French Fresh News: The current diesel, Anne Hidalgo has it all wrong

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

The current diesel, Anne Hidalgo has it all wrong – Challenges.fr

The anti-pollution plan Anne Hidalgo, mayor of the capital, was adopted on Monday by the Council of Paris. Goal: eradicate the most polluting vehicles, especially diesel. Will be concerned primarily -From July 2015- trucks and buses registered before October 2001. Then -From July 2016- cars sold before January 1997. Let 1 of 7 in Paris as the city hall.
Between 2017 and 2020, the ban will become total for some vehicles, diesel cars registered before 2011. … Anne Hidalgo had repeatedly stated desire oust diesel outside Paris. The diesel has a bad image, so far justified in terms of pollution … But this is not the case. Here are the 3 most common misconceptions.

The modern diesel pollutes
more than gasoline
IDEA EXCEEDED

particles and nitrogen oxides are the two traditional blackheads diesel. But all diesel vehicles are sold with a particulate filter since January 2011. And filters trap all measurable particles. As for the others … we do not know. But the new ultra-sophisticated petrol engines to consume less also emit particles! “Even More than the recent diesel” by the engineers of PSA Peugeot Citroën.
Moreover, with the new European emission standards Euro 6 September 2014, the -nocifs- Nitrogen oxides are very strictly regulated. “A current diesel emits 56% of nitrogen oxides in less compared to previous standards. The allowed values are now the same as for mechanical … to gasoline. “

It releases more CO ₂
MYTH

Diesel is contrary to the best that the essence in terms of the fight against global warming. Because a diesel car consumes 15% less than a petrol model and therefore rejects … 15% CO ₂ and less, the two are correlated.
So the diesel achieves more easily than gasoline cars goals lowered to 95 grams average releases of CO ₂ kilometer set by Brussels in 2021. It ‘ is also why the bonus-malus ecological says is pegged to the CO ₂ and promotes … diesel! Anne Hidalgo therefore wants to ban diesel that received environmental bonus in the name of anti-CO _{2 fight}! Ironic, no? Besides … for fuel economy reasons, it hardly is there any gasoline utility!

Replace with
electrical and hybrid
IDEA UNREALISTIC

On 31 July, the French fleet was barely 36,000 electric ehicles for a total of over 38 million …. In the first 9 months of 2014, only 6,920 electric cars were registered in France. The weak autonomy (100-150 km) and long recharge time (8-10 hours) devote electrical marginality. It must be considered as 2 ^th and 3 ^th family car.
As for hybrid (petrol and diesel cars with electric motors), they have only autonomy of 1.5 km in electric mode. So it is not a “green” solution.
remain plug-in hybrid, which now account for hundreds of sales each year in France. This technology can ride 30-40 kilometers “zero emissions” through 3 or 4 hours of charging. But it is bone expensive so elitist. The firm PwC Autofacts believes that electrical weigh less than 1% of the global auto production in 2020.