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Old 08-10-2010, 02:41 PM   #61 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by robchalmers View Post
In the US were the diesel infastructure rivals that of the hydrogen infastructure...
May I ask if you've spent much time in the US lately? Because around here, diesel is readily available at most filling stations.

The US bias against diesel comes, I think, from the wide perception that they're dirty, noisy, and stink. Which is not entirely false: most of the diesel vehicles sold (automotive class, not 18-wheeler trucks) are pickup trucks. Their engines ARE dirty, noisy, and stink. Now maybe the fact that they do is just a marketing ploy, intended to appeal to the wannabe-truckers out there, but it's still a fact.

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