Net result being that those that followed the advice given by the government and bought
diesel vehicles because they were more efficient and less polluting will now have to pay penalty charges for driving in city centers.
Not exact matches
Mass - market fuel - cell
vehicles are an attractive prospect
because they will offer the range and fueling convenience of today's
diesel and gas - powered
vehicles while providing the benefits of sustainability in personal transportation.
Because lipids from Y. lipolytica have chemical properties similar to those of
diesel fuel, they can be readily used as biodiesel using current
vehicles and existing infrastructure at gas stations.
Daimler faces a recall of more than 600,000
diesel - engine
vehicles including Mercedes C - class and G - class models
because of suspected emissions manipulation, a German mag...
The
diesel Touareg should be able to tow anything short of a battleship, but
because the test
vehicle didn't have a trailer hitch, we couldn't try it.
It's certainly a tradeoff with having a
diesel - powered
vehicle, but one silver lining is that you go longer between fill - ups
because diesels do boast insane mileage ranges.
When asked if JLR planned to accelerate the launch of petrol variants of its different models, including the popular Range Rover Evoque, he said: «We are adapting our portfolio, not just
because of the ban (on big
diesel cars and SUVs) but also due to the increasing preference for petrol
vehicles.
Will we actually see any of these
vehicles on the road or will they just be sitting on dealer lots
because of the evilness that
diesel currently has due to the Volkswagen mess?
I could be wrong but it appears to me that
diesel will carry a negative stigma for some time and therefore I'd be disinclined towards this
vehicle because it will likely have a high rate of depreciation.
We didn't get to drive the turbo -
diesel model, a $ 73,900 quattro proposition, which is a shame
because Audi reckons it's the most economical
diesel AWD
vehicle in Australia, using fuel at a rate of 4.6 L / 100 km.
Although popular in Europe, current clean
diesel vehicles have struggled to gain traction in Japan
because they require expensive NOx aftertreatment technology to meet the exhaust gas regulations.
And
because it still has
diesel power, this
vehicle can tow a best - in - class 7,400 lbs.
I mention this
because Mercedes - Benz has just unveiled what it calls the
diesel - powered «bionic concept
vehicle,» patterned after a fish.
It's really good that
diesel vehicle sales are declining,
because the saved
diesel could be used power ships, barges and locomotives which normally run on more dirtier bunker fuel.
For every
diesel vehicle, the low - hanging fruit is carbon filters,
because soot is a largely unrecognized contributor to global warming.
This partly
because rail − which under the original package would have been seriously disadvantaged − has received some protection through cheaper
diesel as has the gas
vehicle industry.