alt.energy.renewable

"Eeyore" wrote in message
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> Erdemal wrote:
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>> Eeyore wrote:
>> > danny burstein wrote:
>> >> Hatchback writes:
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>> >>> Diesels have always been a tough sell to US consumers because of
>> >>> engine
>> >>> noise, cold weather starting, smoke, odor, vibration, and lower power
>> >>> but anyone who has driven, even the current version of a VW TDI,
>> >>> knows
>> >>> there has been major improvement in all these areas. Buyers are
>> >>> realizing that the fuel savings payback is 8 years for a hybrid and
>> >>> only
>> >>> 2 for a diesel. Some reports suggest that diesel sales will outpace
>> >>> hybrid sales by 2012.
>> >> Are you looking at just the gallons used or are you taking
>> >> the different prices of diesel vs. gasoline into account?
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>> >> Generally speaking (with lots and lots of variation) diesel
>> >> fuel is 10 to 15 percent more expensive than gasoline.
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>> > Not in Europe. Diesel and gasoline are about the same price.
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>> Not in your Europe, in my Europe Gasoline is 1.30?/l and diesel
>> is 1.05 ?/l (LPG is even cheaper ?? 0.30 ?/l).
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> In the UK diesel is a couple of pence more expensive than petrol
> (gasoline).
> Apparently this is because the UK has insufficient refining capacity
> dedicated
> to diesel and a lot of it has to be imported.
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> Graham
Same reason diesel is more expensive in the US.....NIMBY has eliminated
refinery capacity
to the point of wondering if it can be fixed.
Probably will be so as long as it is fashionable for a person to expect fuel
and ban any fuel production
that they can.It feels good, so you don't think about conflict of interest
by your actions.