On 4/28/05 14:29, "Matthew C. Huntley" <matthew.huntley@STRATHBOGIE.NET>
wrote:

> Perhaps one of the more interesting statements about diesel came from
> VolksWagen themselves;
> They are backing Diesel vs Hybrids

For the same reason that honda doesn�t like the epa milage stuff.  Hybrid is
fantastic for around the city but looses back to standard and worse on the
open hiway.  Honda and some of the other hybrid companies have actually been
telling the US gvt that their way of determining mpg is way out of date.
Honda was actually worried that they might get sued if they used the gvt
rating for hybrid mpg. The gvt is only now considering redoing the test
methods.  It is already known that many vehicles on the road today are as
much as 20 percent over rated in real driving.  Beware of the real hybrid
mpg in open areas.

The other trick that is now coming to play is the higher horsepower hybrid
(toyota) vs the modern diesel (mercedes and VW).  The modern deisel is very
close match and with the projected biodiesel blends coming on line it will
match and exceed with better horsepower and open road capability.
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