Mercedes ditching diesels in North America
Here is a blurb about this. Is this meaning that Sprinters will be made with gasoline engines, or pulled out of the market completely?
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I was actually snickering at some hybrids because early on, I remember the "Prius Pass" here in Austin (where you passed the vehicle in the breakdown lane because they couldn't accelerate fast enough and were obstacles on the highway.)
These days, it is a totally different ball of wax. Hybrids are actually impressive, and are as fast, if not better than the all-IC models. Plus, when sitting idle, they don't burn fuel, so if you are stuck in a 2-3 hour traffic jam courtesy of some drunk texter causing a semi to jack-knife, you are in less danger of running out of fuel.
I wish there were more hybrid vans/pickups. Pickups especially, since they need torque at the low range, and electric motors dish it out best at near 0 RPM.
These days, it is a totally different ball of wax. Hybrids are actually impressive, and are as fast, if not better than the all-IC models. Plus, when sitting idle, they don't burn fuel, so if you are stuck in a 2-3 hour traffic jam courtesy of some drunk texter causing a semi to jack-knife, you are in less danger of running out of fuel.
I wish there were more hybrid vans/pickups. Pickups especially, since they need torque at the low range, and electric motors dish it out best at near 0 RPM.
