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Old 02-20-2012, 10:08 PM   #33 (permalink)
payne171
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Unless the tax rates change, Americans will never like diesel as well as Europeans. Furthermore, because of these differences in preference, American refineries put out a lower percentage of diesel fuel relative to gasoline, and fixing that would require wholesale refits for the refineries. Add that to the efficiency advantage diesel has enjoyed but is now shrinking due to high pressure direct fuel injection, and I believe diesel will always be a bit player in the States.
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