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To: neolib who wrote (162900)	11/8/2008 3:16:28 PM
From: Elroy Jetson	Respond to of 306849

Yes, new diesel engines solve the problem, if car owners keep their urea tanks filled. But the use of diesel for passenger cars in the US would create another major problem which would halt sales of diesel cars. Europe more heavily relies on rail transport and the U.S. on trucks - and in Europe virtually no one uses fuel oil to heat their home or office. This means Europe has enough distillate fuel to supply as diesel for the passenger car market. Much of the non-distillate fraction shows up in the U.S. as gasoline. If the U.S. wanted to use diesel a a major passenger car fuel, this means the supply has to come from homes and offices being converted from fuel oil to electricity or gas, and trucks being replaced by an expanded rail network. If distillates were removed from these other markets, you would find diesel at $12 a gallon and gasoline at $2, and I don't have to tell you how popular diesel cars would be in that scenario. .

To: neolib who wrote (162900)	11/8/2008 3:47:30 PM
From: Elroy Jetson	Respond to of 306849

this correction is better. A few letters missing from the prior version. Yes, new diesel engines "solve the problem", if car owners keep their urea tanks filled, but create another major problem which would halt sales of diesel cars. Europe more heavily relies on rail transport and the U.S. on trucks - and in Europe virtually no one uses fuel oil to heat their home or office. This means Europe has enough distillate fuel to supply as diesel for the passenger car market. Much of the non-distillate fraction shows up in the U.S. as gasoline. If the U.S. wanted to use diesel as a major passenger car fuel, this means the supply has to come from homes and offices being converted from fuel oil to electricity or gas, and trucks being replaced by an expanded rail network. If distillates were not removed from these other markets, you would find diesel at $12 a gallon and gasoline at $2, and I don't have to tell you how popular diesel cars would be in that scenario. .