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I seriously doubt diesels were ever bought to "lower their CO2 emissions". At no point in time there was ever doubt that diesels were the more polluting option.
by izacus 4y ago
I seriously doubt diesels were ever bought to "lower their CO2 emissions". At no point in time there was ever doubt that diesels were the more polluting option.
People bought diesels due to their lower consumption per 100km and lower diesel prices in comparison to 95.
- kuschku 4y ago> I seriously doubt diesels were ever bought to "lower their CO2 emissions". At no point in time there was ever doubt that diesels were the more polluting option. That's two entirely independent statements. VW Diesels do produce lower CO2 emissions. But when building an engine, there's a tradeoff: the leaner it burns, the lower the CO2 emissions and the higher the NOx emissions. The Diesel scandal was about NOx.
- robertlagrant 4y agoThat's it. The UK government incentivised low CO2, i.e. diesel, so lots of diesels were bought, then after dieselgate there was lots of condemnation of diesels.
- Semaphor 4y ago> At no point in time there was ever doubt that diesels were the more polluting option. Now I never closely looked into this as I never planned on owning a car, but until then just from what I picked up reading newspapers and things (in Germany), I actually assumed they were the more environmentally friendly option.
- robertlagrant 4y agoIt just depends on whether you want CO2 (bad for planet) or NOx and particulates (bad for nearby humans). With ICE cars you just have to choose.
- Semaphor 4y agoNothing I read back then (again, without going deep) had that kind of granularity. It was all bad vs good ;)
- robertlagrant 4y agoYes, quite. That's what happens when "journalism" becomes a generic thing you can study, instead of experts in a field becoming journalists in that field. All your news sources barely know what they're writing about. Old man rant over.