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Originally Posted by T5
But itīs a wrong perception, and if you read something about the issue you will imidiately understand why....
There are other toxic particles that arenīt CO2 and there isnīt technology available yet to clean them from the emissions of the diesel engines.
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What kind of diesel fuel do they sell in Portugal mate? The regulations here are some of the strictest in the world. Not only does the diesel fuel itself need to meet a very high standard, the cars themselves are fitted with filters used to extract the remaining particles.
Also, when compared to catalytic converters used on standard petrols, the diesels do make more environmental sense. It will take 5-10 miles before a standard CC can fully "warm up" and do its job, whereas the diesel filters are ready from the start. Add the fact that the average traveling distance in the UK and Europe is 5 miles, it simply shows that on average, using a petrol car does cause more polution than a diesel one, especially when used regularly for short trips.
...it really does scream
environmentalist y'know.
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