Diesel Revs Up As Potential Alternate Fuel

from The Boston Globe online
By G. Chambers Williams III, San Antonio Express-News October 28, 2007:


Americans are clamoring for cars with diesel engines.


But the automakers, who are quite used to selling diesels in Europe, seem content to offer these generally more fuel-efficient engines mostly in trucks for the US market.

Many consumers have seen the small diesel-powered cars in Europe, though, and wonder why they can't get those same vehicles here. It's one of the most common questions sent in by readers, often just after they return from a European trip.


In Europe, nearly half of all passenger vehicles are sold with diesel engines. Diesel fuel there is cheaper than gasoline, and the cars that run on diesel have higher fuel-economy ratings than their gasoline-powered counterparts.


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