Not exact matches
Cuba, like most Caribbean island nations, depends almost
entirely on inefficient and highly polluting
diesel generators for electricity.
That's a great shame, but perhaps not unexpected - for one, Volkswagen's
diesel emissions scandal has meant significant belt - tightening and it's cheaper to spin off new versions of existing models - like Clubsport Golfs - than it is to develop an
entirely new car, even
on a modular platform like the MQB setup underpinning many of the Group's current models.
It's probably worth noting that
diesels may well become significantly more expensive to run in future as governments clamp down
on the pollution they produce - and some plan to ban
diesel vehicles
entirely in cities.
Obviously, as all next - generation petrol and
diesel engines, this six - cylinder is made
entirely of aluminium to reduce weight particularly
on the front axle of the car and make that genuinely Alfa Romeo sound.
Asked about whether
diesel Land Rovers might one day
entirely obviate the production of gas engines worldwide, Wright's not betting
on it (even though U.S. buyers will increasingly see every Jaguar - Land Rover product get a
diesel engine option).
It will be interesting to see how the HEV and PHEV sell against the
diesels in Europe - they had better price them right unless they want to rely
on the treehuggers
entirely.
The material transportation sector — and here I mean trucks and trains and ships — depends almost
entirely on fossil fuels and
diesel fuel («Fuel oil») in particular.