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From: [email protected] (Horace Dediu)
Subject: Re: Dirty Diesels?
In article , [email protected] (Kumaravel Natarajan) writes:
|> I heard the diesels are considered cleaner-burning than
|> gas engines because the emit less of: Carbon Monoxide,
|> Hydrocarbons, and Oxides of Nitrogen. (CO, HC, NOX).
|>
|> But they can put out a lot of particulate matter. I heard
|> something about legislation being discussed to "clean up
|> diesel emissions". Is there anything in the works to
|> install "scrubbers" for diesels? How about the feasibility
|> of installing them on trucks and cars? Would it be any
|> different than a catylitic converter? I'd assume easier,
|> since we're removing particulate matter instead of converting
|> gasses. Let's hear people's opinions...
|>
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|> -- Vel Natarajan [email protected] Motorola Cellular, Arlington Hts IL --
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This really bugs me. The emissions of diesels are the cleanest of any vechicle,
but they are considered so polluting that they are banned in passenger cars
in California. What a bunch of crap. Diesel is the fuel of choice for
enviromental benefit in Europe while here it's illegal for the same reason.
The particulates are nothing but carbon. They are just an annoyance at worst.
Nothing beats the diesel cycle for efficiency and emissions, torque or engine
durability. It's also cheaper.
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