This was posted up on the AEVA forum http://arstechnica.com/cars/2016/10/ger ... e-by-2030/ and there similar articles in the Climate Spectator before it was closed down that many European cities and countries were headed the same way. A few comments from some who had recently visited a few areas in Europe claimed the smell of diesel exhaust was quite obvious so maybe the leap for diesel power was the wrong way to go as many of the manufacturers appear to have been unable to comply with the strict emissions requirement so programmed in ways around them and got away with it for yrs. Many govt air testing agencies were mystified why the air was getting worse not better, it seems that question was answered and now it looks like they can't actually get the diesel engines to comply and still produce enough grunt to climb a hill.
The numerous cases of particulate filters clogging proves many diesel engines are not driven in the manner they were designed to run cleanly. Simply taking it for a flogging and burning it clean isn't actually solving the problem the filter was designed to stop so maybe the diesel engine is coming to the end of its reign as the heavy haulage power plant of choice, especially for caravan tugs and motorhome propulsion.
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The end of the diesel and petrol engine?
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The end of the diesel and petrol engine?
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