Diesels on the Up
DIESEL CARS make up a quarter of all cars in Great Britain with 7.2 million of them registered in 2008, according to Government figures. This compares to 21 million petrol cars. The number of diesels has risen from 2.7 million in 1998 (12% of all cars), while the number of petrol cars has fallen from its 2004 peak of just under 22 million. Hybrid petrol-electric cars, such as the Toyota Prius, form a tiny part of the cars on Britain’s roads with fewer than 50,000 registrations in 2008.