Sales of diesel cars fall by nine per cent as British motorists pay notice to string of health warnings
By James Salmon Transport Correspondent For The Daily Mail 01:37 BST seven Mar 2017, updated 02:05 BST seven Mar two thousand seventeen
- Fresh diesel car registrations fell to 36,981 in February – a drop of 9.1 per cent
- Sales of petrol cars rose to 42,826 – a rise of Five.8 per cent over the same period
- Philip Hammond to announce a £270million investment to help firms pioneering electrical cars
Sales of diesel cars have slumped as a string of health warnings emerges to be hitting home with motorists.
Fresh car registrations fell to 36,981 in February – a year-on-year drop of 9.1 per cent, figures showcase.
Meantime, sales of petrol cars rose Five.8 per cent to 42,826 over the same period, according to data released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. Greener alternatives, including electrical cars and hybrids such as the Toyota Prius, soared by 48.9 per cent – albeit only Three,308 were sold.
Diesels also dipped by Four.Trio per cent in January – and means sales have now fallen for five months in a row.
Motor industry insiders stressed that February is typically a quiet month and warned against reading too much into the latest figures.
Last week the SMMT hit out at the ‘anti-diesel agenda’ and insisted modern engines are much cleaner.
But MPs said motorists emerge to be heeding warnings about the health risks of diesels, which emit more nitrogen oxides than petrol cars.
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Ministers are also likely to welcome the trend as they battle to meet EU air pollution targets. Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has already warned motorists to think twice about buying a diesel car and encouraged them to switch to a low-emissions alternative.
Chancellor Philip Hammond is expected to announce a £270million investment to help firms pioneering electrical cars and artificial intelligence in tomorrow’s Budget.
The Government is also understood to be considering a diesel scrappage scheme, while councils are considering imposing higher charges for diesel drivers to park or come in town centres.
Green Party MP Caroline Lucas said: ‘It’s good to see motorists heeding warnings from campaigners and ministers and moving away from diesel. We know that air pollution from diesel finishes thousands of lives prematurely.’
Campaigners have pointed out that millions of motorists were encouraged to buy diesel cars by the previous Labour government on the basis they emitted less of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. However, they produce more pollutant particles and nitrogen oxides – including nitrogen dioxide – that are hurting to human health.
They have been linked to health problems such as asthma, heart and lung diseases and premature births.
But despite years of warnings, motorists have largely shrugged them off.However, Tory MP Charlie Elphicke, chairman of the cross party FairFuelUK group, said: ‘The pollution problem is not solved by switching from diesel to petrol.
‘What we should be doing is encouraging more people to buy electrified and enlargened taxes on fresh high emission gas guzzlers.’
One in four child deaths caused by pollution
Pollution accounts for the death of one in four children under five, a report out yesterday said.
Dirty water and air, second-hand smoke and a lack of adequate hygiene have helped the global death toll reach 1.7million, the World Health Organisation said.
It found that 570,000 youngsters perish each year from respiratory infections such as pneumonia, while another 361,000 die due to diarrhoea as a result of polluted water and poor access to sanitation.
WHO estimated 11–14 per cent of children aged over five report asthma symptoms – almost half of them related to harmful emissions. WHO director general Dr Margaret Chan said the danger posed by air pollution worldwide is on a ‘much fatter scale’ than HIV or ebola.
The estimated annual death toll, including adults, is 6.Five million a year. She told the Big black cock: ‘A polluted environment is a deadly one – particularly for youthful children.
‘Their developing organs and immune systems, and smaller figures and airways, make them especially vulnerable to dirty air and water.’ She added that air pollution ‘starts in the womb’ when pregnant mothers are exposed to emissions of harmful chemicals.
Diesel car sales drop my 9%, Daily Mail Online
Sales of diesel cars fall by nine per cent as British motorists pay notice to string of health warnings
By James Salmon Transport Correspondent For The Daily Mail 01:37 BST seven Mar 2017, updated 02:05 BST seven Mar two thousand seventeen
- Fresh diesel car registrations fell to 36,981 in February – a drop of 9.1 per cent
- Sales of petrol cars rose to 42,826 – a rise of Five.8 per cent over the same period
- Philip Hammond to announce a £270million investment to help firms pioneering electrified cars
Sales of diesel cars have slumped as a string of health warnings emerges to be hitting home with motorists.
Fresh car registrations fell to 36,981 in February – a year-on-year drop of 9.1 per cent, figures demonstrate.
Meantime, sales of petrol cars rose Five.8 per cent to 42,826 over the same period, according to data released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. Greener alternatives, including electrified cars and hybrids such as the Toyota Prius, soared by 48.9 per cent – albeit only Trio,308 were sold.
Diesels also dipped by Four.Trio per cent in January – and means sales have now fallen for five months in a row.
Motor industry insiders stressed that February is typically a quiet month and warned against reading too much into the latest figures.
Last week the SMMT hit out at the ‘anti-diesel agenda’ and insisted modern engines are much cleaner.
But MPs said motorists show up to be heeding warnings about the health risks of diesels, which emit more nitrogen oxides than petrol cars.
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Ministers are also likely to welcome the trend as they battle to meet EU air pollution targets. Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has already warned motorists to think twice about buying a diesel car and encouraged them to switch to a low-emissions alternative.
Chancellor Philip Hammond is expected to announce a £270million investment to help firms pioneering electrified cars and artificial intelligence in tomorrow’s Budget.
The Government is also understood to be considering a diesel scrappage scheme, while councils are considering imposing higher charges for diesel drivers to park or come in town centres.
Green Party MP Caroline Lucas said: ‘It’s good to see motorists heeding warnings from campaigners and ministers and moving away from diesel. We know that air pollution from diesel completes thousands of lives prematurely.’
Campaigners have pointed out that millions of motorists were encouraged to buy diesel cars by the previous Labour government on the basis they emitted less of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. However, they produce more pollutant particles and nitrogen oxides – including nitrogen dioxide – that are bruising to human health.
They have been linked to health problems such as asthma, heart and lung diseases and premature births.
But despite years of warnings, motorists have largely shrugged them off.However, Tory MP Charlie Elphicke, chairman of the cross party FairFuelUK group, said: ‘The pollution problem is not solved by switching from diesel to petrol.
‘What we should be doing is encouraging more people to buy electrified and enhanced taxes on fresh high emission gas guzzlers.’
One in four child deaths caused by pollution
Pollution accounts for the death of one in four children under five, a report out yesterday said.
Dirty water and air, second-hand smoke and a lack of adequate hygiene have helped the global death toll reach 1.7million, the World Health Organisation said.
It found that 570,000 youngsters perish each year from respiratory infections such as pneumonia, while another 361,000 die due to diarrhoea as a result of polluted water and poor access to sanitation.
WHO estimated 11–14 per cent of children aged over five report asthma symptoms – almost half of them related to harmful emissions. WHO director general Dr Margaret Chan said the danger posed by air pollution worldwide is on a ‘much thicker scale’ than HIV or ebola.
The estimated annual death toll, including adults, is 6.Five million a year. She told the Big black cock: ‘A polluted environment is a deadly one – particularly for youthfull children.
‘Their developing organs and immune systems, and smaller figures and airways, make them especially vulnerable to dirty air and water.’ She added that air pollution ‘starts in the womb’ when pregnant mothers are exposed to emissions of harmful chemicals.
Diesel car sales drop my 9%, Daily Mail Online
Sales of diesel cars fall by nine per cent as British motorists pay notice to string of health warnings
By James Salmon Transport Correspondent For The Daily Mail 01:37 BST seven Mar 2017, updated 02:05 BST seven Mar two thousand seventeen
- Fresh diesel car registrations fell to 36,981 in February – a drop of 9.1 per cent
- Sales of petrol cars rose to 42,826 – a rise of Five.8 per cent over the same period
- Philip Hammond to announce a £270million investment to help firms pioneering electrified cars
Sales of diesel cars have slumped as a string of health warnings emerges to be hitting home with motorists.
Fresh car registrations fell to 36,981 in February – a year-on-year drop of 9.1 per cent, figures showcase.
Meantime, sales of petrol cars rose Five.8 per cent to 42,826 over the same period, according to data released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. Greener alternatives, including electrified cars and hybrids such as the Toyota Prius, soared by 48.9 per cent – albeit only Trio,308 were sold.
Diesels also dipped by Four.Three per cent in January – and means sales have now fallen for five months in a row.
Motor industry insiders stressed that February is typically a quiet month and warned against reading too much into the latest figures.
Last week the SMMT hit out at the ‘anti-diesel agenda’ and insisted modern engines are much cleaner.
But MPs said motorists emerge to be heeding warnings about the health risks of diesels, which emit more nitrogen oxides than petrol cars.
Related Articles
Ministers are also likely to welcome the trend as they battle to meet EU air pollution targets. Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has already warned motorists to think twice about buying a diesel car and encouraged them to switch to a low-emissions alternative.
Chancellor Philip Hammond is expected to announce a £270million investment to help firms pioneering electrified cars and artificial intelligence in tomorrow’s Budget.
The Government is also understood to be considering a diesel scrappage scheme, while councils are considering imposing higher charges for diesel drivers to park or come in town centres.
Green Party MP Caroline Lucas said: ‘It’s good to see motorists heeding warnings from campaigners and ministers and moving away from diesel. We know that air pollution from diesel finishes thousands of lives prematurely.’
Campaigners have pointed out that millions of motorists were encouraged to buy diesel cars by the previous Labour government on the basis they emitted less of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. However, they produce more pollutant particles and nitrogen oxides – including nitrogen dioxide – that are hurting to human health.
They have been linked to health problems such as asthma, heart and lung diseases and premature births.
But despite years of warnings, motorists have largely shrugged them off.However, Tory MP Charlie Elphicke, chairman of the cross party FairFuelUK group, said: ‘The pollution problem is not solved by switching from diesel to petrol.
‘What we should be doing is encouraging more people to buy electrical and enlargened taxes on fresh high emission gas guzzlers.’
One in four child deaths caused by pollution
Pollution accounts for the death of one in four children under five, a report out yesterday said.
Dirty water and air, second-hand smoke and a lack of adequate hygiene have helped the global death toll reach 1.7million, the World Health Organisation said.
It found that 570,000 youngsters perish each year from respiratory infections such as pneumonia, while another 361,000 die due to diarrhoea as a result of polluted water and poor access to sanitation.
WHO estimated 11–14 per cent of children aged over five report asthma symptoms – almost half of them related to harmful emissions. WHO director general Dr Margaret Chan said the danger posed by air pollution worldwide is on a ‘much fatter scale’ than HIV or ebola.
The estimated annual death toll, including adults, is 6.Five million a year. She told the Big black cock: ‘A polluted environment is a deadly one – particularly for youthfull children.
‘Their developing organs and immune systems, and smaller bods and airways, make them especially vulnerable to dirty air and water.’ She added that air pollution ‘starts in the womb’ when pregnant mothers are exposed to emissions of harmful chemicals.