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Originally Posted by Kodak
I wonder if the ECE has less stringent emissions standards that the EPA or individual states' regulatory policies. I would be surprised if that were not the case, because U.S consumers could really benefit from the low end torque and FE that diesels offer versus comparably sized gas engines. Makes me wonder what else may be preventing the use of diesel here.
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Their emission standards are as strict if not stricter than ours.
And the answer to the last question is $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.
It's been discussed, but if you were to use the cars and trucks that get the big mpg here, a few, ahem, "special interests" will lose a lot of money since the overall consumption of out fleet will drop dramatically.