This is provided by a study from the British University of Aston. Sales of diesel vehicles have already dropped by 17.1% in 2017.
On the other side of the Channel, the diesel market is likely to have disappeared by 2025. In any case, it is only in anticipation of a study from the British University of Aston (it is based in Birmingham). It estimates that the market share of this fuel will be less than one third in 2020 and just 15% in 2025. It was 50% in 2014 and 42% in 2017, the new exercise to take place, he , a new downturn (Aston University estimates that sales of diesel vehicles will fall this year by 10% in the United Kingdom). “This type of vehicle is currently facing a real storm,” said David Bailey, a professor at Aston University, “they have bad press, they are particularly targeted by traffic restrictions and they are increasingly depreciating on the VO market. “
Consumers will not win, said the local association of manufacturers and carmakers (SMMT). The latter has indicated that a D-segment model user or a diesel-powered SUV saves £ 300 to £ 400 per year in fuel compared to their petrol counterparts (£ 132 on average, all body types combined). . The professionals therefore believe that the British government should above all encourage motorists to replace their old Diesel by more virtuous models, including Diesel. The new diesel vehicles are very numerous to emit less CO2 than gasoline models …