>On Wed, Mar 20, 2002 at 05:30:36PM -0500, Craig Rogers wrote: > > > If they would then change the laws regarding diesel automobiles, we could > > import more of them, rather than completely outlawing the >importation of new > > ones within the next 10 years (based on current diesel technology). There > > What? Where did you get that idea? The diesel cars aren't being >stopped from being imported by the US >(except indirectly), it's the manufacturers like Mercedes, VW, Audi, >etc. who won't import them here because >the US diesel fuel is too crummy to run in their hi-tech diesels. > So, I guess you could try to get Congress to mandate cleaner >diesel fuel, but until that happens, the >foreign automakers won't bring the good cars here. And lots of luck >getting Congress to do it -- you saw >what happened to the recent energy bill. Detroit and big oil own >Congress -- they don't want foreign >competition, and they don't want biodiesel.
But it seems you Americans want Congress or you wouldn't have elected them. Or is that a bit naive of me? Whatever, they'll respond to enough public pressure, re diesels, ULSD dino-diesel and biodiesel. Keith > >-- >Harmon Seaver >CyberShamanix >http://www.cybershamanix.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Stock for $4. No Minimums. FREE Money 2002. http://us.click.yahoo.com/BgmYkB/VovDAA/ySSFAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
