With some diesel cars emitting up to 20 times the legal limits on harmful pollutants, is it time to move to a cleaner fuel?

Source: Diesel cars: Is it time to switch to a cleaner fuel? – BBC News

Take a look at the Honda CRV.

Buy a Diesel Honda CRV 1.6 i-DTEC SR 160PS and you will be in band E because the amount of CO2 output is 139 and your NGC rating (Next Green Car) will be 39. How much a year? £130.

Buy a Petrol Honda CRV 2.0 i-VTEC SR 155PS and you will be in band I because the amount of CO2 output is 177 and your NGC rating (Next Green Car) will be 49. How much a year? £225.

Nowhere is there any mention of particulate matter or Nitrous Oxide which belches out of diesel cars. Oxford Street in London is one of the unhealthiest places for a pedestrian to walk, because the levels of both are so high.

Owners of diesel cars ought to be paying far more than owners of Petrol cars

N2O is a greenhouse gas with a large global warming potential (GWP). When compared to carbon dioxide (CO2), N2O has 298 times the ability per molecule of gas to trap heat in the atmosphere. 

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