Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 09:45:20 -0600
Reply-To: James Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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From: James Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Ford Galaxy Friday
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It may or may not be better on emissions per se; but any fuel made from a recently-grown organism is essentially recycling last year's carbon. No net gain.
Fuel made from anything dug up from under the earth adds a net gain of carbon to the atmosphere.
Big difference.
Jim
On Jan 21, 2012, at 9:18 AM, Anthony Egeln <regnsuzanne@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
> What may become the game changer for diesel in this country is the eventual introduction of diesel
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> bio-fuels, i.e. algae produced diesel.
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> If the technology advances enough to make algael diesel competitive without subsidy, we should see more diesel
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> cars. It is my understanding that non-petroleum diesel is better on emissions than gas.
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> Cheers, Anthony
> '89 Syncro GL (Hidalgo)
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>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 7:58 AM
> Subject: Re: Ford Galaxy Friday
>
> I think there are a number of forces preventing Diesels from being popular here. Things are getting worse as the price of Diesel is often more than gasoline and that trend will get even worse with the increasing requirements to clean the fuel up. Being in the Northeast I would hate to have to heat my house with fuel oil. My son just bought a new Jetta and try as may I was not able to convince him to go TDI. The upcharge and his desire for speed had him choose the GLI. From experience with motorhome if I get another one it will probably be gas. The increased maintenance costs of the Diesel have been painful. A major problem in the US with auto Diesels in the increased emissions. From 2004 to 2007 new ones were illegal here in NY due to the emissions. So why would manufacturers develop a vehicle that may not even be allowed? As hybrid technology goes down in cost I think that will be the major player in the fuel economy war.
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> Dennis
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Dave Mcneely
> Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 5:02 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Ford Galaxy Friday
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> take a look here at the mpg figures. Why, why, why can't we get some sense here in the U.S.? mcneely
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> http://greenautochoice.com/cmp/minivan-cmp-chrys-01.htm
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> ---- "fonman4277@comcast.net" <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
>> Folks, I am sitting in traffic behind a Ford Galaxy minivan. I've never seen anything like it, and it has a TDI badge on the back. not a model I've ever seen before here in the united states, it has virginia tags, not diplomatic plates. It does not appear to be brand new, as it has the typical parking lot door dings on the sides.
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> Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone
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> David McNeely
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