In article , harry
wrote:
On Tuesday, 18 April 2017 06:32:58 UTC+1, charles wrote:
In article , Tim Watts
wrote:
On 17/04/17 10:37, Huge wrote:
On 2017-04-17, Graeme wrote:
In message , Chris
Hogg writes

But particulate carbon isn't the only problem. Because of the
hotter combustion temperatures, diesels emit more NOx, which
seems to be the main point of issue ATM. I gather there may be
catalytic NOx filters, but the current fuss suggests they don't
work very well.

Making a decision now is certainly difficult. We only manage
5-6,000 miles a year, minimum journey 10 miles, average 50 and,
once a year, 500. All each way. I keep looking at the Dacia
Duster, and have spoken to as many drivers as possible, and have
not yet found anyone with a bad word to say about them, except
that the diesel is preferable to the petrol engine.

Very tempting, given the price.

I wouldn't buy a diesel at the moment. Not until the Government has
sorted out what its attitude towards them is going to be. You might
find there are a lot of place you're not allowed to take it.



I suspect all the places will be places I would never drive (eg
centre of massive cities like London).

waht about the taxis, delivery lorries, service buses, long distance
coaches, tourist coaches, railway locaomotives ? Are they all to be
banned as well?

-- from KT24 in Surrey, England

Railway locomotives could be electric & could do a lot of the above.

pray, how do electric railway locomotives do most of the above without the
tracks being converted to provide power and then laid through all the city
streets? I suppose you could call them trams .......

--
from KT24 in Surrey, England