Comments on: J.D. Power Survey: Diesels and Hybrids to Increase Market Share http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/jd-power-survey-diesels-and-hybrids-to-increase-market-share/ The Truth About Cars is dedicated to providing candid, unbiased automobile reviews and the latest in auto industry news. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:54:01 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Landcrusher http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/jd-power-survey-diesels-and-hybrids-to-increase-market-share/comment-page-1/#comment-303722 Landcrusher Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:47:00 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/jd-power-survey-diesels-and-hybrids-to-increase-market-share/#comment-303722 Saw the Audi TDI's on the ALS race over the weekend. Watching them clearly outrun the other cars on the straight was enough to warm a diesel lovers heart. Saw the Audi TDI’s on the ALS race over the weekend. Watching them clearly outrun the other cars on the straight was enough to warm a diesel lovers heart.

]]> By: kph http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/jd-power-survey-diesels-and-hybrids-to-increase-market-share/comment-page-1/#comment-301682 kph Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:34:39 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/jd-power-survey-diesels-and-hybrids-to-increase-market-share/#comment-301682 Anyone with an opinion on biofuels and hasn't done so already: Email your <a href="http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm?OrderBy=state&Sort=ASC" rel="nofollow">Senators</a>. Email your <a href="https://forms.house.gov/wyr/welcome.shtml" rel="nofollow">Representative</a>. Anyone with an opinion on biofuels and hasn’t done so already:

Email your Senators.

Email your Representative.

]]> By: BuckD http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/jd-power-survey-diesels-and-hybrids-to-increase-market-share/comment-page-1/#comment-301602 BuckD Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:28:49 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/jd-power-survey-diesels-and-hybrids-to-increase-market-share/#comment-301602 Oh happy day for diesel-ophiles like me. I pray that the current high price of diesel fuel doesn't piss on the oil burner parade. Oh happy day for diesel-ophiles like me. I pray that the current high price of diesel fuel doesn’t piss on the oil burner parade.

]]> By: menno http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/jd-power-survey-diesels-and-hybrids-to-increase-market-share/comment-page-1/#comment-301432 menno Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:00:31 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/jd-power-survey-diesels-and-hybrids-to-increase-market-share/#comment-301432 If things go well, and current trends continue (i.e. the move from massive pickups and SUVs for one fat-butt to commute in, to small cars), then perhaps this E85 CAFE loophole can go away. It's too much to expect the politicians in Washington to see sense and do away with it right now. (That'll only work if someone can figure out how to wave more dollars in their face than the mega ag companies and ethanol companies). In the meanwhile, with diesel prices at over $4 per gallon and gas just under $3.40 a gallon locally, along with a higher-than-you-might-think price premium for the upcoming clean diesel technology in cars, I'm going to predict that GASOLINE HYBRIDS will be 10% of the market and DIESELS will be less than 2% of the market by 2015. Unless, of course, some extremely smart company goes ahead and starts converting offal, sewage and garbage into diesel fuel/heating oil, so the supply can increase without being connected to oil imports (thus hopefully bringing the price in line with gasoline). See www.changingworldtech.com - they're looking for partners. If things go well, and current trends continue (i.e. the move from massive pickups and SUVs for one fat-butt to commute in, to small cars), then perhaps this E85 CAFE loophole can go away.

It’s too much to expect the politicians in Washington to see sense and do away with it right now. (That’ll only work if someone can figure out how to wave more dollars in their face than the mega ag companies and ethanol companies).

In the meanwhile, with diesel prices at over $4 per gallon and gas just under $3.40 a gallon locally, along with a higher-than-you-might-think price premium for the upcoming clean diesel technology in cars, I’m going to predict that GASOLINE HYBRIDS will be 10% of the market and DIESELS will be less than 2% of the market by 2015.

Unless, of course, some extremely smart company goes ahead and starts converting offal, sewage and garbage into diesel fuel/heating oil, so the supply can increase without being connected to oil imports (thus hopefully bringing the price in line with gasoline).

See http://www.changingworldtech.com – they’re looking for partners.

]]> By: jaje http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/jd-power-survey-diesels-and-hybrids-to-increase-market-share/comment-page-1/#comment-301372 jaje Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:49:20 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/jd-power-survey-diesels-and-hybrids-to-increase-market-share/#comment-301372 E85 is a waste of our time outside of any leftovers after use for human and livestock - it raises our food prices! It's main interest is political and the Big 2.8 only provide these vehicles b/c it costs only $200 to update their fuel system to accept e85 and it saves them $1000 per vehicle in CAFE fines for their SUV heavy lineup. E85 is a waste of our time outside of any leftovers after use for human and livestock – it raises our food prices! It’s main interest is political and the Big 2.8 only provide these vehicles b/c it costs only $200 to update their fuel system to accept e85 and it saves them $1000 per vehicle in CAFE fines for their SUV heavy lineup.

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