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The comparison in the graph you linked isn't particularly useful. The US, having cheap gasoline, uses gasoline vehicles in far more roles than say, the EU does
by newnewpdro 8y ago
The comparison in the graph you linked isn't particularly useful.
The US, having cheap gasoline, uses gasoline vehicles in far more roles than say, the EU does, where diesel is far more common. "Light commercial" might as well read "should have been diesel" from an MPG standpoint.
- yholio 8y agoThat's the point of carbon taxes, isn't it? It's irrelevant what and how people drive, and they certainly don't give a buck about carbon emissions, yet they unwittingly alter their behavior with the effect of reducing the taxed behavior. By the way, diesel is now typically more expensive than gasoline in Europe too, and the tax embodied in the price is roughly proportional to the carbon content of both. In the past there used to be a lower tax on diesel in some countries as an aid to farmers and the transport industry, but it is less common now.
- Tepix 8y ago> By the way, diesel is now typically more expensive than gasoline in Europe too Really? Which countries? Not in the european countries I'm familiar with.
- stephengillie 8y agoBetter to have the pollution we know, rather than the unknown pollution from the avreage diesel engine. American buses are 10x cleaner.