I gave it a full and very thorough service, just after buying it, as I always do when buying a new to me vehicle.
You’re lucky to see figures that high these days on any diesel car less than about 8 years old. Yours sounds like a right old belcher.
Here is a link, this is also why previous Governments believed diesel was such a miracle as far as emissions go. As far as the planet goes, they are much better but as far as local pollution goes, much worse unfortunately...
When was that written? I'd guess at mid '90s? And yes, it's certainly true that government policy incentivised diesel when "global warming" was public enemy No.1. However, in doing so, we created a massive air quality problem which we're now trying to fix. That said, for the last few years, after falling for over a decade, average CO2 emissions from the UK vehicle fleet is on the rise again, as people turn their backs on diesels in favour of petrol again.
Looks like the article gained more content over a long period of time at a guess? I think the way they are trying to keep petrol engines as CO2 friendly as diesels is by downsizing them as well as strapping on electric motors to help them accelerate . It's very common for sub 1 litre engines in Mondeo sized cars. The simple reality is though, getting us to keep our cars for longer would be by far the single most effective way to reduce Global emission because the Lions share of CO2 is pumped out building the thing in the first place. I wonder too if anybody considered the emissions produced by manufacturing emissions devices? Johnson Mathey near where I live pumps out some noxious smelling smoke from their plant making DPFs and I'd guess making synthetic urea and plastic containers for it probably does the same...
Isn't it the case now that the tyres produce more particulates by wearing on the road than the engines do?
Exactly.....maybe it's time to stop caning diesels.
John
