Maruti Suzuki Reduces CO2 Emissions Nearly 20% In Last Decade
Cyrus Dhabhar
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Jun 05, 2017, 07:12 PM
Key Highlights
- The 20 percent cut in emissions is due to updated engines and platforms
- Lighter platforms with better efficiency result in lower CO2 emissions
- CNG and mild-hybrid tech has also helped to reduce overall emissions
Maruti Suzuki, India’s largest carmaker has put out the figures that shows the decrease in overall CO2 emissions from its range of vehicles over the last decade. The drop in CO2 emissions has been attributed to better technology for both its petrol and diesel power plants, new generation engines altogether and the introduction of start-stop technology like mild-hybrid systems that are currently available in the Ertiga and the Ciaz. The addition of several CNG equipped models right from the factory floor in the Maruti Suzuki lineup have also added to the drop in emissions along with new platforms that have dramatically decreased overall weight and are more mechanically efficient.
The drop in CO2 is also attributed to the introduction of stricter emissions control norms in India like BS4. BS4 was initiated in the National Capital Region and 13 other major cities in April 2010 and was mandatory for the whole country earlier this year on April 1, 2017. Instead of running two engine tunes in parallel, one serving BS4 norms and one serving BS3 ones, Maruti Suzuki had taken a conscious call in 2010 to move all their cars in one go to the BS4 norms across the country for all models and all cities. This move too has helped Maruti with the overall drop in CO2 emissions across the last decade.
Also Read: BS3 vs BS4 vehicle differences
As we mentioned earlier, new platforms too have helped decrease weight by a substantial margin which in turn has improved overall mechanical efficiency of the vehicles as a single entity. This in turn has also improved fuel efficiency and in turn has resulted in less tail pipe emissions. In fact, the most fuel efficient car in the country today is the newly launched and quite impressive Maruti Suzuki Dzire diesel in both Automatic and manual versions.
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Speaking on the drop of CO2 emissions, C V Raman, Executive Director (Engineering) at Maruti Suzuki India said, “In the last few years, Maruti Suzuki has worked systematically towards reducing vehicle emissions and achieved new benchmarks. The company has been consciously introducing innovative technologies to make the products environment friendly. We work on platform strategy and keep on rationalizing them to offer better value to the customers by better fuel efficiency and better performance, which leads to reduction in emissions. Going forward, we will continue our focus on investing in new technologies and strengthen our capability to bring down emissions per vehicle by enhancing fuel efficiency of our cars.”
Maruti Suzuki have also cut down on other types of emissions that result from an automobile. This includes noise emissions from the engine and exhaust output which has seen a sharp decline in the last few years, especially in petrol engines. Maruti is also working on ways to make its products as recyclable as possible so as to ensure minimal pollutants from a car at the end of its life cycle.
Maruti Suzuki Ciaz NEXA
The drop in CO2 is also attributed to the introduction of stricter emissions control norms in India like BS4. BS4 was initiated in the National Capital Region and 13 other major cities in April 2010 and was mandatory for the whole country earlier this year on April 1, 2017. Instead of running two engine tunes in parallel, one serving BS4 norms and one serving BS3 ones, Maruti Suzuki had taken a conscious call in 2010 to move all their cars in one go to the BS4 norms across the country for all models and all cities. This move too has helped Maruti with the overall drop in CO2 emissions across the last decade.
Also Read: BS3 vs BS4 vehicle differences
As we mentioned earlier, new platforms too have helped decrease weight by a substantial margin which in turn has improved overall mechanical efficiency of the vehicles as a single entity. This in turn has also improved fuel efficiency and in turn has resulted in less tail pipe emissions. In fact, the most fuel efficient car in the country today is the newly launched and quite impressive Maruti Suzuki Dzire diesel in both Automatic and manual versions.
New Maruti Suzuki Dzire Automatic
Speaking on the drop of CO2 emissions, C V Raman, Executive Director (Engineering) at Maruti Suzuki India said, “In the last few years, Maruti Suzuki has worked systematically towards reducing vehicle emissions and achieved new benchmarks. The company has been consciously introducing innovative technologies to make the products environment friendly. We work on platform strategy and keep on rationalizing them to offer better value to the customers by better fuel efficiency and better performance, which leads to reduction in emissions. Going forward, we will continue our focus on investing in new technologies and strengthen our capability to bring down emissions per vehicle by enhancing fuel efficiency of our cars.”
Maruti Suzuki have also cut down on other types of emissions that result from an automobile. This includes noise emissions from the engine and exhaust output which has seen a sharp decline in the last few years, especially in petrol engines. Maruti is also working on ways to make its products as recyclable as possible so as to ensure minimal pollutants from a car at the end of its life cycle.
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