alt.energy.renewable

On Nov 29, 9:10 am, Broderick Crawford ililililil
wrote:
> Hatchback wrote:
> > Trygve Lillefosse wrote:
>
> >> Your diesel regulations alows lower quality diesel. Meaning that the
> >> best engines would not work so well over there. This may have been
> >> changed by now. But at I think that is the "historic" reason.
>
> > The latest VW diesel engine will meet environmental standards in all US
> > states even with the current diesel fuel composition.
>
> > Diesels have always been a tough sell to US consumers because of engine
> > noise, cold weather starting, smoke, odor, vibration, and lower power
> > but anyone who has driven, even the current version of a VW TDI, knows
> > there has been major improvement in all these areas. Buyers are
> > realizing that the fuel savings payback is 8 years for a hybrid and only
> > 2 for a diesel. Some reports suggest that diesel sales will outpace
> > hybrid sales by 2012.
>
> > Combining a superior engine design, easily adaptable to biofuels, bodes
> > well for diesel powered passenger vehicles in the coming years.
>
> > LA
>
> Yes, the 2001 Jetta diesel gets 50+mpg but the NEW Jetta diesel will
> only get 34 and that's by American govt. request. They will still get
> 50+mpg in other countries.- Hide quoted text -
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> - Show quoted text -

LOL, and you have something to document this bullshit claim?