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ELI5: What is the consensus on the disadvantages and advantages of diesel? I've heard conflicting information on this: Some say reducing the number of cows wou
by sometime 8y ago
ELI5: What is the consensus on the disadvantages and advantages of diesel? I've heard conflicting information on this:
Some say reducing the number of cows would be much more effective for slowing down global warming.
Some say diesel exhaust fumes are not so bad and are unlikely to affect our health very much.
- rasz 8y agoEven if you dont care about global warming, diesel produces smog in cities. DPF and EGR delete is very popular among diesel owners, and rarely policed.
- jondumbau 8y agohow popular do you really think it is in the average population...
- mikelyons 8y agoDiesel exhaust is very harmful, moreso than gasoline car exhaust.
- wbrasky 8y agocitation needed
- mikelyons 8y agoI don't have time to address your ignorance so forgive the wikipedia source, but it's commonly well known to be much more harmful than catalyzed gasoline exhaust: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diesel_exhaust#Concerns_regarding_particulates https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diesel_exhaust#Concerns_regard...