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The <keyword id="6354977" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Supreme-Court">Supreme Court</keyword> has lifted the ban it had imposed on the registration of large diesel-powered vehicles in Delhi and NCR, after automakers offered to pay a 1% environment protection charge on every car that gets registered in the region. 
 
The ban was imposed on the registration of passenger vehicles having engines with 2 litres and more capacity in last December, so that the rising air pollution could be controlled. 
 
"Let (the environment protection charge of) 1% come. Pollution is now under control," said an SC bench comprising Chief Justice TS Thakur and Justices AK Sikri and R Banumathi. 
 
The companies will be paying 1% charge on the vehicle's ex-showroom price, excluding local levies and insurance cost. The rate can be modified or removed later, and could also be imposed on vehicles having less than 2-litre engines. 
 
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Supreme Court lifts ban on large diesel vehicles’ registration in Delhi, NCR

After Delhi-NCR, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=diesel+ban&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">ban on sale of large diesel engine</a> vehicles may also be implemented in cities such as Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad. 
 
The <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=NGT&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">National Green Tribunal</a> (<keyword id="6357743" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="NGT">NGT</keyword>) is mulling over bringing the <keyword id="6554349" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Diesel-ban">diesel ban</keyword> to 11 cities, including the above, a move which might send automakers into a tizzy. 
 
NGT had recently imposed a similar ban in Kerala cities and also barred diesel vehicles that are older than 10 years. 
 
NGT stated that the directions passed in regard to NCT (National Capital Territory) would safely be applied to all these cities and conceded that there were three major sources of <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=pollution&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">pollution</a> - burning of waste and other materials, dust emission and vehicular pollution. 
 
The green tribunal has asked the Central Pollution Control Board to place complete and comprehensive data before it on population density, car density, pollution area and pollution level of major cities across the country. 
 
After the diesel ban was imposed in Delhi-NCR, reportedly, it resulted in a production loss of 11,000 vehicles, affecting 5,500 jobs, including at dealerships. 
 
As per <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=SIAM&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers</a> (<keyword id="108827" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="SIAM">SIAM</keyword>), a country wide ban would lead to a loss of 47,000 jobs. 
 
Such is the effect of the ban that automakers have started switching back to petrol-engines or making vehicles less 2000 cc diesel engine. 
 
READ ALSO: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Carmakers-are-shifting-gears-as-diesel-ban-drives-sales-of-petrol-run-vehicles/articleshow/52105211.cms">Carmakers are shifting gears as diesel ban drives sales of petrol-run vehicles</a> 
 
Extending the ban countrywide would basically stop production of all large diesel vehicles, Vishnu Mathur, director-general of SIAM told ET. 
"The polluter-pay principle applies in event of violations. Vehicle manufacturers and oil refineries have been investing to upgrade to higher emission norms and address pollution concerns," he said. "Banning vehicles that meet laiddown norms is against the fundamental right of companies doing business in the country," Mathur told ET. 
 
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In a major relief to automakers, the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=supreme+court&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Supreme Court</a> said it may lift the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=diesel+ban&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">ban on diesel-run vehicles</a> with a capacity of 2000 CC and above in Delhi-NCR. 
 
However, the Supreme Court said the relaxation will be subject to a levy of one-time environment compensation cess. 
 
"We are inclined to allow registration. We are open to the registration subject to some kind of one-time cess," said a bench comprising Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justices A K Sikri and R Banumathi. 
 
The Supreme Court explored options of levying <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=green+cess&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">green cess</a> at the time of registration of large diesel vehicles and sought opinion of lawyers appearing for automobile majors on the same. 
 
"Can you (lawyers for auto firms) ask your people to work out details as to what may be the cess to be levied on such vehicles with regard to the showroom price etc," it said. 
 
The lawyers said it was not an "adversarial" litigation and the amount of cess can be worked out. 
 
The bench also inquired about as to whether there was any prescribed emission standards for diesel vehicles. 
 
The bench has sought reports with regard to the research works carried out on the impact of Euro-IV norms on vehicular emission. 
 
Earlier, automobile giants like <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=mercedes&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Mercedes</a>, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=toyota&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Toyota</a>, Mahindra and <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=general+motors&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">General Motors</a> had moved the apex court for modification of the order by which registration of their high -end diesel vehicles, with an engine capacity of 2000 CC and above was barred in Delhi and NCR. 
 
While continuing with the status-quo on registration of high-end diesel vehicles, the court had asked the big car makers not to treat the PIL as an "adversarial litigation" and "treat it in public interest". 
 
In order to bring down pollution levels in Delhi-NCR, the Supreme Court had banned registration of heavy diesel-run vehicles in December last year. 
 
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SC is ready to lift ban on sale of large diesel-run vehicles but with one condition

What if the ban on registration of large diesel engines is extended? What if the Supreme Court doesn’t modify its order on the ban? These questions are haunting automakers, who are looking for alternate options now. 
 
After the Supreme Court banned registration of diesel vehicles with engine size of 2 litres or more for three months, automakers have gone into frenzy. 
 
So much so that the Indian arm of Toyota is mulling to bring petrol version of its diesel vehicles like Innova and Fortuner. 
 
It is also planning to also have petrol version of all its cars in future so that such temporary bans do not affect its sales. 
 
TS Jaishankar, deputy managing director-commercial at Toyota Kirloskar Motor, told ET, "When we started selling the Innova, we had made available a petrol version. It was discontinued as demand was largely diesel-driven. We have to see now ...If it warrants, we have to git back. 
Enquiries in Delhi have dropped since the ban came into force. The NCR accounts for 14% of our total sales. We are exploring options to bring in petrol versions of the Innova and the Fortuner." 
 
As per reports, every year around 4,00,000 diesel vehicles with heavy engines are sold in India, out of which 5-8% are sold in the NCR. 
 
Meanwhile, the automakers are moved the Supreme Court to appeal against the ban. 
 
Toyota said that over 53% of vehicles registered in the National Capital Territory of Delhi are of BS I and BS II standards, or more polluting than the newer ones. 
 Even <keyword id="6357096" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mahindra-Mahindra">Mahindra &amp; Mahindra</keyword> is worst hit as it has only diesel SUVs. It may also join Toyota soon. 
 
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Haunted by SC temporary diesel ban, Toyota, Mahindra may come out with petrol versions of SUVs

From <a href="http://www1.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=petrol+cars&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">petrol</a> to diesel to petrol again, carmakers are adjusting their sails and tweaking plans to sell more vehicles along with following guidelines of the Supreme Court, which has put a temporary <a href="http://www1.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=diesel+ban&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">ban on sale of diesel vehicles</a> in Delhi-NCR. 
 
Few years back when <a href="http://www1.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=automobile+manufacturers&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">automobile manufacturers</a> were making petrol versions, they had to shift to diesel as it was made cost-efficient due to government subsidy. 
 
Now, since diesel has been banned, carmakers are going back to making petrol-run vehicles to boost sales. 
 
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The share of petrol-run models, which was 42% of total passenger vehicle sales three years earlier, accounted for 56% of India's <a href="http://www1.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=passenger+vehicle+sales&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">passenger vehicle sales</a> in the fiscal year ended March 31. 
 
With demands shifting gears, carmakers are finding it tough to adjust as components change and more investments are required. 
Three years back, Honda had invested Rs 2,500 crore, set up a diesel component line and a forging unit. 
 
Likewise, <a href="http://www1.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=toyota&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Toyota</a> Motor had raked in Rs 1,000 crore for a diesel engine facility and the factory was set to be inaugurated next month. 
 
Toyota Kirloskar's sales and marketing head, N Raja, told ET customers were worried that the ban may spread to smaller diesel vehicles as well and that inquiries for the company's petrol cars had doubled in the NCR. "We have been revising our production plans to meet this shift in demand," he said. 
 
<a href="http://www1.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Honda&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Honda</a> is also planning on changing its supplies more in favour of petrol-run vehicles and <keyword id="42747" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tata-Motors">Tata Motors</keyword> has come up with new Revetron petrol engine in the Tiago and Kite 5 models. 
 
Even <a href="http://www1.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=maruti&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Maruti</a> is not going to establish a diesel engine plant in Gurgaon. 
 
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Carmakers are shifting gears as diesel ban drives sales of petrol-run vehicles

Terming Indian road ministry’s decision of advancing to BS VI norms a right move, <keyword id="6357420" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="mercedes">Mercedes</keyword> CEO Roland Folger said it will cut emissions to significant levels. 
 
Although many automakers have voiced their opposition, Folger said it is a necessary step in a radical situation. 
 
Supreme Court has temporarily banned registration of diesel vehicles above 2 litre engine in the backdrop of rising pollution. 
 India’s Transport Minister <keyword id="26680" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nitin-gadkari">Nitin Gadkari</keyword> will meet CEOs of automobile companies and listen to their grievances over the two matters. 
 Meanwhile, on the <keyword id="6554349" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Diesel-ban">diesel ban</keyword>, Folger hinted it would affect Mercedes’ future investment and employment generation potential in India. 
Folger said Mercedes was ready to introduce BS VI vehicles on short notice, if the fuel was available in the country 
 
"We are seeing how we can contribute to solving this problem. We have the technology and we can bring it into the country at a very short notice, we just need the right fuel," he said.

Mercedes says will revisit investment plans if diesel ban extended

After the Supreme Court slapped a temporary ban on registration of diesel vehicles with 2000cc-plus engines, many buyers are expected to rush to dealers in the National Capital Region (NCR) region. 
 
It is speculated that registration of vehicles will shoot in the NCR. 
 
Gaurav Vangaal, senior analyst-forecasting at IHS Automotive, told ET, "Dealers would also want to clear up available inventory. There will be a push on the supply side as well as a pull in the market. Discounting may start on these products." 
 
As per reported, Delhi-NCR is the biggest market for big luxury vehicles as the region sells around 7,000-8,000 luxury units every year. 
 
"It is a fact that people already register luxury vehicles outside Delhi to save registration charges. There is a loophole there. And this trend will go up once the ban is implemented,” Abdul Majeed, partner at Pricewaterhouse-Coopers, told ET. 
 
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Delhi’s loss is NCR’s gain. People rush to book SUVs in NCR after diesel ban by Supreme Court

Diesel, the once preferred fuel for luxury carmakers in India is taking a backseat as the NCR diesel ban as well as a macro shift towards cleaner fuels is driving OEMs to tweak their product portfolio. <keyword id="6363321" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Audi">Audi</keyword> currently has a variant mix of 70% diesel and 30% petrol which the company sees growing to 35% to 40% in 2018. The share of petrol in 2015 was a mere 10% in its overall vehicles portfolio. Delhi-NCR saw an early switch to more petrol in 2015 itself when the Diesel ban was carried out, taking the share of petrol in that market to 50%, the company is seeing the demand for petrol growing in some unexpected markets. “By 2020 we wish to have an equal share of 50% diesel and 50% alternative fuels which will have petrol at the minimum and hopefully at some stage, an Environmental Vehicle(EV) also,” <keyword id="3965053" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="rahil-ansari">Rahil Ansari</keyword>, brand director at <keyword id="148913" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="audi-india">Audi India</keyword> said at the launch of the petrol-based <keyword id="47099" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Audi-Q7">Audi Q7</keyword> 40 TFSI <keyword id="220394" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="quattro">Quattro</keyword>. “Surprisingly in the South, which is a strict diesel market, we are seeing a shift towards petrol taking place which is interesting,” said <keyword id="11700" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="ansari">Ansari</keyword>. The share of petrol in Mumbai is around 20%. However, even though the company plans to set aside half of its offering strictly for alternative fuels that may include EVs also, it will wait for the charging infrastructure in India to firm up before it makes a commitment for an EV launch in the country.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Europe is scrambling to secure Russian diesel three months before an import ban kicks in. </li><li>Russian diesel loadings to a European refining hub soared 126% between the first half of November and October, per Reuters. </li></ul>European traders are hoarding Russian diesel ahead of an import ban on Russian oil products due to take effect in February, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/europe-rushes-fill-up-russian-diesel-before-ban-begins-2022-11-21/">Reuters reported</a>. Russian diesel loadings headed for the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) oil refining hub rose to 215,000 barrels per day from November 1 to November 12. That's up by 126% from October, said Pamela Munger, a senior market analyst at Vortexa, per the outlet. While Europe's reliance on Russian fuel has dwindled, down more than 50% since Moscow invaded Ukraine, Russia is still the continent's largest diesel supplier. To replace Russian volumes, Europe will likely have to secure around 500,000 to 600,000 barrels per day of diesel, Eugene Lindell, head of refined products at Facts Global Energy told Reuters. Europe has been racing to fill up on refined Russian oil products ahead of a European Union embargo set to take hold in February – a penalty in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The ban will follow an embargo on seaborne imports of Russian crude that kicks in December 5. It comes amid a larger energy crisis pervading the continent after Moscow cut off natural gas flows in retaliation to Western sanctions imposed on them. <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/commodities/europe-energy-crisis-diesel-fuel-next-focus-iea-says-crude-2022-11">According to the International Energy Agency</a>, a diesel-fuel crunch may be the next focal point of Europe's energy crisis while adding to inflationary pressures. That comes amid rising diesel prices after the closure of a key European refinery that erased 3.5 million barrels per day from the market. Diesel prices in October were 70% higher compared to the same time last year, per the IEA. Meanwhile, Russia is scrambling to export more crude before EU sanctions take effect, <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/commodities/russia-crude-oil-exports-energy-crisis-europe-eu-ban-asia-2022-11">shipping record volumes of oil to Asia</a>. The next set of sanctions coming next month will also prevent European companies from providing insurance, shipping and other services for Russian oil cargoes, even those with destinations outside Europe.

Europe is loading up on Russian diesel 3 months before an import ban kicks in on refined fuels

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">The City of LondonA rendering of car-free Oxford Street in London.</div></div></div><ul><li>A large part of London's Oxford Street could go car-free by 2018. </li><li>The initiative is part of a larger project -projected to cost nearly $70 million - to ban cars entirely from Oxford Street.</li><li>Several other cities around the world are making similar efforts to turn their centers into pedestrian-only zones.</li></ul> Around half a mile of London's Oxford Street - from Oxford Circus to Orchard Street - could go car-free by December 2018, <a href="https://www.london.gov.uk/press-releases/mayoral/oxford-street-transformation-plans">under plans by </a><a href="https://www.london.gov.uk/press-releases/mayoral/oxford-street-transformation-plans">Mayor Sadiq Khan</a>. Transport for London, the city's transit agency, has called Oxford Street <a href="http://content.tfl.gov.uk/londons-street-family-chapters-3-6-4.pdf">"Europe's busiest retail street."</a> Located in Westminster in London's West End, Oxford Street attracts more than 500,000 daily visitors.If the plans are approved, they would <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-england-london-41878406">turn a large part of Oxford Street</a> into a pedestrian-only zone, according to the BBC.The city hopes to commission a 2,625-footlong mural to be painted on the road, along with public art suspended overhead. The proposal calls for new public plazas with trees, benches, and 25 pedestrian crossings. The road would be raised to the same level as the sidewalks, making the boulevard more accessible for wheelchair users and strollers. Buses would also be re-routed, and cyclists would not be able to ride in the area. The city might later install new bike lanes along quieter side streets.<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">The City of LondonA rendering of car-free Oxford Street in London.</div></div></div>Kahn said he hopes the plans will be put in place around the time a new Crossrail line, called the Elizabeth Line, opens in late 2018.The plan is part of <a href="https://www.london.gov.uk/press-releases/mayoral/oxford-street-transformation-plans">a larger effort</a> to ban cars entirely from Oxford Street by 2021, with the goal of reducing traffic, air pollution, and pedestrian accidents. The project is projected to total nearly $70 million.In late 2014, Khan <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/cities-going-car-free-ban-2017-8/#london-asks-drivers-to-pay-a-congestion-charge-7">said</a> that the city center plans to ban diesel cars by 2020. Currently, London discourages the use of diesel engines in some areas of the city by charging a "congestion charge" of $12.50 per day for cars that enter during peak hours. In July, Britain as a whole <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jul/25/britain-to-ban-sale-of-all-diesel-and-petrol-cars-and-vans-from-2040">announced</a> that it would ban sales of new diesel and gas cars by 2040. Other cities around the world are making similar moves to go car-free or at least lower reliance on gas and diesel. Madrid, Spain plans to ban cars from 500 acres of its city center by 2020, with urban planners redesigning 24 of the city's busiest streets for walking rather than driving. Drivers who ignore the new regulations will pay a fine of at least $100, and diesel and gas-powered cars will <a href="http://www.fastcoexist.com/3030858/in-madrid-it-now-costs-more-to-park-if-you-have-a-dirty-car">pay more</a> to park. <div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image">The City of LondonA rendering of car-free Oxford Street in London.</div></div></div>In October, Paris City Hall <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/paris-ban-gas-diesel-cars-2030-2017-10">said</a> it plans to ban gas- and diesel-fueled cars from the city by 2030. Amd tp make it harder for cars to get to Oslo's center, the city <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/jun/13/oslo-ban-cars-backlash-parking">plans to ban all 650 on-street parking spaces</a> this year. In July, Norway also <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/jul/06/france-ban-petrol-diesel-cars-2040-emmanuel-macron-volvo">confirmed</a> that it will phase out diesel and gas-powered cars nationwide by 2025. Like these efforts, London hopes to turn Oxford Street into a car-free public space."This is a hugely exciting moment for the capital," Khan <a href="https://www.london.gov.uk/press-releases/mayoral/oxford-street-transformation-plans">said</a> in a statement. <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/how-runners-avoid-knee-pain-2016-11">A running coach explains the 2 most important activities runners should do to avoid knee pain</a></h3> <div> </div> </div>

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