It is probably for the best that diesels never caught on in America for several reasons. Can you imagine the increased pollution?
On Sun, Dec 11, 2016 at 4:00 PM, Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: > Clouseau would have been wrong. :-) > > Paul via phone > >> On Dec 11, 2016, at 3:54 PM, Jostein <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Well as Clouseau would have said, not anymeur. :-) >> Jostein >> >> Den 11.12.2016 21.51, skrev Paul Stenquist: >>> U.S. Diesel standards were much stricter than Europe's for decades. I >>> worked with Mercedes and they were troubled by the challenge.but they met >>> it. Europe was more or less pulled along. >>> >>> Paul via phone >>> >>>> On Dec 11, 2016, at 3:46 PM, Jostein <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Actually, Paul; >>>> The standars for emissions have been phased in gradually, in "tiers". >>>> There's been a strong push from the car mfgs, starting at least a decade >>>> ago, to make authorities in both the EU, USA, Japan and others harmonise >>>> the timing of the phase-in. >>>> There's no more "banning" in the US than elsewhere, so sales drops are >>>> more likely due to other factors such as customer preference or >>>> market-regulating import tariffs. >>>> >>>> Jostein >>>> >>>> Den 11.12.2016 21.33, skrev Paul Stenquist: >>>>> The U.S. Diesel particulate and NOx standards effectively banned them >>>>> here. >>>>> Mercedes , BMW and GM have been able to meet the standards with urea >>>>> injection and filters, but the tuning was somewhat crippling. >>>>> Volkswagen and Audi got around it by cheating. Diesels are all but >>>>> deadfor cars in the U.S. still viable for light trucks. >>>>> >>>>> Paul via phone >>>>> >>>>>> On Dec 11, 2016, at 3:00 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> And in various European cities, there's a move to ban ALL diesel engined >>>>>> devices from the city .. permanently. >>>>>> >>>>>> G >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Dec 11, 2016, at 8:31 AM, Bipin Gupta <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The trend here in India is for Diesel Cars as Diesel Fuel is 30% >>>>>>> Cheaper than Petrol. >>>>>>> And Trucks, Busses, Tractors, Trains. Generators etc were always Diesel. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> What a waste in transporting just one chap in one vehicle. Our roads >>>>>>> are chock a block with >>>>>>> traffic moving at snails pace during the Office Commute Hours. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> In Delhi, India's Capital, ODD & Even numbered cars ply on alternate >>>>>>> days, such are the levels >>>>>>> of pollution, smog & fog so as to disrupt Flights, Trains & Highway >>>>>>> traffic. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>>>> follow the directions. >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
