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it’s always shocked me how diesel reliant Europe is, smells absolutely terrible coming from the states
by whimsicalism 2y ago
it’s always shocked me how diesel reliant Europe is, smells absolutely terrible coming from the states
- kgwgk 2y agoThere are many more gasoline cars than diesel cars in the European Union. The latter are used more though and heavy vehicles are also diesel so there is a higher consumption of diesel than gasoline.
- pjmlp 2y agoWay cheaper than gasoline, that is why.
- SoftTalker 2y agoThat’s all a matter of taxation. Modern refining does not produce diesel/kerosene as a leftover unless you want it.
- pjmlp 2y agoIndeed, just like buying EVs is a matter of subsidies.
- fragmede 2y agoWhat's interesting is that the price of electricity in the EU makes EVs not competitive on that basis.
- pjmlp 2y agoEV are still not competitive when most of us live in flats, and most would never even consider buying one given their prices if it wasn't for the subsidies.
- julosflb 2y agoDiesel engines are also more efficient.
- chrisco255 2y agoDiesel motors last 2-3x longer on average. It shocks me that we don't use diesel for everything.
- potato3732842 2y agoYou get what you incentivize. Europe chose to levy big fuel taxes and punitive displacement taxes. Diesel cars are some of the best when it comes to driving experience and fuel economy for a given displacement. What followed was perfectly predictable. The road to hell is paved with public policy implemented with willful ignorance to obvious 2nd order effects.
- tpm 2y agoYes but sales of diesel passenger cars are falling fast, so this will change in a few years. https://robbieandrew.github.io/carsales/ https://robbieandrew.github.io/carsales/