If you're trying to say my point is invalid because Chev now sells a diesel and the article mentoined they said they wouldn't then you are missing the point. It doesn't change the fact that in the mid part of the last decade the auto makers had to meet much higher standards to sell deisel in the US.
By that same logic your point about the Saturn electic car being pulled for lack of parts and service needs is now out dated since GM sells the volt that doesn't have the same service and parts needs as gas cars.
I would say there's a very good chance that the only reason that Chev is putting out a diesel car in the US is because they have to make an engine that satisfies the up coming EU standard. So you can thank the EU governments and the EU citizens putting their dollars behind diesel for that.
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Look back at history, like the Chrysler Turbine Car, noted was how it would run on any burnable fuel BUT it main problem was it lack of service needed and its projected million miles life.
In a couple of the articles they even said "We honor the high octain gas and the ICE."
And how about the Saturn Electric Car, same problem, lack of parts and service needs.
Consider our printers many have ought on that they nearly give the printer away so they can make money selling us ink.
Again I will point out this article to new comers:
The Silver Bear Cafe
Read it and do some research on all of this. |
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Originally Posted by racprops
Pioneering construction techniques, an advanced plug-in hybrid drivetrain and innovative packaging all play a part in allowing the XL1 to return 313 mpg on the combined cycle while emitting 24 g/km of CO2 to set a new benchmark for vehicle efficiency.
So what is wrong with 313MPG??
It is a beginning..
As for the other stuff I cannot say...
Funny as Chevy is now putting out a Diesel car with 49MPG for the USA.
So whom has old data??
Rich
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