Are all the big rig highway trucks, Greyhound buses, and other heavy duty
commercial vehicles all powered by gasolene engines in California?
jh
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From: "Winsor Crosby" <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, 13 May, 2006 06:12 AM
Subject: [OM] Re: OT - energy efficient cars
>
> There must be diesels and diesels. I have read a couple of comparison
> tests between high fuel efficiency gasoline models, VW TDs and
> hybrids. The VW diesels seem to be the worst of the lot, slower than
> the other two options and worse fuel efficiency. In this country with
> diesel fuel out pricing gasoline and a Toyota Echo getting more miles
> per gallon(only in the high thirties) there seems to be no argument
> for diesel cars at all even assuming I could buy one in California
> where the diesel is not clean enough to be sold.
>
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>
> Winsor
> Long Beach, California, USA
>
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>
>
> On May 10, 2006, at 9:48 PM, Chris Barker wrote:
>
> >
> > That's a shame; diesels are rewarding to drive. The only thing I
> > miss is the sweet sound of a hig-revving petrol engine, but high revs
> > and hard braking are gross wasters of energy so I wouldn't enjoy it
> > any more.
> >
> > I worked out that my 2-litre diesel (common-rail technology) gives me
> > around 48mpg (40 US), but that's on day-to-day commuting on small
> > roads with much stop and start. On a long run I get 53 mpg (45 US)
> > and with a particulate filter and low emissions that assuages my eco-
> > guilt somewhat. Working from home would do that even better ...
> >
> > Chris
>
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