The Price Gap in between Petrol and Diesel Fuel has fallen to all time Lows. Know Historic Fuel Price Difference of Last 15 years in India across Major Metro Cities as Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata
Petrol Vs Diesel Fuel Price Gap at all Time Low in India
Since last 2 to 3 years - there been many Interventions from Green Tribunal, Government to
» Impose Restriction on Plying on 10 Year Old Diesel Cars
» Ban on Sale of High Capacity Diesel Cars in Select Locations
» New Infrastructure Cess with Higher Tax for Higher Capacity Cars - which are lesser fuel efficient
Other than it, now the Prices of Diesel and Petrol in such a way that Fuel Prices are on its all time high and the price Difference in between Diesel Prices and Petrol Prices turns out to be at under Rs 10 per Litre
See the Price Gap in Petrol and Diesel in 4 Metro Cities as in July 2016
| Petrol Price / Litre^ | Diesel Price / Litre^ | Price Gap | |
| New Delhi | Rs 62.51 | Rs 54.28 | Rs 8.23 / Litre |
| Mumbai | Rs 67.11 | Rs 59.6 | Rs 7.51 / Litre |
| Chennai | Rs 62 | Rs 55.82 | Rs 6.18 / Litre |
| Kolkata | Rs 66.03 | Rs 56.48 | Rs 9.55 / Litre |
The Price Gap of Rs 6.18 / Litre in Petrol and Diesel in Chennai. it was never heard of in last Decade
Below is the Latest Price Price Gap in Petrol and Diesel in 4 Metro Cities as in July 2019 - In 3 year
| Petrol Price / Litre^ | Diesel Price / Litre^ | Price Gap | |
| New Delhi | Rs 72.96 | Rs 66.69 | Rs 6.27 / Litre |
| Mumbai | Rs 78.57 | Rs 69.9 | Rs 8.67 / Litre |
| Chennai | Rs 75.46 | Rs 70.48 | Rs 4.98 / Litre |
| Kolkata | Rs 75.15 | Rs 68.59 | Rs 6.56 / Litre |
The Fuel Price Gap in all 4 Metro Cities is less than Rs 10 / Litre and is narrowing to Rs 5 to 6 per Litre in 3 Cities, this would likely impact in demand of Diesel Cars to a considerable extent.
With the fact that Diesel Cars already have
» Price Difference, Higher Road Tax in most of the cities - On Road Price Difference is on a higher side, which will also lead to Higher Finance Interest Cost
» Relative Higher Service Maintenance Cost
» Relative Higher Insurance Premium in Later Years
This new reduced price gap would further dampen in sale of Diesel Cars and even valuation of Old Diesel Car Prices.
If you are Planning to Buy a New Car and Confused in between Petrol / Diesel Choice one
Refer this Comparison on - Diesel Cars Vs Petrol Cars
Historic Fuel Price Difference in India from 2003 to 2019 - Last 16 Years
The Historic Price Difference is on a higher note as against Petrol Cars and has once reached to Rs 24.69 / Litre in April 2012, this is now almost 65% down to Rs 9 per Litre
Know Prices of Petrol and Diesel in India (Capital - Delhi) in last 15 Years
| Month | Petrol / Litre | Diesel / Litre | Fuel Price Difference / Litre |
| April-03 | Rs 33.49 | Rs 22.12 | Rs 11.37 |
| June-04 | Rs 35.71 | Rs 22.74 | Rs 12.97 |
| April-05 | Rs 37.99 | Rs 28.22 | Rs 9.77 |
| Apr-06 | Rs 43.5 | Rs 30.45 | Rs 13.05 |
| Apr-07 | Rs 43 | Rs 30.25 | Rs 12.75 |
| Apr-08 | Rs 45.5 | Rs 31.76 | Rs 13.74 |
| Apr-09 | Rs 44.7 | Rs 30.86 | Rs 13.84 |
| Apr-10 | Rs 48 | Rs 38.1 | Rs 9.9 |
| Apr-11 | Rs 58.5 | Rs 37.75 | Rs 20.75 |
| Apr-12 | Rs 65.6 | Rs 40.91 | Rs 24.69 |
| Apr-13 | Rs 66.09 | Rs 48.63 | Rs 17.46 |
| Apr-14 | Rs 72.26 | Rs 55.48 | Rs 16.78 |
| Apr-15 | Rs 60.49 | Rs 49.71 | Rs 10.78 |
| Apr-16 | Rs 59.68 | Rs 48.33 | Rs 11.35 |
| Jul-16 | Rs 62.51 | Rs 54.28 | Rs 8.23 |
| July-17 | Rs 63.09 | Rs 53.33 | Rs 9.76 |
| July-18 | Rs 75.55 | Rs 67.38 | Rs 8.17 |
| July-19 | Rs 72.96 | Rs 66.69 | Rs 6.27 |
As can be seen that in last 2 Years (July 2016 and later) - the Price gap is the lowest at under Rs 10 per Litre in Delhi. Even in Chennai its just Rs 5.06 per Litre - making Diesel Cars unattractive in the location
However, Irony is that Indian User is paying tax of Rs 35.49 Per Litre for obtaining 1 Litre of Petrol in New Delhi. Rather this was the final price of Petrol 15 Years Back in Delhi when Crude Oil Prices were almost same as what is in 2019