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Originally Posted by Big Dave
Trump card. It is a two-stroke diesel and sooner or later to be mass-produced it would have to meet Tier II emissions requirements. No chance whatsoever. Piston-ported two-strokers are notoriously dirty – emitting scads of unburned hydrocarbons (VOC), particulates, NOx, and carbon monoxide. That’s why they have all but disappeared from the market.
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There are still 2 strokes still being produced where I work. Another thing is diesel exhaust is very easy to clean up. Simple salt water removes over 99% particulate (unburnt hyd.) Many boats are using this to become "Greener" The water based material is not acid because of the reaction with the salt and promotes algae/plant growth as a fertilizer.
Now lets see if anyone is willing to dump a 55 gallon drum of water every 4 hours or so? My father used to run a 2 stroke diesel in the mines, they used them because after cleaning with water the exhaust was less fatal in closed spaces as compared to gasoline emissions. He had to get fresh water every 2-4 hours.
Too bad they won't use the algae cleaners on major coal fired plants to go 0 emissions, not to mention the biodiesel that could be made from such a setup.