c'est que le bilan n'est pas tout à fait celui-ci :
- Diesel Engines and Public Health
Diesel-powered vehicles and equipment account for nearly half of all nitrogen oxides (NOx) and more than two-thirds of all particulate matter (PM) emissions from US transportation sources.Diesel exhaust has been classified a potential human carcinogen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer. Exposure to high levels of diesel exhaust has been shown to cause lung tumors in rats, and studies of humans routinely exposed to diesel fumes indicate a greater risk of lung cancer. For example, occupational health studies of railroad, dock, trucking, and bus garage workers exposed to high levels of diesel exhaust over many years consistently demonstrate a 20 to 50 percent increase in the risk of lung cancer or mortality.²- The Problem with Diesel
Diesel engines are a major source of particulate and smog-forming pollution. Diesel exhaust is the most potent carcinogen (cancer-causing substance) in air pollution. And because diesel engines are so often operated where people live, play, work or go to school, they pose particular dangers to human health.- Oil and gas pollution
regarde dans la colonne de droite tout ce qui concerne le diesel.
- Guide pratique de la voiture : ADEME
Alors, essence ou Diesel ? En termes de consommation et de pollution, il est assez difficile de trancher puisque les rejets des deux types de moteurs ne sont pas tout à fait comparables :
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- les moteurs à essence produisent nettement moins de particules et moins d'oxydes d'azote que les Diesel,
- les moteurs Diesel produisent moins de gaz carbonique, moins d'hydrocarbures imbrûlés et surtout moins de monoxyde de carbone que les moteurs à essence.- http://www.essence-diesel.net/
- Is Diesel Performance Superior Overall Compared to Gasoline Power?
En dehors des avantages/inconvéniens listés ailleurs, ils citent aussi :
The improved efficiency of diesel engines can also help reduce oil consumption. It should be noted, however, that it takes about 25% more oil to make a gallon of diesel fuel than a gallon of gasoline, so we should really look at how a vehicle does on fuel efficiency in terms of "oil equivalents." Thus, we need to adjust the mileage claims for diesel vehicles downward by about 20% when comparing them to gasoline-powered vehicles.Making a gallon of diesel fuel requires 25% more oil and emits 17% more heat-trapping greenhouse gases than gasoline reformulated with MTBE. Similarly, diesel requires 17% more oil and emits 18% more heat-trapping gases than gasoline reformulated with ethanol. This means that diesel fuel's advantages from its higher per-gallon energy content and better performance on greenhouse gases are partially offset by the impact of diesel's fuel-production process.But when it comes to smog-forming pollutants and toxic particulate matter, also known as soot, today's diesels are still a lot dirtier than the average gasoline car.The California Air Resources Board has concluded that diesel soot is responsible for 70% of the state's risk of cancer from airborne toxics. In the population as a whole, studies have shown a 26% increase in mortality in people living in soot-polluted cities.- Et enfin : 'Clean' diesel cars may worsen air pollution
Donc, écologiquement pas évident, prix largement supérieur, prix du litre maintenant équivalent...
PS: bonne lecture
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