The diesel engine is gradually fading. Even in Europe, the last stronghold of the oil-burner, demand has plummeted in recent years. At its peak, diesel accounted for more than 50 percent of new car sales in the early 2010s, obviously before the Volkswagen Group’s notorious scandal. Through August this year, its market share among new cars has shrunk to just 8.3 percent, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA).
