Wouldn't a diesel Prius get higher mpg? Diesel engines run many fixed generators and would be ideal for starting/stopping characteristics of the Prius power...
Yes they do have diesel car engines... Toyota Diesel In 1999, Toyota unveiled its new D-4D diesel - short for ÔDirect Injection 4 Cylinder Common Rail Diesel...
http://www.greenconsumerguide.com/profiles_html/t/toyota/page6.html Toyota Diesels Model MPG - Urban MPG - Extra Urban MPG - Combined CO2 emissions (g/km) ...
... But the emissions would not be as clean. Diesel, even the "clean diesel" in Europe, has a high amount of breathable particulates, unlike gasoline engines. ...
... Actually Toyota sells several diesel cars in Europe. I'm not sure what a Prius with diesel would get, but thanks to its low-drag body, probably around...
... Nonsense. Gasoline engines ALSO emit high amounts of particulates. Don't believe me? Just look at the black soot collected inside your tailpipe. As for...
... Different kind of particulate, Troy. Sorry to burst your bubble. :) The stat you cite about both a diesel and an HCH being a "9" might be true *for the...
... right. Gasoline particulates are WORSE, because they are smaller and get sucked into the bloodstream. ... Diesel PMs are measured by the EPA, and that's...
... Yeah, but that's the point. Gasoline & Diesel Engines are *equally* bad in pollutants. Equal amounts of PM/NOx/CO/HC. However, Diesels are ~30% more...
... If diesel alone causes 70%, then it's impossible that diesel and gasoline are "the same" -- there's only 30% left for gasoline and all other air polluters....
... CONTEXT. They are talking about TRACTOR-TRAILERS and/or buses that get 5 miles per gallon & have virtually no emissions controls. Of course they are ...
Your statistics are inclusive one way or the other, because it doesn't establish the ratio of diesel and gasoline exhaust to the number and type of vehicles...
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And certain liberal environmentalists told me that I was "nuts" to think it was possible to make a SULEV or PZEV diesel-powered car for California highways. ...
... You mean the engine is cleaner -or- the fuel? Why? troy __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - now with 250MB free storage. Learn...
I have a 2004 Civic Hybrid. After driving it 15 or 20 miles it starts to accelerate roughly. The engine rapidly fluctuates up and down several hundred rpms...
... Well, no not really, but diesels emit EQUAL amounts. This new Ford diesel hybrid is SULEV/PZEV which is equal to the Prius & Civic hybrids in cleanliness. ...
Sounds like a problem with the CVT (automatic transmission). The CVT can't decide what gear ratio to use, and is probably a problem with the computer. troy ...
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