry players are constantly working to make diesel vehicles smoother, less vibrating and less noisy.  With the large global players focusing on diesel as the alternative to gasoline and constantly innovating to make it into a cleaner, more efficient fuel, the world can certainly look forward to many more diesel vehicles hitting the roads in the near future.