[BC] Gas Prices

[Mike McCarthy]

As I understand, the European fuel rules reduced many emissions a few years 
ago.  Most notably much lower sulfur emissions. Mercedes, VW, Volvo and 
Saab all have turbo-diesels which are far cleaner than their predecessors 
and run rings around the gasoline engines of similar size.  It will take a 
few years, but as older vehicles retire, you should see a reduction in the 
particulate emission in general.

Now if we can just get the US public to accept diesel as a motor 
fuel.  Then we can work towards expanding Bio-diesel which is a renewable 
source.  It not only gets us off the import reliance from the Middle East, 
it also keeps the dollars at home going to farmers who can then buy more 
things like tractors, combines and trucks...among other things.

MM

At 04:56 PM 7/9/2005 +0200, you wrote:
>--- At 09.07.2005.b 10:15, SteveOrdinetz wrote: ---
>>Dunno if they've improved them since the 80s, but diesels have lots of 
>>drawbacks too...sluggish acceleration and they don't start well when 
>>cold.  I get in the mid-ish 30s with my (gas) Cavalier, don't think I'll 
>>be getting a diesel anytime soon.
>
>Diesel engines have seen so much development in the last decade that it's 
>nothing short of amazing. Like the saying goes "this is not your daddy's 
>diesel"! ;-) Forget sluggish accelerations (due to much higher torque when 
>compared to fuel engines of equal horse power, diesel engines actually 
>have far better mid-acceleration). Also forget cold starts, vibration, 
>noise... Modern diesel engines are sophisticated fuel-injected 
>turbo-charged engines with high efficiency, high torque and high power, 
>very quiet with instant start and some of them even have a good sound ;-)
>
>Though EU emission standards get stricter and stricter therefore driving 
>further engine development and reduction of emission gasses, and though 
>diesel engines produce less CO and CO2 than fuel engines, they still 
>produce more particulate matter, sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides. 
>Therefore my vote goes to hybrid cars like Fred's Toyota Prius, which has 
>seen great success around the world!
>
>
>Regards,
>Goran Tomas
>
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