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Old 11-17-2009, 12:07 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by tjts1 View Post
The problem in London and many other large cities in europe is the high concentration of diesel powered cars. We don't have this problem in the US yet. Do we really need to go down this path now when when we have other options in conventional hybrids, PHEVs and EVs or even GDI?
Europe does not have the same NOX and PM emissions requirements as the US does. That's the reason why there was no MY 2007-2008 with small TDI engines in North America. They just need to tighten up the regulations in Europe too.
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