LR90 Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 reading a piece that say's LR have launched a pilot scheme to offset the carbon dioxide emissions of every vehicle it sells I found this link Climate Care. Now waiting for the fridge variant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbeaumont Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 reading a piece that say's LR have launched a pilot scheme to offset the carbon dioxide emissions of every vehicle it sells I found this link Climate Care. Now waiting for the fridge variant 8 tons of CO2 a year if I use the (300TDi) disco, 12.2 tons if I use the range rover on LPG. 16 tons if it's on petrol... Mind, that's based on the fuel economy I actually get out of them, and I don't drive the disco with quite as much right brick B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbeaumont Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 8 tons of CO2 a year if I use the (300TDi) disco, 12.2 tons if I use the range rover on LPG. 16 tons if it's on petrol...Mind, that's based on the fuel economy I actually get out of them, and I don't drive the disco with quite as much right brick B) That should have been tonnes. Not quite so bad then Think I might investigate that biodiesel place up in Rowley Regis... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LR90 Posted July 18, 2006 Author Share Posted July 18, 2006 I was surprised diesel seemed to generate worse co2 emissions than petrol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbeaumont Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 I was surprised diesel seemed to generate worse co2 emissions than petrol I wasn't - I had in mind that it did - but can't remember the exact chemistry behind it. That, of course, assumes that your diesel vehicle uses the same amount of fuel as your petrol one. In many cases the lower fuel consumption will more than offset the increased per-litre pollution. Interesting thought...does that mean you can reduce your carbon emissions by tuning your engine to produce more CO instead of CO2? Bit of the puzzle missing, me thinks... I reckon the future is V8s on bio-ethanol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBMUD Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 Running on 100% bio-diesel this week - I finally found some on my way to Billing. So, that makes.... carbon neutral motoring. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v8bertha Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 reading a piece that say's LR have launched a pilot scheme to offset the carbon dioxide emissions of every vehicle it sells I found this link Climate Care. Now waiting for the fridge variant Yup, from wot I heard it's gonna be like a tick box on the options list... LR will pay for your 1st years trees to offset the carbon produced. I was speeking to a trader at the weekend who said he'll probably follow suit providing his customers agree to pay for consecutive years. Seems to be all the rage at the mo... but people like the "Woodland Trust" are gonna have to change their stance on this if it's gonna get anywhere. Blimey, at this rate the whole country will be one vast woodland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbarton Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 Blimey, at this rate the whole country will be one vast woodland And Blair still won't be able to see the wood for the trees! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoSS Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 Geoff - I think your figures are a bit out on the LPG. It should be similar a CO2 to that of Diesel & much cleaner on other factors. see - http://www.boostlpg.co.uk/what_is/environment.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbeaumont Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 Geoff - I think your figures are a bit out on the LPG. It should be similar a CO2 to that of Diesel & much cleaner on other factors.see - http://www.boostlpg.co.uk/what_is/environment.htm I was factoring in fuel consumption - the range rover (on LPG) averages 13-15mpg depending how I drive it. The discovery (on diesel) 30-35mpg. The figures are straight from the calculator LR90 posted a link too, so I don't know how accurate the figures behind it are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoSS Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Ah ok, thats true i suppose. If you use more LPG than Petrol the figures will be up a bit per mile. Still way way better on particulates & NOx though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbeaumont Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Ah ok, thats true i suppose. If you use more LPG than Petrol the figures will be up a bit per mile. Still way way better on particulates & NOx though Yep - much better for everyone in the vicinity of the vehicle, but still pretty lousy from a global warming point of view. Biodiesel and similar is better for the global environment, but still kicks out nasty particulates and so on (I've an idea it's not too bad for NOx, and the particulates aren't as carcinogenic as those from mineral diesel?). I don't think there's a currently available fuel* which ticks all the boxes. *By which I mean available as a practical everyday fuel for the man on the street to run his vehicle on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoSS Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 I don't think there's a currently available fuel* which ticks all the boxes.*By which I mean available as a practical everyday fuel for the man on the street to run his vehicle on. I know power source that runs on commonly available plant matter & only outputs useful biomatter which roses can be grown from. How many hp does a horse give anyway? Actually thats no good, I think i read that their farts also contribute to ozone depletion... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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