Well, it's illegal to use "green" agricultural diesel in a non agricultural vehicle...And maybe the rural areas will be ok, as I assume most tractors are diesel. But do farmers have their own diesel tanks?
Doubt it as diesel will still be needed for commercial vehicles, vans and trucks and they are not going electric (well marginally at best). I think you would be ok with a relatively small diesel car but not an SUV as that seems to be the next target of the greens however they are powered due to their size in cities , on roads and parking spacesWill diesel cars have a problem with range in a few years? As the demand drops, will petrol stations stop offering diesel?
This will happen gradually, but I am not sure when.
The motorways will probably be ok given that they have so many pumps in the large service areas.
And maybe the rural areas will be ok, as I assume most tractors are diesel. But do farmers have their own diesel tanks?
Brendan
When I come to replace my 5 year old diesel, probably in 5 years time, I expect I'll buy another new diesel.Are many people I wonder still buying new diesel cars or are people turning they're backs on buying new ?
Unlikely as there's no substitute (yet) for diesel for HGVs, agricultural and most other machinery.Will diesel cars have a problem with range in a few years? As the demand drops, will petrol stations stop offering diesel?
They won’t admit to it because it has been proven to be incorrect time and time again by the worlds’ scientific community. Example white paper on the subject: https://theicct.org/publication/a-g...ombustion-engine-and-electric-passenger-cars/. If you have other data from reputable sources by all means post it.Electric cars are as bad on the environment as diesel. The battery productive and disposal are disgraceful but the environmentalists and greens will never admit to that.
7 years from Saturday will be your last opportunity to purchase a new diesel car, I’m sure you’ll be able to buy secondhand for at least 10 years beyond that, whether you’ll be allowed take it into an urban area remains to be seen.Diesel cars here and I don't see purchasing habits changing anytime soon tbh
I'd say they'll reverse engines on that one once the Greens fade away.7 years from Saturday will be your last opportunity to purchase a new diesel car
It’s EU law. Thank goodness cause I think you’d be bang on otherwise.I'd say they'll reverse engines on that one once the Greens fade away.
I buy older cars (6-8 years old) so the thoughts of having to replace the battery costing several thousand would put me right off. Which begs the question, will electric cars depreciate heavily in their latter years as their batteries come close to replacing?I have no faith in the longevity of a car battery.
I was actually thinking of buying a few solar panels and diverting all the electricity generated into the national grid, to offset my emissions from my petrol/dieselI’m also not buying Solar panels as they are gone too expensive.