Although I am a pretty big fan of the diesel engine concept, the reality is that have pollution issues that are a BIG problem. They emit fine/ultra fine/nano size particulates, which are extremely bio-reactive. They unequivocally cause many health problems, including lung and cardiovascular disease, whether with 'crummy' US diesel fuel or with European fuels. So far attempts to deal with these emissions (regarded by most pollution researchers as even more hazardous than gasoline emissions) have only succeeded in dramatic increases in oxides of nitrogen at the expense of modest decreases in ultra-fine particulates. The powerful and high fuel mileage CDI engines so far have been unable to circumvent this major problem.

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John

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