Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/10/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Henning- Common sense is a rare commodity these days. We drove Mercedes diesels from 1971 to about 1990. Averaged about 27 mpg no matter how you drove them. In 1971 diesel was $0.27 per gallon- so it was $0.01 per mile for fuel. Now it's a big multiple of that. My most efficient car gets about 18 in town and 25 on the road. No progress in my stable of cars. What is the cost to change the battery pack in a Toyota Prius? Stasys On Oct 27, 2008, at 1:56 PM, Henning Wulff wrote: > At 4:21 PM -0400 10/27/08, Charles Hehl wrote: >> I just purchased a new GMC diesel truck and it requires ultra low >> sulfur diesel fuel as it is designed to meet the 2010 EPA standards >> for pollutants. I also understand that most states now only sell the >> ultra low sulfur diesel fuel and that it takes a bit more refining to >> make...hence the higher price. >> >> Charlie Hehl > > > That's the fuel that's been available in Europe for 10 years or more, > and why we in North America are only now getting the better diesel > engined European cars. > > About 2000 I asked a VW dealer here why we didn't get the more > interesting diesel cars, and he said that: > > 1. No one wanted diesels and he wouldn't be able to sell them > > 2. They (the oil companies) couldn't make that kind of fuel here and > > 3. The hybrids have a lot better fuel consumption numbers > > > All of these are only partially true, because > > 1. No salesmen could sell them because they didn't have any to sell > > 2. The oil companies had other priorities > > 3. Hybrids and diesel powered cars excel at different types of > driving, but hybrids tend to be more expensive up front, and rarely > repay the increased capital cost. > > > So bring on the better diesel cars! > > VW still doesn't get it; they will now offer one car, the Jetta, with > a diesel engine that gives the worst consumption/performance > combination of those they offer in Europe. Go figure. > > > -- > * Henning J. Wulff > /|\ Wulff Photography & Design > /###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com > |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >