Vehicle Technology and Fuel

CSE Press Release: Petrol price hike is 'mindless'

CSE slams petrol price hike as “mindless” as it does not narrow the price gap with diesel

• This is leading to gross misuse of diesel by rich car owners and massive revenue losses to the government

• The government should either ban use of diesel in cars or increase price of diesel and tax on diesel cars

Press Release: CSE trashes contention that diesel use by cars is very low

Says this is a ploy to avoid higher taxation on diesel cars

CSE finds serious flaws and gaffes in the fuel consumption norms proposed for cars

• Cleverly crafted standards conceal more than they reveal

• The government has avoided stating the real targets for improvement

Proposed fuel economy standards a complete sell-out, says CSE

• Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) releases proposed fuel economy standards for cars -- CSE lambasts them as too little too late.
  

• The standards require car manufactures to do nothing until 2015 and only a marginal improvement thereafter.
  

CSE welcomes and supports finance minister's move to consider removing subsidy on diesel used in passenger cars

• Says this will check use of diesel in cars and cut toxic risk from diesel emissions. Will curb energy guzzling incited by cheap diesel and the shift towards bigger engines and SUVs
  

• Will help government cap revenue losses from luxury consumption of diesel

Presentations

Workshop Photo Gallery

Workshop on Air Quality and Environmentally Sustainable Transport in Colombo: April 28, 2011

The Clean Air and sustainable mobility programme of the Centre for Science and Environment organised the Sri Lanka Country Workshop on Air Quality and Environmentally Sustainable Transport along with the Air Resource Management Centre (Air MAC), Ministry of Environment and Ministry of Transport in Colombo.

Budget skirts the real issues, does not do enough for environmental concerns: CSE

• Finance minister loses courage to put fiscal breaks on SUVs and diesel cars

• Budget fails to put forward any new proposal to strengthen bus transport

Finance Minister, it is time to take a decision to stop misuse of diesel subsidy by the rich diesel car owners. Any further delay will cost hugely to the nation and our health

Keep the taxes on big cars effectively high and not give in to industry pressure. Link up taxes with the actual fuel use of the car to prevent fuel guzzling