alt.energy.renewable

dold@ wrote:
> Steve Ackman wrote:
>> (UTC), dold@ , dold@ wrote:
>>> The newer diesels are all turbo diesel. The Rabbit was... not a rabbit,
>>> more of a slug. The Jetta TDI will be available in all 50 states in 2008.
>
>> Really? As of a few months ago (when I researched it),
>> diesel vehicles under ~8200 GVW are illegal to sell in
>> at least 5 states. Are you claiming VW has managed to
>> get the law changed in those states?
>
> I find it hard to believe that there is a ban, per se. I can believe that
> emissions requirements below a certain GVW are different from the
> requirements above a certain GVW, same as the point for SUV mileage, and
> the introduction of the Ford F150 truck, which was just enough GVWR to skip
> some requirement that the F100 missed.
>
> From the web site V-Dub-opedia, TDI:
> "Our new TDI engine, also known as the "Clean Diesel" engine, ...
> In 2008, VW will offer the new Jetta TDI in all 50 states."
>
I heard it will only get 38mpg instead of the current 49 to 51 I get.
Are they trying not to sting the stupid Americans so hard? I know they
do better with European versions.