Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/11/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]What ever diesel genration : Which doesn't solve the issue of unburnt fuel particles - exhausts/mufflers filter now them for sure but the finest ones still get through and even automakers research teams are secretly concerned that they get into your lungs more easily not to leave them forever - makes it a grim prospect all the more so. That prospect is clearer with electricity as it is easier to process particules on an industrial scale than on an individual/personal car basis. But this won't help Nathan in his choice much I'm afraid Phil...x telyt@earthlink.net wrote: >Henning Wulff wrote: > > > >>There are a whole lot of factors in energy efficiency/ecological >>footprint concerns. >> >>Cars do take a lot of energy to produce, and the Prius >>unfortunately needs more; batteries are a large part of the >>problem. Also, regarding the ecological footprint, there is the >>concern that batteries intrinsically need aggressive chemicals to >>work and that is a manufacturing/re-manufacturing and accident and >>disposal issue. >> >>The total life-cycle ecological footprint is generally lower for >>turbo diesels of the latest types, and these are probably most >>reasonable for European users. Now that finally low sulphur fuels >>are also available in N. America we'll see more diesels here as >>well, as they are even better suited to the N. American style of >>driving. >> >> > >I agree with all of this. The latest clean-burning turbo diesels are quite >impressive from many points of view. > >Doug Herr >Birdman of Sacramento >http://www.wildlightphoto.com > >-------------------------------------------------------------------- >mail2web.com - Microsoft? Exchange solutions from a leading provider - >http://link.mail2web.com/Business/Exchange > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >