Lookin' Good: the diesels are coming!!!!!!!!!!!
February 16th 2008 06:29
Among the green technologies announced at Detroit were almost 10 diesel engine options, most going on sale this year. Concept cars featured five more.
Some are sports cars, so diesels can be quick, too.
No longer dirty, foul or noisy, new clean-diesel technology is expected to sell by the end of this year. They're almost as clean as gas engines.
What makes them green is that diesels are about 30% more efficient than gas engines. If you’re burning 30% less fuel, that means 30% less carbon dioxide — a greenhouse gas — produced, which is what typical hybrids deliver. Suddenly diesels are green.
Brands include the Acura TSX (2009), Audi Q7 TDI (available early 2009), BMW 335d (fall 2008), BMW X5 xDrive35d (fall 2008), Kia Borrego (2010), Mercedes-Benz GLK prototype (2008) and Volkswagen Jetta TDI (August 2008).
Possible in the future the Cadillac CTS and Volkswagen Passat.
Diesel concept cars included the Audi R8 V12 TDI, Jeep Renegade, Land Rover LRX, Mitsubishi Concept-RA and Saturn Flextreme.
That's really quite a selection. There would not be so many if they were not expected to make a signicant dent in the car sales figures.
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