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Re:Diesel cars produce more toxic emissions than trucks and ... by gambiting on Friday January 06, 2017 @10:27AM (#13336967)
It's made worse by the fact that manufacturers don't offer, or offer worse petrol engines in the UK, pushing buyers towards diesel. For the past 10 years, you couldn't buy a petrol Land Rover in the UK, despite the fact that petrol land rovers are assembled in the Sollihul plant. The Latest Discovery 5 finally has a petrol option, but the Discovery Sport is still only offered with a diesel, despite the fact that the rest of the continent enjoys an excellent Si4 Petrol engine in the same vehicle.

It's the same story elsewhere - MB offers probably half of the engines that rest of Europe gets, if there is a petrol option it is hugely underpowered, and diesel is the only way to go.

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Re:Diesel cars produce more toxic emissions than trucks and ... by headmelted on Sunday January 08, 2017 @09:29AM (#13349794)
I think the bigger scandal is that we continue to incentivize diesels.

Obviously no-one wants to admit that they were wrong, but to continue to tax existing diesel vehicles lower because of reasons we now know to be bogus is a disgrace.

Diesels need to be taxed MUCH higher than petrols, especially those without AdBlue injection.

Long range EVs can't come soon enough. Even still, my next car is a Leaf.

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Re:Diesel cars produce more toxic emissions than trucks and ... by scrumper on Friday January 06, 2017 @05:26PM (#13340879)
A big reason for that is that company car tax (which is paid by the beneficiary, not the company) in the UK is significantly lower on diesel vehicles. Fleet buyers are a gigantic part of the market for new cars in the UK and they wield a heavy influence over manufacturers.
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Re:Diesel cars produce more toxic emissions than trucks and ... by awjr on Friday January 06, 2017 @10:45AM (#13337135)
It could be a market perception thing in the UK. "Diesel 4x4s are the best" and petrol versions just don't sell enough to warrant releasing them in the UK.
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Re:Diesel cars produce more toxic emissions than trucks and ... by gambiting on Friday January 06, 2017 @11:05AM (#13337342)
But then it's a self fulfilling prophecy,no? You can't buy a petrol 4x4 = petrol 4x4s don't sell = manufacturers don't release them in UK = you can't buy a petrol 4x4.
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