Archive for June, 2010
Diesel Passenger Vehicles
Both diesel cars and light trucks are receiving a
lot of attention in the United States as a near
term strategy to achieve fuel economy and climate
change goals.
The renewed interest in diesel as of late stems
from its potential to improve passenger vehicle
fuel economy. The best diesel passenger vehicles
of today are more efficient on fuel than their
gas counterparts, [...]
Diesel Or Not
Diesel is often looked at as being smelly, noisy, and
many think the only place for it is in a tractor. The
truth to diesel vehicles is that they are slow, noisy,
smelly, although they are cheaper to run than gas.
Diesel engines aren’t as powerful as gas engines, as
gas engines produce more horsepower than that of a
diesel engine. [...]
