I live way out here in the dirt in SoCal (1.5 hrs from the nearest 'city' of
any size) and I can get diesel at probably 7 different gas stations in town.
This place is full of those 'super-duty' pickups with the diesels in 'em-
and yeah, they're actually being used for work.
When you consider those, the fleets of heavy trucks the utility and
construction companies use, the trains and the semis, there's a whole lot of
diesel use going on already and those things aren't going to go away.
So yeah, something's hinky when a guy can't get a 'clean diesel' for
personal use here.
A few years ago the U.S. Supreme court knocked down the CARB ban on diesels
saying they didn't have the legal authority to do that, but I didn't follow
it after that. Anybody know what happened there?

Cya,
Robert

----- Original Message -----
From: "Loren Busch" <starwagen@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 1:33 PM
Subject: Re: What is it with the US? (No real van content)

> One point I haven't seen mention is CARB.  The California CARB
> requirements
> drive the auto industry, at least those that want to sell in the US.  My
> understanding is that 'Diesel' is a dirty word in California.  If true,
> then
> why would anyone try to market a diesel vshicle in the US?