[V8] Hybrid Q5 or Q7 Diesels on the other side ...

[Etdmail at cs.com]

Hi All -

It should be noted that much of the Diesel emissions quality 
here, has been gained through legislative efforts in reducing 
sulfur contents.

These efforts change the yield quotient from a barrel of oil though. 
Where Diesel refining/cracking once yielded more gallons, per 
barrel than gasoline, now yields less, due to additional refining. 

To the end consumer, it still has a BTU advantage. But 
one does pay more for that at the dealership and the pump. 
Hopefully you don't have to drive further to find it too, so do 
your own math carefully!

And Hybrids of course are just an interim technological patch 
until lagging investments in the sciences can get us all up to 
speed on something else. Until then hopefully we will all be 
traveling further on less, more greenly...


Best,
~Ed
(Cambridge) 



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In a message dated 8/3/2011 11:08:57 AM EDT
, v8-request at audifans.com writes: 
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> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2011 23:20:04 -0400
> From: kyle leatherwood <kyle_leatherwood at hotmail.com>
> To: <v8 at audifans.com>
> Subject: Re: [V8] You never know...
> 
> 
> Yeah Ingo, you know.  It is very sad.  In speaking with a close friend who 
> is a DPSM for one of the major manufacturers, the rest of the world laughs 
> at the US because we are the only "dumbasses" in the world who think 
> hybrid technology is good.  Sadly, they make diesels now that the exhaust is 
> cleaner than gas engines.  But hey, as long as Americans buy into hybrids, 
> then diesel engine will never take off here!  
> 
> Kyle
> 
>  ---------------------------------------------------------
> >Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2011 21:26:55 -0400
> >From: ingo.rautenberg at gmail.com
> >To: v8 at audifans.com
> >Subject: [V8] You never know...
> >
> >So I was fueling up for the second time today (only throw in $20 at a 
> time
> >lately) and noticed a hybrid Q5 or Q7 on the other side of the pump with
> >manufacturer plates. 30ish guy with his wife and kid.
> >
> >Struck up a conversation about the hybrid and he explains it has a 360v
> >battery and 4cyl 2 liter turbo (basically performance of the six and
> >efficiancy if the four) and he asks, "5000?"
> >"No, V8 5 speed"
> >"Ah, D1. Don't see many of those around." Ha, he knew 
> >(as an Audi/VW engineer -- I'm guessing).
> >
> >We both agreed diesels were better than hybrids :-)
> >
> >-Ingo
> >___________________________________________