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>their mind set has been focussed on selling their dirty Diesel cars at all means Or maybe it's because that's what people buy, since diesel is cheaper than th

• _ph_ 9y ago
  Yes, they are cheap to buy, because they don't have a working exhaust cleaning and don't comply to the emission laws. I think it is a big fallacy to claim that Diesel cars are so popular, if you consider how the public has been mislead about the illegal levels of pollution produced by the cars and that they have been sold without a working exhaust cleaning. Besides that affordable electric cars are a very recent thing, are Diesel engine cars going to be popular, if they are more expensive to buy (1-2k) and operate (regular AdBlue refill)?
  • c3833174 9y ago
    >Besides that affordable electric cars are a very recent thing They might not have been practical, but affordable lead-acid based EVs already existed during the rise of small diesel. >more expensive to buy (1-2k) and operate (regular AdBlue refill)? Adblue is pretty cheap and isn't going to be used up that fast, most people are more concerned about the filter blocking up because of short commutes not leaving enough time for it to fully warmup.