If my search for a fuel efficient vehicle could include those sold outside the US, it would be over. My first choice is a diesel. Not like in my F350 that can pull a house, but like those in VWs, the TDI. This little gem of an engine regularly delivers 40MPG, is as good or better in everyday use than any hybrid, with a powerplant that outlasts the battery or gasoline types in those cars.
Diesel powers at least half the cars of Europe, and the technology of this efficient engine have become marvels. They have torque, speed, cleanliness and quiet that surprise Americans. They power Fords, Chevys, Nissans, VWs, BMWs, Mercedes and other brands we buy here, just not in the vehicles we buy here.
So, if my first choice in the search for a greener vehicle was a VW TDI, that should be that. But alas, it is installed in cars too small and too large in the US lineup, the Jetta, Golf or Tourag. Why no diesel Tiguan?!
More important, why no US demand. Like LNP gas, diesel is an immediate, proven improvement our government eschews for some reason, thus the barriers erected discourage the market.
Hyundai brings hydrogen vehicles to Europe, one free fleet at a time
ENGADGET | FEBRUARY 2, 2011
http://pulsene.ws/WU40
Excited for the rise of hydrogen economies, but can't wait till 2015? If you work for the Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or ...
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