Despite the wholesale price of diesel being cheaper than petrol for all of June motorists are still paying 3p a litre more at the pumps. The RAC’s Fuel Watch report for June shows the price of diesel has become the ‘elephant in the room’ with wholesale prices 1p to 3p a litre lower than petrol yet the average price of a litre of diesel is 120p, compared to 117p for petrol. While some … [Read more...]
Diesel ban likely to spread across Europe
Car makers have a tough fight on their hands over proposed clean air legislation across Europe. The French Government has confirmed it will exclude diesels from new legislation designed to allow vehicles into urban area so individual authorities will be able to penalise their owners for using them instead of low carbon or petrol models. This is seen as a test of the clean air programme in … [Read more...]
Car makers move to amend new diesel emissions test
European automakers voiced concern over an upcoming regulation that will require diesel car emissions to be tested under "real world" conditions. The new rule will require diesel vehicles sold in the EU to undergo tests on roads rather than in laboratories starting in September 2017. The laboratory tests have drawn criticism from environmental groups as under-stating the real level of … [Read more...]
Car makers fight diesel cuts in Europe
Governments clamping down on diesel have led to a new campaign from vehicle makers opposing the changes in Europe. “The European industry has invested massive amounts of money to make [cleaner] Euro 6 diesels a reality. Now we start hearing calls to reduce or phase out diesel. This is unrealistic. This industry needs a longer-term strategy,” Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn, told Automotive News … [Read more...]
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