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Old 11-12-2015, 11:05 PM   #146 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Xist View Post
According to EIA.gov, the average price for diesel today is $2.235 a gallon. 15,000 miles at that price at 40.5 MPG would cost $827.78, but $1,030.22 at 33.85, or another $202.44 yearly; $1,012.19 for five years.
I still think it would make more sense to invest on locally-sourced renewable fuels instead of "fixing" the affected cars, as it would not just close the NOx cycle but also reduce the emissions from crude oil shipping. But it seems like the gov't is actually more interested in an increased tax revenue from the higher volumes of Diesel fuel that would be sold than in any compensation for the alleged "environmental damage"...
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