[quote=CostaMesa]That’s right. The reason there are almost no 2008 small diesels in the USA can be explained by a grand conspiracy by the months-old Obama administration to prevent good and decent American citizens from having what Big Oil is most afraid of: fuel efficiency. [rolling eyes]
Have y’all ever spoken with someone from a car company? IF they could stop blaming the unions for all of their problems, they’d start blaming the government. Oh wait, they’re doing that now too. Never once will anyone hear a carmaker take responsibility for failing to bring cars to America that we need. [/quote]
Ford says the reason they don’t offer the high-mileage diesel in the US boils down to costs. Not enough Americans are willing to pay thousands of dollars more for the same car with a more costly to produce diesel engine.
One of the reasons Americans don’t see the benefit is that diesel is generally more expensive than gasoline (right now is a temporary exception). Diesel is expensive because of taxes. Government taxes.
Last year you could not buy ANY diesel car in California due to emission standards. Again, Government emission standards.
The Gov. has a role to play in diesels gaining a larger portion of the US car market. You are correct though, there are other issues.
