On 8/29/2013 11:05 PM, Califbill wrote:
BAR wrote:
In article , says...

On 8/29/13 5:50 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Thu, 29 Aug 2013 14:04:32 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On the same note, I was reading the other day that diesel power may
soon become the engine of choice for a wide range of both passenger
vehicles as well as trucks. The new ones are clean, very fuel
efficient and make more practical sense than any of the electric
hybrids currently available.

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In Europe where fuel is more than twice as expensive as it is here, a
high percentage of the passenger vehicles are diesel power. They are
not performance slugs either like the old Volkswagon and Mercedes
models.



Cummins has announced it will be building a 5.0 liter diesel to be used
in Nissan pickup trucks.

http://cumminsengines.com/cummins-5L-V8-turbo-diesel

Most European cars are running sub 2 liter diesel motors.

Toyota as a large diesel that Yanmar converts for the Jetboating crowd.
Friend has one in his 25' Precision Weld and gets about 4.5 mpg on plane.

Cummins seems to be enjoying a near monopoly in on the road truck
engines thanks to EPA. The other makers of large diesels will probably
move their operations offshore and charge more for their off road and
marine equipment shipped to the US.