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In spite of its known properties, diesel use was encouraged by Sir David King, the chief UK scientific adviser from 2000 to 2007. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
by vixen99 7y ago
In spite of its known properties, diesel use was encouraged by Sir David King, the chief UK scientific adviser from 2000 to 2007.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diesel_exhaust https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diesel_exhaust
None of this was new. "Diesel exhausts, long known for their characteristic smells".
- Angostura 7y agoEncouraged primarily because of its lower CO2 emissions bang for buck. Its why I bought a diesel car. The latest one with a 2016 engine performs rather well in terms of particulates, thanks to the mandatory AdBlu system.
- C1sc0cat 7y agoI remember hearing that Mrs Thatcher queried this asking why lean burn petrol wasn't being considered. Mrs T had a background in chemistry
- coredog64 7y agoPetrol emissions are a trade off. Reducing cold start emissions requires a catalytic converter, but they melt if you run too lean. So vehicles actually run richer than required (or efficient) to shrink those first 5 minutes of emissions. :roll eyes:
- rini17 7y agoMost european car rides are perhaps under 15 minutes, so...