From Deep Green Crystals
Data provided by PSA, the collective Peugeot and Citroën brand, shows that the percentage of the European fleet [18 EU countries including France, Germany and the UK] of new car registrations has risen from 22.3% in 1997 to 50.8% in 2006.
It is the first time that more diesel powered cars were sold than gasoline powered cars.
The country with the highest percentage of diesel cars is France with 71.4% of new cars registered in 2006 diesel totaling 1,427,698 units.
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Rolf // October 25, 2007 at 5:11 pm
It is unfortunate the stupid American population prefers gas guzzling SUV’s when they could be driving TDI’s at 45 mpg. Stupid sheep are what keep the economy booming, I laugh as I pass by the fuel stations while the idiots pay $100 to tank those junk American made gas guzzlers. Europeans are much smarter then Americans, the % if Diesel owners in Europe just reinforces this fact…
Arnie // December 3, 2007 at 3:37 pm
I’m not sure that I agree completely with the notion that Europeans are smarter than Americans in this regard. Maybe more Americans would drive diesel if our government promoted it more as European countries do while subsidizing diesel to make it quite a lot cheaper than gas. If we had diesel that cost consideraly less maybe more Americans would drive diesel. Sure can’t address the blasted SUV obsession though.
appraiser // February 6, 2008 at 2:57 am
Typical eurotrash jealous pee-on.
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