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Old 10-04-2015, 02:16 AM   #88 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by rmay635703 View Post
Emissions should never stand in the way of significantly higher fuel economy, especially as stationary and industrial applications can put out 100-1000x the pollution the little VW musters without any emissions requirements.
Just the energy expense to refine more oil to supply the increased Diesel fuel consumption from the engines after the recall to make them fully emissions-compliant is already pointless on its own, and it's mostly sourced from dirtier resources, so any eventual cut on tailpipe emissions would become uneffective. And we're not even taking into account the emissions of the oil shipping from the Middle East to America. If there were real "environmental", "preservationist", or "sustainable" interests behind EPA regulations instead of some leftist interests, they would promote the usage of biodiesel or pure vegetable oils instead of *****ing about the TDI...
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