Error parsing XSLT file: \xslt\FacebookOpenGraph.xslt Paul Barker's blog: 10 February - Diesel debate clatters on
Cookies on Businesscar

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue without changing your settings, we will assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on the Business Car website. However, if you would like to, you can change your cookies at any time

BusinessCar magazine website email Awards mobile

The start point for the best source of fleet information

Paul Barker's blog: 10 February - Diesel debate clatters on

Date: 10 February 2015   |   Author:

I caught a Channel 4 Dispatches programme a couple of weeks back called The Great Car Con, and three times during the half hour my wife asked if I should be watching because it was just making me angry.

The premise behind it was that everyone was pushed towards diesel technology a decade or so back, and now it turns out diesel is bad for local air pollution.

It was one of those programmes where there were some very valid points, hidden behind cheap shots, unbalanced arguments and missing details, such as any mention of forthcoming Euro6 legislation that will address much of the air quality issues with diesels.

There is a reasoned debate to be had about the merits and perils of diesel, but it was annoying to see a TV programme go about it without mentioning the impact buses and taxis have on local air pollution, especially in London, without mentioning that diesel emits less CO2  than petrol and therefore lowers the impact on global warming, and without mentioning the positive progress the industry has been making in lowering CO2 and NOx and introducing Euro6 and alternative fuels, such as electric and ultimately hydrogen.



Share


Subscribe