Talking to an Audi rep, and Diesels in the US

[Ed Kellock]

What I don't understand is why this wasn't mandated by the government
sooner.  Better fuel economy for passenger cars and cleaner emissions for
commercial vehicles seems a win-win to me.  Probably some cost invovled in
getting things on line for this, but that should be a fairly minor matter of
logistics in getting the new fuel into the pipeline, figuratively and
literally.

I look forward to an A8 TDI in a couple years.  Hell, I've been looking at
350SDL's on eBay lately.  Save me!

Ed


On 5/12/06, Ingo Rautenberg <i.rautenberg at waratap.com> wrote:
>
> Apparently nobody read the link I posted from the San Diego Union-
> Tribune in February.  Here's a snippet:
>
> "The debut of ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel Sept. 1 in California will
> bring not just cleaner-burning commercial trucks and buses, motor
> homes and heavy-duty pickups, it also will mean that diesel passenger
> cars will be coming back.  The new diesel fuel goes on sale in the
> rest of the country in mid-October.
>
> At last month's Detroit auto show, five automakers announced plans
> for advanced diesel engines in cars and trucks. They could be sold as
> soon as next year.  Clean diesel engines are 20 percent to 40 percent
> more fuel-efficient than their gasoline counterparts. And they cut
> carbon dioxide emissions by up to 25 percent, said John Moulton,
> president of the powertrain division of Robert Bosch Corp., a
> manufacturer of automotive technology.
>
> The diesel fuel in use now has sulfur content of up to 500 parts per
> million. Ultra-low-sulfur fuel must have no more than 15 ppm.  Sulfur
> in diesel combines with oxygen to create sulfur oxides, which are
> considered major air pollutants."
>
> What they later mention in the article is that it actually takes more
> crude oil to refine one gallon of the newer diesel than for a gallon
> of gas.  However, that should be offset by the 30-40% fuel efficiency
> increase...
>
> Ingo
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