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[-] leaskovski@kbin.social 35 points 1 year ago

Nice one Volvo! Rishi should just have shut the fuck up on his EV back pedelling.

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago

Rishi should just have shut the fuck up

Yeah

[-] KuchiKopi@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Rishi fuck u

Yeah

[-] ciferecaNinjo@fedia.io 26 points 1 year ago

I wonder if the 2024 diesel Volvos will become high-value collector’s items. There’ll always be that niche of hobbyists who refine their own biodiesel from waste oil.

[-] sorebuttfromsitting@sopuli.xyz 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

weren't those volvo diesels better in many ways? or have i got it backwards? yay for the fossil fuel industry in confusing me, so fuck you shell.
ahem, fuck you: BP.

does anyone even know the names of these shits in order to condemn them

[-] positiveWHAT@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

Better in what ways? I think they are a bit more efficient, but emit more particulates.

[-] Rocha@lm.put.tf 27 points 1 year ago

I believe that they emit less CO2 compared to gasoline powered cars, but a lot more nitrates, which are carcinogenic.

[-] tryptaminev@feddit.de 11 points 1 year ago

and acidic and eutrophic nutrients...

The efficency of diesel engines gets lowered when using proper particulare filters, catalysts and NOx resorption with uric acid. So at best the CO2 benefits are marginal.

[-] Player2@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

In Europe, diesel is usually cheaper and burns slower, so it saves money.

[-] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

"Burns slower"? Are you talking about the engine rpm or cetane value? Neither really has anything to do with cost per unit.

Generally diesels are more efficient and reliable to their gas counterparts and the better low end torque makes them better for hauling loads. Also better at engine breaking when combined with a manual transmission, so very suitable for mountainous European countries.

[-] Player2@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

I'm no scientist. A full tank tends to go farther on a diesel model than a gasoline one 🤷

[-] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

There's more energy per unit in diesel compared to gas and compression ignition burns more efficiently then spark ignition.

[-] sorebuttfromsitting@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

yeah, that was my question.

[-] ciferecaNinjo@fedia.io 11 points 1 year ago

That link goes to a tor-hostile site. Would someone please copy the text here so everyone can read it?

[-] Darorad@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago

Volvo Cars (VOLCARb.ST) said on Tuesday that it will end production of any remaining diesel models by early 2024 as it heads towards becoming an all-electric carmaker.

"In a few months from now, the last diesel-powered Volvo car will have been built, making Volvo Cars one of the first legacy car makers to take this step," the Swedish company said in a statement.

Majority owned by China's Geely (0175.HK), Volvo has committed to going fully electric by 2030.

While a majority of the cars Volvo sold in Europe were diesel as recently as 2019, in 2022 they made up just 8.9% of the Swedish carmaker's sales.

In August 33% of Volvo's sales were fully-electric or hybrid models. The company did not break out how many of the remaining 67% combustion-engine models were diesel and how many ran on petrol.

Sales of diesel models have declined rapidly in Europe since Volkswagen's (VOWG_p.DE) emission-cheating scandal and carmakers have been gradually reducing the number of diesel models available in their model lineups. Advertisement · Scroll to continue

Diesel vehicles comprised more than 50% of Europe's new car sales in 2015, but accounted for just over 14% of sales in July.

[-] hillbicks@feddit.de 10 points 1 year ago

LONDON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Volvo Cars (VOLCARb.ST) said on Tuesday that it will end production of any remaining diesel models by early 2024 as it heads towards becoming an all-electric carmaker.

"In a few months from now, the last diesel-powered Volvo car will have been built, making Volvo Cars one of the first legacy car makers to take this step," the Swedish company said in a statement.

Majority owned by China's Geely (0175.HK), Volvo has committed to going fully electric by 2030.

While a majority of the cars Volvo sold in Europe were diesel as recently as 2019, in 2022 they made up just 8.9% of the Swedish carmaker's sales.

In August 33% of Volvo's sales were fully-electric or hybrid models. The company did not break out how many of the remaining 67% combustion-engine models were diesel and how many ran on petrol.

Sales of diesel models have declined rapidly in Europe since Volkswagen's (VOWG_p.DE) emission-cheating scandal and carmakers have been gradually reducing the number of diesel models available in their model lineups.

Diesel vehicles comprised more than 50% of Europe's new car sales in 2015, but accounted for just over 14% of sales in July

[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 8 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


LONDON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Volvo Cars (VOLCARb.ST) said on Tuesday that it will end production of any remaining diesel models by early 2024 as it heads towards becoming an all-electric carmaker.

Majority owned by China's Geely (0175.HK), Volvo has committed to going fully electric by 2030.

While a majority of the cars Volvo sold in Europe were diesel as recently as 2019, in 2022 they made up just 8.9% of the Swedish carmaker's sales.

In August 33% of Volvo's sales were fully-electric or hybrid models.

The company did not break out how many of the remaining 67% combustion-engine models were diesel and how many ran on petrol.

Sales of diesel models have declined rapidly in Europe since Volkswagen's (VOWG_p.DE) emission-cheating scandal and carmakers have been gradually reducing the number of diesel models available in their model lineups.


The original article contains 197 words, the summary contains 138 words. Saved 30%. I'm a bot and I'm open source!

[-] Toes@ani.social 1 points 1 year ago

Are there any affordable diesel hybrid cars?

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