More fake news

professore

Ban older imports for CO2 emissions.... Then goes on to say how petrol cars are great... But petrol cars produce more CO2 than diesel!!!!

This is pure motor industry propoganda. They could have made some case on particulate emissions but making their argument CO2 based is nonsensical.

https://m.independent.ie/life/motoring/car-news/emission-figures-highlight-need-to-ban-older-dirtier-uk-diesels-37831389.html

tigerboon

professore wrote: »

Ban older imports for CO2 emissions.... Then goes on to say how petrol cars are great... But petrol cars produce more CO2 than diesel!!!!

This is pure motor industry propoganda. They could have made some case on particulate emissions but making their argument CO2 based is nonsensical.

https://m.independent.ie/life/motoring/car-news/emission-figures-highlight-need-to-ban-older-dirtier-uk-diesels-37831389.html

How many grammes of CO2 does it take to manufacture and import a new car as opposed to importing a perfectly roadworthy 2nd hand car.....maybe he should ask the Renault car salesman that

Kintarō Hattori

"We must highlight this madness of allowing environmental dumping in Ireland from another member state."

It's hardly environmental dumping if customers decide the cars you're selling are too expensive and decide to source them elsewhere.

jimgoose

professore wrote: »

...They could have made some case on particulate emissions but making their argument CO2 based is nonsensical...

The latest turbocharged petrols with gasoline direct injection (GDI) have, to some extent, the same particulate matter issue as turbodiesels.

Grayson

If he's saying that imports should meet a certain standard, that's not bad.