“Apparently there is now acceptable technology.”
VW,Audi, BMW and Mercedez sell several models each, using diesel technology which is CLEANER than gas vehicles.
Over 50% of new passenger vehicle sales in Europe are diesels.
The olde Big Three simply don’t try very hard anymore, having written off all but light trucks/SUVs a few years back.
I expect we will see Japanese and Korean diesel vehicles, before we see American ones.
And yes, VW builds Passats in Tennessee, with turbodiesel engines, but not the smaller displacment one in the article.
So why is nobody interested in the subsidized, too big to fail auto companies?
Obama, he don’t want no stinkin diesels, he wants elictricity, regardless if it is economical, etc.
I wonder if it's because the UAW isn't involved in building them.