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why? hybrid brings efficiency of the gas engine to that of the diesel (and better than that in the city) while being much cleaner. 15-20 years ago (the first ye
by trhway 6y ago
why? hybrid brings efficiency of the gas engine to that of the diesel (and better than that in the city) while being much cleaner. 15-20 years ago (the first years after coming from Russia where diesel was definitely a better option back then - and my father had diesel VW Passat there at the time :) i thought that the diesel was the way to go and was disappointed at California for the "anti-diesel" law, and only later understood that it was a right thing to do.
- zelos 6y agoAlso, people get confused with the efficiency of diesels, comparing MPG between petrol and diesel, when they're liquids with different densitites and carbon contents.
- toyg 6y agoI just expected more by what was effectively the hybrid gold-standard (the Prius). My Passat was a regular diesel with some tweaks (VW called it "bluemotion"), thinking it got so close to the average hybrid efficiency made me slightly sad for a minute. But it's not important anyway, hopefully we're rapidly approaching an electric-first setup and that's what matters.
- reportingsjr 6y agoYou should really mention that it's diesel in a comparison like this. Diesels produce significantly more air pollution (particulary nasties like NOx) than similar gas/petrol engines.