The problem with modern diesels

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I don’t disagree with you Matt, but it appears (from the article) that the nail in the coffin for diesels will not be reliability or performance, but the inability to meet ever tightening emission requirements. It could well be that my strategy of buying an old school diesel for long term ownership & travel was not such a great idea after all. If over the next decade plus we see less & less diesels on the road diesel fuel will become more & more a niche product with a matching increase in price. Not what I want to see, but I also have green beliefs about the need for behaviours to change for the sake of the planet. Difficult world aint it.

I cant see that happening in the next 50 years cuppa. There is still a lot of r&d going into the old diesel buy some major automotive manufacturers. I always fail to see the emissions side of the argument. Sure we can all drive electric cars but they still pollute just as much as a petrol or diesel vehicle. Sure nothing comes out of an exhaust but the materials used in the batteries are horrible for the environment, not to mention the vehicle still drives on tyres and has all the other mechanical components in the drive train. Even solar isnt sustainable at this point.