[TexasTransplant]

>>>Bio diesel will never be more than peripheral. Tar sands, shale oil, and oil-from-coal will provide plenty of oil for many years.<<<

Thank you!!!!

My diesel truck will run just as well on Diesel from coal, tar sands, shale oil or sunflower seeds hemp or whatever... diesel is diesel.

The US needs to start building more vehicles that have high effiency Diesel Engines and everything else (with the help of the free market) will fall into place. The rest of the world has seen the light.

TT

[VoiceOfBruck]

My diesel truck will run just as well on Diesel from coal, tar sands, shale oil or sunflower seeds hemp or whatever... diesel is diesel.

Not when the new emission regs kick in.

[arthurus]

You are right about diesel. the enviros will oppose it strongly because it is more efficient and would "delay" the day of reckoning.

[B Knotts]

The envirokooks are trying to outlaw diesel engines, because of their higher NOx emissions. There are solutions, but they are going to be somewhat costly.

But, you're right...the way to go is with compression-ignition (diesel) engines.

[beef]

Hybrid cars are a flash in the pan. Diesel is the real wave of the future.