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DE) emissions test - cheating scandal could kill nascent markets for diesel cars in North America, Japan and China, the chief executive of automotive supplier Continental (CONG.DE) has told a German newspaper.

For its initiative to conduct checks of real - world emissions of diesel cars in the United States

The planned ban on the sale of gas and diesel cars in 2040 also ignores the promise of advances in synthetic fuels, which may allow internal combustion engines to operate much cleaner in the future without significant changes in underlying technology.

Moreover, the uncertainty towards diesel cars in the past months and the disparity between petrol and diesel fuel prices have further prompted automakers to shift towards providing petrol options, the demand for which has been growing once again.

By comparison, the two most efficient petrol and diesel cars in Australia, respectively the new Toyota Prius and Mini Cooper D, both sip just 3.9 L / 100 km.

According to the 2017 numbers from the company, sales of the diesel cars in Europe have fallen to mid-10 %, while those of the hybrid cars have gone up to 41 % in just 2 years, with a year - on - year growth of 38 %.

Even as Volkswagen boss is predicting a «renaissance» for diesel cars, the other world's largest automaker, Toyota, has just announced it will no longer sell diesel cars in Europe starting this year.

Mercedes - Benz receives 65 % demand for diesel cars in its portfolio but with the C - Class they receive more response for the petrol than the diesel.

Automobile makers have all but abandoned the diesel — Volkswagen still sells diesel cars, but even Mercedes, one of the last holdouts, no longer sells diesel cars in the United States.

As a number of regulatory bodies have launched investigations into certain automakers» use of auxiliary emissions control devices and millions of VW Automotive Group vehicles are under recall, the crisis has not made a significant dent in the sales of diesel cars in Europe, which still make up a large chunk of the entire vehicle population in Western and Eastern Europe.

The CEO's comments come at a delicate time for diesel cars in the U.S. and overseas.

CARS.COM — Even if the Volkswagen Group gets regulatory approval to fix some 475,000 four - cylinder diesel cars in its ongoing diesel - emissions scandal, the repaired systems could still pollute more than they originally certified under.

One shop said - half of diesel cars in my country are without those filters.

That said, it is true that older diesel cars do pollute more than gasoline cars, because they don't have DPFs, and diesel cars in general emit far more nitrogen oxides, which cause smog and acid rain, the study also noted.

Thanks also to a fuel tax on gasoline, diesel cars in Europe have been steadily catching up to their gasoline counterparts.

Labour's London Assembly Environment Spokesperson, Leonie Cooper AM, criticised the last Mayor's failure to reduce the number of diesel cars in the capital and said the government were «running out of opportunities to bat away calls for a scrappage scheme».

The diesel emissions scandal also fueled the ongoing debate about banning diesel cars in Germany.

«Sales of diesel cars in Europe's five biggest markets - Germany, UK, France, Italy and Spain - accounted for 37 percent of the total in April,» Menke said.

In collaboration with CARB, the ICCT contracted with a group of engineers at West Virginia University to compare the NOx emissions of three U.S. diesel cars in and out of the lab.

Its 55 kW / 75 PS turbodiesel direct - injection engine consumes only 3.1 l / 100 km (82 g / km CO2), making this Polo the most fuel - efficient five - seat diesel car in the world.

Porsche says the Panamera 4S Diesel is the fastest diesel car in the world.

The TDI makes a respectable 74 horsepower, and Volkswagen is claiming that this will be the most fuel efficient five - passenger diesel car in the world.

With 90 BHP and 200 Nm on tap, the Tata Zest should offer slick performance and the AMT version should become very popular as the Zest will be the only diesel car in the country in that segment to come with it.

Honda will launch its first ever diesel car in the coming months, the Honda Amaze compact sedan.

Add to that, S - Class was the first car to introduce a raft of safety equipment and innovations (three - point seat belts; anti-lock brakes; airbags; satellite navigation; ESP ® Electronic Stability Program; first luxury diesel car in the UK; PRE-SAFE ® preventative occupant protection system; NightView infra - red night vision; autonomous braking).

The new prototype is the first diesel car in the world to win a major sports car race.

Some of these are: first car to offer SmartPlay Infotainment system, first smart hybrid diesel car in the country, India's most fuel efficient diesel car at 28.09 Km / litre and safety features like dual airbags and ABS offered base variants upwards.

We are planning to buy a diesel car in the near future and run bio diesel in it that we make ourself.

Not exact matches

Unlike in Europe, where more than half the cars are diesels, they are rarities in the U.S. — about 0.5 % — and they cost more than gasoline - powered models.

In one memorable example, the «green police» stop a long line of smog - belching cars but wave a lone, righteous diesel from VW's Audi division through with a cheery, «You're good to go, sir.»

Dieselgate (as it became known) exposed the extent of the pollution problems caused by diesel vehicles, which until recently accounted for half of new car registrations in the EU.

Even the EPA has acknowledged that all diesel cars together account for only about 0.1 % of NOx in America's air supply.

In 2011, after government researchers conducted a series of those tests, the European Commission found that diesel cars were spewing as much as seven times more NOx on actual roads than they were in the laIn 2011, after government researchers conducted a series of those tests, the European Commission found that diesel cars were spewing as much as seven times more NOx on actual roads than they were in the lain the lab.

The European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) said that in the first quarter of 2018, 37.9 percent of newly registered cars ran on diesel, marking a 17 percent fall from the same period a year earlier.

The automaker has claimed that its new diesel engines will hit the European Union's beefed - up emissions targets by improving filters and building in electric generators to start cars.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency found in 2015 that Volkswagen manipulated software so that diesel emissions controls worked only when cars were on test stands.

LEIPZIG, Germany, Feb 27 - A top German court ruled on Tuesday in favor of allowing major cities to ban the most heavily polluting diesel cars, a move set to hit the value of 12 million vehicles in Europe's largest car market and probably force carmakers to pay for costly modifications.

LEIPZIG, Germany, Feb 27 - German cities can ban the most heavily polluting diesel cars from their streets, a court ruled on Tuesday, a move likely to be mirrored in other parts of Europe and to force automakers to pay to improve exhaust systems or switch to cleaner vehicles.

LEIPZIG, Germany, Feb 22 - A German court on Thursday delayed a ruling on whether major cities can ban heavily polluting diesel cars, which could hit the resale value of 15 million vehicles in Europe's largest car market and force automakers to pay for costly modifications.

Ford Motor (F) and Fiat Chrysler (FCA), through their dealers in Europe, are offering incentives of up to $ 2,000 to new - car buyers who are willing to trade in their VW or Audi diesel.

Platinum is used in autocatalysts, mainly for diesel cars, where demand has been sliding after the Volkswagen emissions scandal.

«After years of claiming the OPEL business was critical to the company's global platform strategy in small cars and diesel engines (while suffering billions on losses), the company surprised the market with its decision to completely exit,» wrote Jonas.

German car makers «gambled away» public trust by manipulating emissions values in their diesel cars, Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a Dortmund campaign speech.

Mueller, 64, took over suddenly in 2015 when predecessor Martin Winterkorn fell victim to the company's scandal over cars rigged to cheat on diesel emissions tests.

It used to be cheaper at the pump than gasoline, which was a selling point for diesel cars, but in the United States, its price is currently above the price for gas.

«If I'm driving a diesel car, even if the light has turned yellow I'm confident there's still about 50 kilometers left in the car.

«We must cut pollution, we must fight climate change - for which we need clean diesel... and we must secure the car industry in Germany, especially in Baden - Wuerttemberg,» Kretschmann told the Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper.

In a nutshell, huge draw - downs in fuel and distillates (think cars, diesel for heavy machinery) are not being supported fully by refinery runs which will serve to draw down the excess inventory and are quite bullish for priceIn a nutshell, huge draw - downs in fuel and distillates (think cars, diesel for heavy machinery) are not being supported fully by refinery runs which will serve to draw down the excess inventory and are quite bullish for pricein fuel and distillates (think cars, diesel for heavy machinery) are not being supported fully by refinery runs which will serve to draw down the excess inventory and are quite bullish for prices.

«Overall, the Semi is more responsive, covers more miles than a diesel truck in the same amount of time, and more safely integrates with passenger car traffic,» says Tesla in its official announcement.

In the U.S., diesel cars tend to be more expensive than gasoline simply for the extra hardware it takes to make them run cleanly, like the aforementioned AdBlue systems.