CO2 not the only fruit
Like most, I have agonised over whether to buy petrol or diesel power next time. I turned up some interesting 'facts'.
Citroen C1 is about the most economical vehicle currently available, polution figures:
C1 1.4D C1 1.0i
CO2 109 109
NOx 0.24 0.010
Particulates 0.011 0
CO 0.18 0.37
Both are 'dirty' in different ways. Surely the
problem is the internal combustion engine, not the fuel, which all comes from petroleum anyway.
As far as running costs are concerned. Based on as much info as I could find on the web, (Not accounting for the cost of a replacement DPF.) it would take me six years to make a diesel economical. I tend not to keep cars that long!