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Will We Drive Diesel Cars?

Diesel engines have been around for decades and in certain applications, they rule. Transport trucks, farm equipment and large boats all rely on diesel power for effective propulsion. Why hasn’t this been the case with cars and light trucks? Diesel cars have been available in Europe or some time, in fact 60% of the new […]

Posted on January 29, 2009 by Pete D. in CarEnvy Archives | Tagged BMW, Duramax Diesel, Hybrid, VW | 2 Comments
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