tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657878812884081988.post1668705042144843088..comments2023-08-29T09:01:57.436+01:00Comments on Musings of a Durotrigan: Review: 'The Great Car Con', Channel 4 DispatchesDurotriganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12427474698912082351noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657878812884081988.post-20432687908689546252015-01-30T22:08:21.630+00:002015-01-30T22:08:21.630+00:00Motor manufacturers, like politicians, would seem ...Motor manufacturers, like politicians, would seem to be highly adept at spin.Durotriganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12427474698912082351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657878812884081988.post-34587792013170541272015-01-30T22:07:30.745+00:002015-01-30T22:07:30.745+00:00That news is even more dispiriting. That news is even more dispiriting. Durotriganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12427474698912082351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657878812884081988.post-7329913842620909592015-01-30T22:06:41.107+00:002015-01-30T22:06:41.107+00:00It'll be interesting to see how this market de...It'll be interesting to see how this market develops. If the problem of the limited range of electric vehicles can be adequately addressed, then they could serve as a useful stop-gap technology until, and if, hydrogen fuel cells, or some other form of cleaner technology are developed. If the long dreamt of goal of creating and harnessing nuclear fusion is achieved, then they could be a good Durotriganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12427474698912082351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657878812884081988.post-85219255825688645452015-01-29T23:19:04.262+00:002015-01-29T23:19:04.262+00:00So-called 'modern' Euro 5 diesel cars emit...So-called 'modern' Euro 5 diesel cars emit in average 560 mg/km NOx. Any figures in catalogues are not real-world figures but data collected under very artificial driving conditions (NECD) .. so not of this world!<br />http://www.theicct.org/real-world-exhaust-emissions-modern-diesel-carsMichel Camesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657878812884081988.post-3458238268541024292015-01-27T09:30:06.532+00:002015-01-27T09:30:06.532+00:00"as well as four times as much nitrogen dioxi..."as well as four times as much nitrogen dioxide"<br /><br />That might be an underestimate. If the figures on Toyota's website (the only manufacturer I can see that to list any NOx emissions) are to be believed, the problem could be bigger than that.<br />In the Yaris range, the 1.5 hybrid puts out 6 milligrams of NOx per kilometre.<br />The 1.33 petrol with an auto 'box puts Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657878812884081988.post-44606793508981966632015-01-26T21:15:42.159+00:002015-01-26T21:15:42.159+00:00Diesels can't be banned soon enough.
You'l...Diesels can't be banned soon enough.<br />You'll be happy to hear EV's are closer than you think. They are 35% cleaner even if charged entirely by coal powered generation (which never happens). Battery technology is advanced enough that soon one battery will last the life of a car. The technology already exists to charge, store and transfer to your vehicle from solar power alone.<br /Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com