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David wrote:
The motor manufacturers will have to produce a new range of economical
petrol engines targeted at the big load luggers which do so much of the
utility work before diesels can be phased out.

Petrol engines are at their worst efficiency wise when doing stop start
journeys. At cruise, nothing like the same difference between petrol and
diesel. And diesel can become less efficient when thrashed.

Hybrid technology gets round the problem of poor efficiency in stop start
conditions.

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Dave Plowman London SW
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