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> Diesel usage is in decline in China. I'd assume diesel usage is in decline throughout the developed world, tbh. Diesel vans and buses are gradually getting r
by rsynnott 11mo ago
> Diesel usage is in decline in China.
I'd assume diesel usage is in decline throughout the developed world, tbh. Diesel vans and buses are gradually getting replaced with BEVs (and sometimes hybrids), diesel trains are being electrified (sometimes with batteries, now!), and while heavy BEV trucks are in their infancy outside China, they're beginning to show up in significant numbers in Europe.
China's certainly leading the way here, but Europe's not doing nothing.
- SideburnsOfDoom 11mo ago> I'd assume diesel usage is in decline throughout the developed world, tbh. yes, also for another reason: At one point, Diesel was promoted as being better due to less CO2. This was reversed when it was realised that it is dirtier- worse due to N02 and PM10 emissions. See, for instance: "2015-present: decline of diesel cars" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_diesel_car#2015-present:_decline_of_diesel_cars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_diesel_car#2015... "London must be ‘diesel-free’ by 2030" https://cleanair.london/health/diesel-free-by-2030/ https://cleanair.london/health/diesel-free-by-2030/