Moondog wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
stores with the fill station locked in a cage. It reminded me a what comedian said about diesel fuel economy - you need 48 mpg fuel economy
to make it to the next closest fill station.
Before VW self-destructed, I thought they could release a diesel
hybrid car - convert it to buidiesel and you'd have a car that would appeal to the most righteous of all alternative car buyers.
Re: Diesel
By: poindexter FORTRAN to Moondog on Wed Nov 04 2020 07:31 am
Before VW self-destructed, I thought they could release a diesel
hybrid car - convert it to buidiesel and you'd have a car that would appeal to the most righteous of all alternative car buyers.
I've wondered why I haven't seen any hybrid diesel-electric cars.
Nightfox
Price margins are pretty tight in the US car market. A Toyota diesel automotive costs $1500-$2500 more than it's gas drinking sister, and companies that produce diesel cars internationally have had poor results with buyers getting over that slight price increase. Tack that on to a hybrid, and they would have a small group of interested buyers
Moondog wrote to Nightfox <=-
Price margins are pretty tight in the US car market. A Toyota diesel automotive costs $1500-$2500 more than it's gas drinking sister, and companies that produce diesel cars internationally have had poor
results with buyers getting over that slight price increase. Tack
that on to a hybrid, and they would have a small group of interested buyers
Re: Diesel
By: Moondog to Nightfox on Fri Nov 06 2020 04:54 pm
Price margins are pretty tight in the US car market. A Toyota diesel automotive costs $1500-$2500 more than it's gas drinking sister, and companies that produce diesel cars internationally have had poor result with buyers getting over that slight price increase. Tack that on to a hybrid, and they would have a small group of interested buyers
I've heard of Toyota diesels, but I haven't actaully seen any of them in the
Nightfox
Moondog wrote to Nightfox <=-
Price margins are pretty tight in the US car market. A Toyota diesel automotive costs $1500-$2500 more than it's gas drinking sister, and companies that produce diesel cars internationally have had poor results with buyers getting over that slight price increase. Tack that on to a hybrid, and they would have a small group of interested buyers
Yeah, but make it run on biodiesel, and every Kombucha-drinking,
whole-foods shopping, summer scarf and sandal-wearing, hemp clothing
hipster with a jute shopping bag, yerba mate gourd and man bun will
pay top dollar to be more earth friendly than you - and use every
opportunity to remind you of that!
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