Diesel

[chapel gate]

With all the negativity surrounding diesel at the moment.
Just so it knows its not completely unloved.
https://www.drivingline.com/articles/11-reasons-why-diesel-trumps-gasoline/

 

[Jacob100]

And it’s cheap at the moment too.

 

[jibberjabber]

With all the negativity surrounding diesel at the moment.
Just so it knows its not completely unloved.
https://www.drivingline.com/articles/11-reasons-why-diesel-trumps-gasoline/

Don't worry, it's only a fad, the 'Enviro-Mentalists' will pick on something else sooner or later.

 

[Shayne]

Trouble with diesel engines is they last to long - why sell one when you can sell 100 inferior engines instead .

 

[jibberjabber]

Trouble with diesel engines is they last to long - why sell one when you can sell 100 inferior engines instead .

Theres nothing wrong with 100 engines, they are as good as 80 engines.

 

[jibberjabber]

Most local authorities still operate diesel vehicles: Is your local council hypocritical?

To meet international targets for carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, in 2001, the government encouraged us to switch to diesel cars, even introducing new tax rates as an incentive, but after experts found diesel emissions contained particulates that cause health problems and premature death, politicians began to criticise drivers of ‘dirty’ diesel cars.

Despite their talk on the dangers of diesel, local authority leaders aren’t leading by example and switching to vehicles powered by alternative ‘greener’ fuel sources, highlighted by new research showing that almost 92% of council vehicles have diesel engines.

One rule for one and one rule for another

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, Auto Express reached out to the local authorities in England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland and found that, of the 320 that responded, 91.6% of all the vehicles run on diesel with 62 council fleets consisting only of diesel vehicles.

While fleets vary across the UK, the average fleet has 208 vehicles—vehicles such as dustbin lorries, gritters, and minibuses.

Local authorities admit that replacing their fleets’ diesel vehicles with electric alternatives isn’t an option most of the time, which shows how much the UK relies on diesel. With seven out of the 12 responding councils revealing 98.6% of their fleet is diesel-powered, the Northern Ireland councils depend most on the fuel. Scottish councils are least dependent on it, having the highest proportion of electric vehicles (EVs) in their fleet, but even nine out of 10 of their vehicles are diesel.

An increasing number of councils plan to either outright ban diesel drivers from entering certain areas or charge them a fee for the privilege.

In November, we told you how Bristol City Council plans to ban private diesel cars from its city centre, yet 369 (81.5%) of the council’s own 453 vehicles are diesel, and councillors say they intend to buy a further 64 diesel vans.

And 89% of the 4,844-strong fleet operated by London councils use diesel, including at least 724 (15%) pre-Euro 6 diesel vehicles. Yet, drivers of vehicles with the same non-compliant diesel engines must pay £12.50 to enter the city’s Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ).

The demonisation of diesel meant that, in 2017, CO2 emissions rose for the first time in 14 years because of drivers choosing petrol cars over diesel, causing a massive drop in diesel sales. What’s ironic is, tests show that most modern Euro-6 diesel engines are less polluting than many petrol vehicles. Let’s hope the government doesn’t make another u-turn once we’re all driving battery-powered cars.

Read the full article here....
https://www.petrolprices.com/news/m...-vehicles-is-your-local-council-hypocritical/