Fuel mileage vs pollution

Lobstah wrote:
One can only hope that the government acquires some degree of common sense between now and then and rethinks the whole fuel situation. Ethanol has been a disaster in that it doesn't achieve any of it's intended goals.

Jim

Um, Common Sense and government do not belong in the same sentence. If that is what you hope for, you are going to be sorely disappointed. Government decisions are based on a combination of politics and crony capitalism. Nothing more, nothing less.


From what I have read, the very latest generation of diesels, mileage is slightly worse than the ones from 3 years ago or more. Much older than 10 years ago, it is difficult to get an apples to apples comparison, as there are often other factors that come into play, such as weight.