> Jeff wrote: > I've heard a lot of arguments for diesel/biodiesel and they are compelling, > for some areas like Europe. Lets face it, the diesel engine is just not > that widely accepted here in the states.
VW diesels are 50 state compliant meaning the Tier II bin 5 standard which permits only 0.05 grams per mile. Volkswagens will use a NOx trap and two oxidation catalysts to scrub the exhaust and have a burn out cycle to clean the NOx trap. By moving towards biodiesel produced from non-food crops like Jatropha, which is already being done in The Philippines, India, and Africa, we leverage our existing engine and fuel distribution technologies while delivering an infinite supply of fuel, albeit limited by standard crop contraints. In short, there's no reason to waste money, energy, or resources on developing new technologies especially ones that don't solve the key problem: reliance on fossil fuels. And as for diesel acceptance, given the choice between car and no-car, most people will choose car. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:255976 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
