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> Banning personal vehicle diesel engines Diesel is not worse than petrol: Diesel cars tend to have lower volumetric fuel consumption figures than comparable
by nuker 6y ago
> Banning personal vehicle diesel engines
Diesel is not worse than petrol:
Diesel cars tend to have lower volumetric fuel consumption figures than comparable gasoline vehicles. However, the benefit in terms of CO2 emissions is significantly lower, as the combustion of 1 liter of diesel fuel releases approximately 13% more CO2 than for the same amount of gasoline.
- kuu 6y ago> the combustion of 1 liter of diesel fuel releases approximately 13% more CO2 than for the same amount of gasoline But with a liter of diesel (usually) you can make more kms than with a liter of gasoline. I'm not sure the CO2/km of each class of motor, though
- samoa42 6y agoimho both effects stem mostly from the fact that diesel has ~11% higher density than gasoline. (ie. mileage and co2-output become more equal if measured against mass rather than volume)
- ctdeneen 6y agoI believe the issue with diesel is NO2, basically it may emit less but it's worse for us https://www.theengineer.co.uk/fact-check-are-diesel-cars-really-more-polluting-than-petrol-cars/ https://www.theengineer.co.uk/fact-check-are-diesel-cars-rea...
- nuker 6y ago> ..it's worse for us Is diesel CO2+NO2 is worse than petrol CO2+NO2 for global warming?
- DoingIsLearning 6y agoPotentially Diesel has less CO2 emissions than Petrol if that is the point you want to insist on. The major issue with Diesel is NO2 emissions, on top of respiratory issues directly attributed to NO2 in city centres, NO2 is also a reducer of human longevity. [0] I would say anything that is slowly killing us and reducing our lifespan should be pretty high on our priorities list. [0] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6801524/?report=classic https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6801524/?report...