No wonder! I wouldn't be surprised to find the names of oil barons or their
studges on the list of project rejectors. Automobile companies are responsible
for destruction of public transportation in US and being contributors to
election and then getting Clinton off the hook will do all they can to defeat
any good idea.    Ark.

David Beierl wrote:

> At 09:54 4/26/99 -0400, David..M wrote:
>
> >Diesels have the reputation of being dirty and noisy and they will never
> >get rid of that reputation. Electric or fuel cell vehicles will arrive
> >before diesel is accepted.
>
> And, sadly, recent studies cited in _Scientific American_ are showing that
> lung disease in cities is directly proportional to the amount of
> particulates in the air.  Diesel engines generate a lot of particulates.
> The (unrealistic, IMHO) US project to develop an extremely high-mileage,
> low-polluting, high-performance family vehicle was forced to reject diesel
> engine right from the start b/c of the particulate emissions.
>
> :(
> david
>
> David Beierl - dbeierl@ibm.net