| 05-03-2008 China
should widely use diesel engines to release the bottleneck in energy supply and
demand brought about by accelerating fuel consumption, said the All-China Environment
Federation in a proposal presented to the current National People's Congress being
held in Beijing. The country is facing a growing problem of resource and energy
shortage and environmental pollution. Rapid development of the automobile industry
has presented new challenges to fuel supply. Experience at home and abroad shows
that wide application of diesel and development of diesel cars will help China
effectively implement a national energy safety strategy and push forward construction
of a resource saving and environmentally friendly society. According to the findings,
a diesel car consumes 2.01 million joule of energy per kilometre while a similar
gasoline-powered vehicle consumes 2.64 million joule of energy per kilometer. In
developed countries, more than 50 per cent of passenger cars coming on the road
are diesel engine and almost all commercial vehicles newly in service have diesel
engines. Research indicates that if 20 per cent of the vehicles in China are diesel,
the country can save about 19 million tons of oil every year. Emission levels
of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and hydrocarbon discharged by diesel vehicles
are also distinctly lower than those from gasoline vehicles. Especially, the discharge
of carbon dioxide by a diesel vehicle is about 40 per cent lower than by a gasoline
one. Furthermore, the diesel engine is more economical than its gasoline counterpart.
At present, Chinese related manufacturers are already to produce high-quality
diesel engines.
Editor:Frederick
Wei from Chinabuses.com
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