In an interview the other day the CEO of GM was talking diesel up big. Fred
Philip Winestone wrote. > > Biodiesel seems to be a very effective way to go, and this particular idea > is quite remarkable. > > There's one BIG question, though: Where are the diesel-powered vehicles? > > Oh - I know there are trucks around that use diesel; even "smaller" trucks, > for which, I was told by an owner, the automobile companies charge as much > as $8000 as a premium. And I know that VW has a few small vehicles that > operate on diesel (as does Mercedes), but there's a huge silence from the > "Big Three" when it comes to offering diesel on most of their cars... and, > surprisingly - their SUVs. > > This last part is beyond my comprehension. To me, the most effective use > for diesel would be in any of the SUVs (I have one and I love it, > particularly in the Canadian winter) that are being produced. I even wrote > to an automobile journalist who published an article on diesel (Audi's Le > Mans win using a diesel-powered racing car), but... silence. > > It sure looks like a conspiracy of silence to me. Try searching for diesel > information on the websites of the "Big Three." > > P. > > > At 07:08 AM 7/7/2006 -0500, you wrote: > >Fred wrote > > > >An article in the CSM quoted.. > > > >If he could find the right strain of algae,.. > > > >"This is a big idea," Berzin says, "a really powerful idea." > > > >GreenFuel has already garnered $11 million in venture capital funding. > > > > > > > >Howdy Fred.. > > > >I was ready to pony up some money for penny stocks until I counted the > >number of "ifs". Why do I keep thinking the guy that sells sawdust cakes > >in fancy soap wrappers is back in town. Gosh ! Get in line quick. > > > >Richard > > > >
