Yep. Wilton
----- Original Message ----- From: "OK Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 8:33 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tax credits for Diesels > I questioned this report, based on the byline from Mumbai - but it > seems to be accurate: (if it only applied to all our Diesels as well > :-) > > http://www.kbb.com/KBB/green-cars/articles.aspx?BlogPostId=712&r=24462669476 751464 > > A trio of super-clean, 50-state BlueTEC Mercedes-Benz diesel vehicles > has become the latest to qualify for federal alternative-powertrain > tax credits from the IRS. The 2009 ML320 BlueTEC will be eligible for > up to a $900 maximum credit while the R320 BlueTEC merits up to $1,550 > and the GL320 BlueTEC tops out at $1,800. Although those breaks will > only be available on the first 60,000 units, an M-B spokesperson > confirmed that the planned U.S. volumes for the three will not exceed > that number next year. Since none of the three are set to arrive at > dealers until October, neither pricing nor formal EPA numbers have > been released. However, Mercedes indicated that each will carry a > price premium of roughly $1,500 over its gasoline-engine counterpart, > have fuel economy figures that are 20-30 percent greater and a > cruising range in excess of 600 miles. > > Unlike the E320 CDI sedan, which does not meet the California > emissions requirements, these new 50-state M-B diesel SUVs are > equipped with Mercedes' AdBlue system that injects a precisely > measured quantity of aqueous urea solution from an on-board reservoir > into the exhaust that reduces nitrogen oxides to nitrogen and oxygen > in a special catalytic converter. The AdBlue tank only needs to be > refilled every 10,000 miles, which is done as part of the vehicle's > routine maintenance. > > Last month, Volkswagen formally announced that its new 2009 Jetta TDI > and SportWagen TDI models also would be eligible for a $1,300 tax > break under the same federal alternative-powertrain legislation. > > > On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 8:29 PM, Wilton Strickland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > http://www.domain-b.com/automotive/2008/20080814_Mercedes-Benz.html> > > > > -- > OK Don, KD5NRO > Norman, OK > "There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and > mountaineering; all the rest are merely games." - Ernest Hemingway > '90 300D (Rattled), '92 300D (Saber), ''97 Ply Grand Voyager (Vincent van-go) > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
