dspp wrote:PeterGray wrote: I'm not best pleased, but in fact for me the big issue is that the general advice at the time - that diesel was better for the environment - was clearly wrong.
To be fair diesel was best for the environment from a global warming perspective, which is relevant to medium & long term human life. However petrol was better for the human environment in the short term (because diesel emit particulates and Nox & Sox).
Not exactly a distinction VW was hiding behind mind you
regards, dspp
From what I have read, the new diesels which spray urea (marketed as adblue or similar) into the exhaust gases are very clean and as one gets more miles per co2 emission, hence better for the environment.
It was interesting in yesterdays budget that all new houses from the relatively near future will be allowed no local co2 emitting appliances, no coal/wood burners, no natural gas at all. With this kind of legislation coming the market for home storage of electrical power looks attractive to me. Charge via solar or grid over night and use to run heat pump during the day.
Musk did note that storage would grow faster than auto and Tesla are well placed to take some of this market.
Meanwhile there is talk in the UK of a government funded and operated battery making factory(s) to make batteries so that folk here can make stuff. Kind of think this would be better as a private business, but the UK is so far behind the commercial battery curve as to make anything a good improvement.
Regards,