GMAT Sentence Correction (SC) | Re: Diesel engines burn as much as 30% less fuel than gasoline

Yes, A is the correct answer. The part "as well as emitting ......" is not a clause at all, neither it is a part of a parallel structure. Consider this part a present participle modifier for the entire previous clause.

Many users seem to get confused by the fact that idiomatically "as well
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