If you look at the latest emission controls on Renault, VW, Audi and others,
you'll find that the new Oxi-cats and soot filters go a long way to reduce
the NOX and soot. Burn B100 bio-diesel with these same emission controls and
the NOX and soot are  hardly detectable (cleaner than the air in LA anyway).
Not perfect but certainly better than cracking petroleum to get hydrogen for
fuel cells. I think it's a good start but certainly not the final answer.
The thing I like best about bio-diesel, is not funding OPEC or Texas oil
tycoons.

-Steven Dodson
Kneeland, CA
"Inga" the 87 Syncro

----- Original Message -----
Date:    Tue, 11 May 2004 15:22:46 -0500
From:    "Donald Baxter / Iowa City, Iowa" <onanov@MINDSPRING.COM>
Subject: Re: Diesels on NPR this morning

Yep, I did.  Wasn't lost on me that Diesels are probably not a very good
ultimate environmental solution to our transportation needs.  Soot and NOX
can't be ignored.

DB