The new Ford diesel

[LDB]

Ford apparently has a winner on the horizon.

Ford Reveals New EcoBlue Diesel Engine, Touts it as Game-Changing

[Draigflag]

Commercial only? Sounds like they are focusing more on N0x reduction, which is good considering commercial vehicles are responsible for the majority of pollution, and usually noise levels. Never really considered noise levels to be important in a commercial vehicle. Only a 10% reduction in C02 equates to a 10% increase in fuel economy, but some of the newer vans are already very efficient. Check out this guy, he's averaged almost 50 UK MPG over 18,000 miles, with a best of almost 60 UK MPG, not bad for a commercial van!

Transit Courier (Ford Transit) | Fuelly

[rfruth]

Ford press release sez "to power future Ford passenger and commercial vehicles" so all you oil burner fans are in luck

[Redneckrich]

It's ok bud, at least I can run my truck off of biodiesel, regular diesel, farm diesel, JP8, JP5, Jet fuel 1, and Jet fuel 1A. The only new ford engine I'll get is the 7.3 twin turbo, or maybe a cat, just so I can roll even more lol

[Draigflag]

Diesel will play a very important part in the future of C02 targets. It has in Europe for a decade or two, and now it sounds like the US is starting to take emissions more seriously too.

[rfruth]

You won't see a diesel doing this

[Redneckrich]

Damn right you won't! I'm glad I don't have to worry about charging my truck, I love the smell of diesel in the morning!

[Airstreamer67]

Originally Posted by Draigflag

Diesel will play a very important part in the future of C02 targets. It has in Europe for a decade or two, and now it sounds like the US is starting to take emissions more seriously too.

I'd say the US takes emissions pretty seriously. Ask Volkswagon and Audi about their vaunted "clean diesels" after the US' EPA got a grip on them.

Draig, you are really hung up on pointing a finger at the US and what you conside its failures, aren't you. At least you are consistent and insistent, and usually wrong.

By the way, has London cleaned up its diesel-sourced smog yet?

[Redneckrich]

Originally Posted by Draigflag

Diesel will play a very important part in the future of C02 targets. It has in Europe for a decade or two, and now it sounds like the US is starting to take emissions more seriously too.

There only 2 states that do emissions tests, Comifornia and Colorado. All I gota do is remove my chip in Colorado and I pass

[Matt715]

Originally Posted by Redneckrich

There only 2 states that do emissions tests, Comifornia and Colorado. All I gota do is remove my chip in Colorado and I pass

That's not even remotely correct. See here.