Depends on how you define pollution. Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) emissions are a problem with biodiesel and diesel in general. NOx is a major cause of smog, so it's a problem. Diesel engine technology keeps improving the pollution problem, but yeah, gas engines are cleaner in that respect.
Ouhh! Snacks! The secret to any successful migration! Who's up for some tasty fried meat products!?
Anya ,'Touched'
Natter 62: The 62nd Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Gudanov - Dec 01, 2008 12:05:57 pm PST #3869 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping
Gudanov - Dec 01, 2008 12:12:12 pm PST #3870 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping
I hope your MiL recovers well Cash.
Glamcookie - Dec 01, 2008 12:13:39 pm PST #3871 of 10002
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
~ma to your MiL and family, Cash.
tommyrot - Dec 01, 2008 12:14:53 pm PST #3872 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Speaking of new diesel cars: A High-Mileage Masterpiece
But like many new clean diesels, which meet even California’s tough emissions rules, the Jetta scoffs at its sticker. Hoarding fuel like a mobile Scrooge, I averaged a remarkable 48 m.p.g. over more than 150 miles of freeway driving. That’s the best mileage of any American-market car I’ve tested — gas, diesel or hybrid. I never knew that driving a steady 60 m.p.h. could be so gratifying, and I vowed to try it more often.
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Among a wave of diesel cars and trucks — whose advanced emissions systems let them meet pollution rules in all 50 states -- the Jetta is the people’s choice, costing half as much as diesels from Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz. The VW is also the current champion of diesel economy. And its 4-cylinder engine achieves impressively low emissions without the need to carry several gallons of liquid urea, which helps to cleanse the emissions of larger diesel cars and S.U.V.’s.
Lee - Dec 01, 2008 12:15:47 pm PST #3873 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Health-ma to your MIL, Cashmere.
Barb - Dec 01, 2008 12:16:05 pm PST #3874 of 10002
“Not dead yet!”
~ma for your MiL, Cash.
tommyrot - Dec 01, 2008 12:19:10 pm PST #3875 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Health~ma for your MIL, Cash.
tommyrot - Dec 01, 2008 12:22:13 pm PST #3876 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Sheryl - Dec 01, 2008 12:27:35 pm PST #3877 of 10002
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Healthma to your MIL, Cash.
Ginger - Dec 01, 2008 12:33:47 pm PST #3878 of 10002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Speaking of new diesel cars: A High-Mileage Masterpiece
My '79 diesel Rabbit got 50-55 MPG.