Originally Posted by
Ochdx
The reason Europeans favor diesel is because their government subsidizes diesel fuel, and its much cheaper than regular gasoline. As far as United States is concerned, there are five states that didn't approve Chrysler's urea injection diesels, and I am damn glad about it.
Not totally true.
The EU overtaxes diesel less than they do gas. It has nothing to do with a subsidy. And with upcoming EU regulations standardizing diesel taxation, that difference is going to be much less than it was before.
Also, Bluetec is only a year away from becoming 50 state legal. And Honda's upcoming urea-free diesel coming to the US will also be 50 state legal.
But, way to promote thirty year old stereotypes of diesel technology.