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Right. Diesel is filthy and thankfully never became very popular in the US except for tractor/trailers and railroads. I believe wood burning fires and trash fi
by TedDoesntTalk 6y ago
Right. Diesel is filthy and thankfully never became very popular in the US except for tractor/trailers and railroads.
I believe wood burning fires and trash fires also contribute.
Hence my comment tying soot to population density.
- perardi 6y agoAnd to check myself… https://www.dieselforum.org/diesel-drivers/clean-diesel-vehicles-available-in-the-u-s https://www.dieselforum.org/diesel-drivers/clean-diesel-vehi... Yup, outside of heavy-duty body-on-frame trucks and SUVs, they are gone now. Although I swore the Mazda CX-5 had a diesel option…
- chrisseaton 6y ago> outside of heavy-duty body-on-frame trucks and SUVs But aren’t the best selling cars in the US exactly heavy-duty body-on-frame trucks and SUVs? The most popular car in the US for the last 30 years is the F-150.
- perardi 6y agoYes…but even in that class, they sell a teeny, tiny percentage as diesels. https://www.dieselforum.org/vehiclesales/u-s-vehicle-sales-dashboard https://www.dieselforum.org/vehiclesales/u-s-vehicle-sales-d... And though I cannot find a citation, I swear I have heard the best-selling F-150 engine is the turbocharged gasoline V6.