From Mr. Beauregarde's blog:
" In France we have three choices of fuel at the pump – two star and four
star unleaded petrol – which in France is classified by its octane
content 95 for 2 star and 98 for 4 star – we also have diesel. A
staggering two thirds of French cars run on diesel, and with good
reason, a litre of diesel at the pump is on average 20 Euro centimes
cheaper than a litre of petrol."
"successive governments ran scrappage schemes to try and get as many
petrol cars off the road as possible. Well, petrol (although unleaded)
was dangerous. Petrol fumes were far more harmful than diesel fumes, so
via a system of generous « cashbacks » motorists were encouraged to
trade in their old petrol guzzling cars for « cleaner » diesel cars. At
the height of the scrappage schemes, anyone owning a petrol driven car
over eight years old, could trade it in for a brand new diesel car and
get a 1000 Euro cashback, generally given in the form of a reduction on
the new car. Many dealerships often doubled the premium. The results
were twofold. Not only did we all buy diesel cars, but also we bought
small « economical » cars."
Why is gasoline so much higher octane than in the States?
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