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Originally Posted by Wolfman01
You are forgetting that diesel vehicles are barely a blip in sales for the domestic auto market. Our very strict emissions standards make it VERY hard, and expensive, to certify a diesel in this country. So, untill our criminally inept lawmakers grow brains, and initiate sentient, common sense thought, we must "make do" with answers to our markets.
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You are correct that it is "VERY hard, and expensive, to certify a diesel in this country", however at least five (5) "foreign" auto companies will have suceeded by 2010.
Interestingly, the assessment of demand for diesel passenger vehicles may have missed a critical point, there are about 1 million diesel "light vehicles" sold annually in the US as vans and trucks.
Is it reasonable to assume that these "diesel fans" would demand gasoline engines for their passenger transport applications ...
IF ... 45 mpg (or better) combined average diesel passenger vehicles were available?