which fuel car we should take? petrol vs diesel vs cng

What fuel car we should take?

Petrol vs Diesel vs CNG

lets take them one by one

Petrol

Good

Petrol cars are cheapDistribution of petrol is

very goodExcise duty on petrol

cars (in India) is 9% Low maintenance costCheaper parts

Bad

Very High price High carbon emission Lower Mileage as fuel

burns faster than other fuel.

Lower resale value

Diesel

Good

High mileaage Cheaper fuel than

petrol Emit less carbon than

petrol High resale value

Bad

Diesel cars are very expensive

Maintenance is very high Diesel prices are

increasing Excise duty on diesel

cars (in India) is 11% which is the highest.

CNG

Good

Cheaper fuelHigh mileageEnvironment friendly Lowest excise duty (in

India) of only 5%

Bad

CNG cars are expensive than petrol car

CNG tank eat up luggage space

Can be dangerous if met with an accident

Distribution is limited to certain cities in India

Now lets take an example

Maruti Ertiga

as this is the only car in India which have car in all 3 fuel types

Maruti Suzuki Ertiga Petrol Diesel CNG

Cost 778000 911000 838000loan emi 10156 12960 11430considering 3 lakhs down payment

Maruti Ertiga Petrol Diesel CNG

Mileage 16 20 22cost/km 5 2.75 1.8

we can consider that 75% of the journey happens on CNG, as CNG is not available everywhere.

Maruti Ertiga Petrol Diesel CNG Petrol + CNG

Mileage 16 20 22 (16 + 22)cost/km 5 2.75 1.8 3

If you travel 1000 kms/month

Maruti Ertiga Petrol Diesel CNG Petrol + CNG

Mileage 16 20 22 16 + 22cost/km 5 2.75 1.8 3

cost/1000km 5000 2750 1800 3400 15156 15710 13230 14830

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If you travel 3000 kms/month

Maruti Ertiga Petrol Diesel CNG Petrol + CNG

Mileage 16 20 22 16 + 22cost/km 5 2.75 1.8 3

cost/3000km 15000 8250 5400 9000 25156 21210 16830 20430

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If you travel 5000 kms/month

Maruti Ertiga Petrol Diesel CNG Petrol + CNG

Mileage 16 20 22 16 + 22cost/km 5 2.75 1.8 3

cost/5000km 25000 13750 9000 15000 40156 26710 20430 26430

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Resale after 3 yrs considering 20% deprecation every year

Maruti Ertiga Petrol Diesel CNG

resale @ 20% dep 389000 455500 419000

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