Love Your Diesel

Facts and Figures

• Diesel engines are between 15-25% more fuel-efficient than equivalent petrol engines.
• There is a direct correlation between reducing fuel use and reducing CO2 emissions.
• Diesels burn less fuel to generate a given amount of horsepower. They are 20% - 30% more efficient than a petrol engine.
• Reducing CO2 emissions is very high on the Government's agenda, so why keep penalising the diesel driver?
• "Between mid-April and mid-May, the average price of diesel rose 6.76p to 124.17p a litre", said the AA.
• "Diesel in Britain would be the cheapest in western Europe if the punitive taxes were scrapped, the Government admitted today" 29th May 2008
• Todays average diesel price is 121.9p with the highest recorded price at 140.9p 29th May 2008.
• More energy can be extracted from diesel as compared with the same volume of petrol. Therefore, diesel engines in vehicles provide higher mileage, making it an obvious choice. Diesel engines are attracting greater attention due to higher efficiency and cost effectiveness, however with prices soaring in the UK the strain on the everyday user is becoming more and more apparent.

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