Comments on: Two Paths to Clean Diesel

By: tapra1

tapra1 — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:41:29 +0000

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By: Adrian

Adrian — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 16:17:54 +0000

Two innovative ways to reduce NOX emissions. I think diesels have a bright future. They are more efficient. However, they release a lot of particulate pollutants. Hoping to have clean diesels soon.

By: Cesar M. Gonzalez

Cesar M. Gonzalez — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:38:29 +0000

There is a diesel hybrid…….Go to Aptera dot com………………..CG…………

By: Cesar M. Gonzalez

Cesar M. Gonzalez — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:36:16 +0000

There will be a diesel hybrid car which is the Aptera……( See Aptera dot com ) CMG……….

By: Kenyon

Kenyon — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:05:07 +0000

I took delivery of a Jetta TDI Sportwagen Friday and it is great. Styling is modern and sleek. Engine is as quit as a gas engine, and power is impressive. I have a TDI '06 Beatle and regularly get 40+ mpg on the highway. I expect at least as good mileage in the Jetta. This same car was used to set a record of 58 mpg across the US.

I haven't had time to determine any mileage values yet, but I know that the Beatle took 10-15 k miles to break in.

There are 2 small down sides so far. They are very hard to get. I ordered mine in the summer and just got it. The other is the stupid iPod adapter that they are including an almost all cars being built. It only seems to fit iPods over 2 years old and the user interface is extremely bad. When you get the iPod adapter you lose the aux-in jack. Really a dumb accessory.

By: thomatt12

thomatt12 — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:23:42 +0000

I agree a hybrid Jetta TDI Sportwagen will definitely be a good idea…

By: Bryce

Bryce — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 07:02:07 +0000

Series hybrid sounds good to me. Better than a parallel drivetrain.

By: Jakub Kudlacz

Jakub Kudlacz — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:41:47 +0000

Cost! and Diesel Stations! are two main reasons why Diesel Hybrid cars are not going to enter US market anytime soon.

On average Hybrid system costs around 2,000$ more and Diesel Engine around 3,000$ now when you add those two its 5,000$ more than same car using just Gasoline engine.

Diesel Engines last longer than Gasoline Engines and offer your car a better resale value, so that is a big plus. Hybrid technology is on a rise, but companies are still experimenting with different types of batteries.

Future looks bright, but car companies will start thinking outside a box only if OIL prices continue going up, right now with recession and OIL prices down (it will not last but it may take a year or two before they go back up) many car companies will invest sporadicly instead of heavily into new technologies.

All that aside, I would love to see more Diesel powered cars in US as well as Diesel Hybrid in a year or two. Possibly Golf Diesel Hybridhttp://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/03/vws-golf-diesel.html

By: ex-EV1 driver

ex-EV1 driver — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:59:48 +0000

Why not just make diesel serial plug-in hybrids that get 50 miles or more of pure electric range. The diesel would run so seldom for most people that it won’t have to be cleaned up. Even if it does need to be cleaned up, clearly the NOx trap would work since there would be no need for big diesel engines in passenger vehicles if an electric motor does the heavy lifting.

By: Bryce

Bryce — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:46:54 +0000

I saw one the other day, and they are not particularly loud at all. Only could tell it was a diesel cuz I saw the TDI on the back, otherwise, I would have never known.