{"id":1246,"date":"2015-11-24T08:02:16","date_gmt":"2015-11-24T08:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.engines4sale.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1246"},"modified":"2019-04-01T10:08:10","modified_gmt":"2019-04-01T10:08:10","slug":"the-truth-behind-the-anti-diesel-movement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engines4sale.co.uk\/blog\/the-truth-behind-the-anti-diesel-movement\/","title":{"rendered":"The Truth Behind the Anti-Diesel Movement?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\r\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\r\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\"><\/p>\r\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\r\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engines4sale.co.uk\/blog\/the-truth-behind-the-anti-diesel-movement\/#The_UK_Government_and_politicians_are_opposing_diesel_cars_for_the_general_public_but_wants_to_enjoy_the_low-cost_benefits_of_diesel-engine_themselves\" >The UK Government and politicians are opposing diesel cars for the general public, but wants to enjoy the low-cost benefits of diesel-engine themselves.<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engines4sale.co.uk\/blog\/the-truth-behind-the-anti-diesel-movement\/#Why_Ban-diesel_for_general_public_only\" >Why Ban-diesel for general public only?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engines4sale.co.uk\/blog\/the-truth-behind-the-anti-diesel-movement\/#Is_Anti-Diesel_Movement_myth_or_reality\" >Is Anti-Diesel Movement myth or reality?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engines4sale.co.uk\/blog\/the-truth-behind-the-anti-diesel-movement\/#What_is_actually_happening_in_Government_circles\" >What is actually happening in Government circles?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_UK_Government_and_politicians_are_opposing_diesel_cars_for_the_general_public_but_wants_to_enjoy_the_low-cost_benefits_of_diesel-engine_themselves\"><\/span>The UK Government and politicians are opposing diesel cars for the general public, but wants to enjoy the low-cost benefits of diesel-engine themselves.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The recent VW diesel has sparked severe anger and hate towards diesel. The vehicle-owners who had bought diesel in order to enjoy the benefits of fuel efficiency of diesel-engines are afraid now because politicians are urging to ban-diesel which is off course sad for them.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Ban-diesel_for_general_public_only\"><\/span>Why Ban-diesel for general public only?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Mike Rutherford, the leading columnist and critic in the UK argued that the politicians are against the diesel-owners and find them annoying but they use diesel-vehicles for themselves. The automotive critics argue that the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engines4sale.co.uk\/eng-model.asp?part=all-vw-golfdiesel-engine&amp;mo_id=31358\">diesel-engine<\/a><\/strong> is a good choice for the mid to large size family vehicles in comparison with the petrol options.<\/p>\n<p>That segment of consumers has invested their hard earned money, but their beliefs are badly shaken now. The UK government needs to tighten the emission laws and standards instead of banning-diesel.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Anti-Diesel_Movement_myth_or_reality\"><\/span>Is Anti-Diesel Movement myth or reality?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The independent observers say that the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engines4sale.co.uk\/blog\/5-point-plan-from-vw\/\">VW diesel scam<\/a><\/strong> has given a new life to the dead anti-diesel movement. It was observed that there was a strong presence of anti-diesel sentiments during the period of conservative\/liberal democrats\u2019 coalition government.<\/p>\n<p>But these were the dark realties of that time. On contrary many believe that the anti-diesel movement will net get a new blood in the UK.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_actually_happening_in_Government_circles\"><\/span>What is actually happening in Government circles?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Politicians and other officials are opposing diesel-engine vehicles, but in reality their love for diesel engine is not hidden from the general public. The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/environment-agency\">British Government\u2019s Environment Agency<\/a><\/strong> has bought fifty five SUV\u2019s from the US auto-mobile manufacturer and all with diesel engines.<\/p>\n<p>The message is clear and loud that the diesel is right for the government officials and politicians, but not for the public. The extreme example of double standards and hypocrisy of the government that must be condemned at all levels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UK Government and politicians are opposing diesel cars for the general public, but wants to enjoy the low-cost benefits of diesel-engine themselves. The recent VW diesel has sparked severe anger and hate towards diesel. The vehicle-owners who had bought diesel in order to enjoy the benefits of fuel efficiency of diesel-engines are afraid now [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1247,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,7,29,65],"tags":[360,357,361,315],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.engines4sale.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1246"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.engines4sale.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.engines4sale.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.engines4sale.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.engines4sale.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1246"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.engines4sale.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1246\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2732,"href":"https:\/\/www.engines4sale.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1246\/revisions\/2732"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.engines4sale.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.engines4sale.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.engines4sale.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.engines4sale.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}