On 05/10/2015 15:02, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
John Rumm wrote:
Without the CC agenda forcing adaptation of diesel cars (by government
social engineering via the tax system), we would still be back much
closer to the point where 90% of the uk car fleet stock was petrol
engined, rather than the 40% it is now.

I doubt it. Diesels generally give considerably better MPG than petrol on
a commute. So cheaper to run even when diesel cost more than petrol.

They also used to cost a significant price premium, making that
difference less significant unless you did high mileages.

At one time diesel cars were slow. Modern engine management means they are
now little different to petrol - but still have an MPG advantage in slow
moving traffic. The lower VED simply being icing on the cake.

Slow, noisy, smelly, carcinogenic... not as slow any more...


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Cheers,

John.

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