Comments on: New Cleaner Diesels Arrive In California

By: home made wind generators

home made wind generators — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:32:02 +0000

Smart article.. Will come back again=)

By: Maio

Maio — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:02:19 +0000

Moin moin, schicker Beitrag auch wenn ich das etwas anders sehe :D

By: Michel Platini

Michel Platini — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:57:32 +0000

I can't wait until I get to try one. Does anyone know VWs position with regards to biodiesel ?

By: nct

nct — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:33:49 +0000

I have heard that the new jetta diesels will qualify for a tax credit under the lean-burn section of the law. Something like $1250??

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VW TDI for sale in California | VW-TDI-For-Sale.com — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:44:18 +0000

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By: Tony

Tony — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:11:03 +0000

Ron, Good question on how the cat works.

Near as I can tell, MB started calling it a "storage catalyst" a few months ago, but I never saw any explanation as to what that meant.

The gist of what I got was that it was a cat like that found on gasoline powered cars, only with different materials coating allowing it to do its chemical work.

I'm not sure if it's vanadium or not, but I do know that it's not platinum (as in gasoline fueled cars).

From what I read, the new diesel cats will function in the same way as existing cats, i.e. it's part of the exhaust system, and you don't have to worry about it (unless it corrodes, gets plugged, gets holed by a rock etc etc etc).

I do know that the new gen of diesel engines are using particulate filters that have to be replaced. Not sure of the service interval for that, but as I recall, it's somewhere in the 100K range, so not all that often.

If anyone out there DOES know, please write in

By: Celeste LeCompte

Celeste LeCompte — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:28:19 +0000

Thanks, Ron. Error amended. It's nice to have readers keep us on our toes. As for your questions, I'll leave them to Tony.

By: Ron B

Ron B — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:49:11 +0000

Affected, not effected.. I'm not even a journalist and something like that shouts out. Anyway 33mpg isn't really that great .. double that and you're really talking. HOW does the CC "store" the Nox? is it converted to a powder or a solid.. or is this a euphemism and it isn't really "stored"? I would expect the CC to need renewing flushing whatever. plus it probably uses vanadium or other rare earth metal extracted at great damage to the green. Earth.

By: Biodiesel as an Alternative Fuel | Alternative Fuel For Cars and Beyond

Biodiesel as an Alternative Fuel | Alternative Fuel For Cars and Beyond — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:48:25 +0000

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