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Regardless of what's technically possible, the fact remains that US standards for particulate emissions and nitrous oxide are quite a bit stricter than European
by bunderbunder 8y ago
Regardless of what's technically possible, the fact remains that US standards for particulate emissions and nitrous oxide are quite a bit stricter than European standards. So much so that, as we discovered recently, at least one major European automaker apparently felt the best way to get their diesel cars cleared to sell in the USA was by, in effect, lying.
- azernik 8y agoOne of the revelations of the VW scandal is that, when they actually comply with emissions standards, diesel engines are not cost- or efficiency-competitive; one interpretation of the events is the result of a failed overinvestment in a technology that didn't pan out. https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-looks-to-electric-cars-after-diesels-dead-end/ https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-looks-to-electric-car...
- jacobush 8y agoKind of reminds of how air-breathing nuclear jets have great performance, but possess other drawbacks. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/Aircraft_Reactors_Arco_ID_2009.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/Aircraft...