I've said it before and I will say it again. The reason diesels are not sold in this country is because:
From each barral of crude they can extract X amount of Diesel, and X amount of gasoline. I know that they can modify this to some extent, for instance they can CRACK diesel and get gas, but they can't do any thing to gas to get Diesel. Now suppose the people in power let anyone build and sell diesels, which are proven to be more efficient, what would the gas companies do with all the left over gasoline? The new 2007 trucks (big trucks) will cost from $10,000 to $15,000 more because of modifications to filter out the particulat (sp) matter from the exhaust. Some of these trucks get as high as 10 mpg while SUVs are only geting 12 mpg. Now we are talking about one truck getting 10 mpg with a total weight of 80,000 lbs and the SUV with a total weight of 6000 lbs. Which is more efficient? The gas companies are not going to let large numbers of diesel be sold here. They have the balance just about where they want it.
Now go ahead and flame me, as I know you will, or wake up and smell the roses.
