11-13-2007, 03:31 AM
|
#4 |
| Trendsetter
Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Mühldorf am Inn, Germany
Posts: 8,028
Thanks: 3,975
Thanked 3,189 Times in 1,366 Posts
| Re: Increaed Emissions = Lessen MPG catch 22...
Quote:
Originally Posted by ReaganLogan  CAW:
I hear you on your comments and the Bluetec is a great new engine and a Green Light one here State Side.
I believe the issue is with the ever increasing stringent standards from the EPA and State Governments that kill the new MPG increases by adding so much more Tech onto the engines that it kills the increased MPG, thus making them NOT attactive... | Thanks for your response. Seems plausible. 
I guess right now we have to see how Bluetec and other diesels will fare in the US. It's a bit ironic how these laws try to "put down" efficient engines like diesels, which with modern technology can be made cleaner, but at the same time it ignores gas-guzzling SUVs amongst others. Ah the loopholes...  |
|  |