Compare a diesel Passat to a gas Lupo, the diesel car produces as much CO2,
brilliant!
-Curt
On Thursday, September 21, 2017, 7:46:40 AM PDT, Andrew Strasfogel via
Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
TRANSPORTATIONIt's a 'myth' that diesel cars emit less CO2Published:
Thursday, September 21, 2017
Automakers suffered a potential setback yesterday when the German Transport
Ministry said new diesel cars emit no less carbon dioxide than gasoline
ones.
Diesel cars registered in 2016 emitted an average of 128 grams of CO2 per
kilometer, while gasoline cars emitted 129 grams, the ministry said after
an inquiry from the opposition Green Party.
The emissions difference has remained similar for a decade, but the amount
of CO2 has fallen, it said. One reason the CO2 levels are identical is that
diesel cars have been heavier and more powerful than gasoline cars.
"It's a myth that diesel helps protect the climate," said Stephan Kuehn,
transport expert for the Greens in Germany's lower house of parliament.
"Diesel motors squander the theoretical advantages they could bring for the
environment by often being built into heavy, high-powered cars" (Reuters
<http://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-emissions/new-diesel-cars-no-better-for-environment-than-petrol-cars-report-idUSKCN1BV18P>,
Sept. 20). *— AAA*
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