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Originally Posted by diametricalbenz
Actually from an inside source at VW they plan to exit the diesel market by 2007 because of emissions stringency the only leverage is mass production use of biodiesel teamed with a catlytic converter which is still overcoming design issues.
Hopefully with higher fuel prices more interest will be placed on clean burning high mileage cars.
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That sucks. I forgot about the new emissions rules coming out. I read something somewhere that they are really trying to get it to work without the catalytic converter. Something about it needing to be replaced and there is some 80,000 mile rule... Maybe it was some form or scrubber. I'll see if I can find the article, as it was a really good one.
You know, it might make diesels real cheap. Perceptions, that might have been getting better, will probably go back down the tubes if no one can sell them here anymore.
10-21-2005, 02:29 PM
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