Decades of diesel use in Europe have created a public health crisis

Re:Decades of diesel use in Europe have created a public hea... by rb808 on Wednesday October 09, 2019 @10:09AM (#21203405)

Sure but using diesel saved carbon emissions as its more efficient than petrol. Surely that makes it worth it?

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Re:Decades of diesel use in Europe have created a public hea... by mywittyname on Wednesday October 09, 2019 @10:32AM (#21203617)

The difference in CO2 is marginal. Petrol produces about 10% less CO2 / km than diesel at the same fuel-efficiency levels while diesel engines have about 20% better fuel economy than a similarly-sized petrol engine.

Of course, the petrol version will make quite a bit more power as well. When you look at CO2 per HP, the differences are negligible.

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