MorphDaCivic -
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Originally Posted by MorphDaCivic
Maybe the car has trouble starting in cold weather? I have wondered how a diesel hybrid would do in very cold weather, with intermittant starting. I know from the 10 years I drove Mercedes diesels, they hated the cold, and killed batteries.
I would like to see some real competition in the Hybrid market. This may be THE Prius killer.  |
Aptera said that they didn't try a diesel in their hybrid configuration because they couldn't meet California emissions standards in a small-displacement diesel. I would guess that VW also couldn't get their Mercedes-licensed bluetec emissions on a small displacement diesel to comply. Probably for EU standards as well because the emission regulations for the USA, EU, and Japan are converging.
CarloSW2