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Diesel Cars Make a Comeback in the U.S.

Scientific American -- Gone are the days of riding in the family station wagon, inhaling smelly, sooty fumes from a noisy diesel engine.

Diesel engines have always been more efficient than their gasoline counterparts, but over the last decade, the autos and the fuel they run on have had to come a long way to shed their dirty image. Today, diesel cars offer Americans another fuel-efficient vehicle option that could also ease the pain at the pump.

"The great thing about diesel is that it's coming in at the right time," said Allen Schaeffer, executive director of the Diesel Technology Forum. "It's proven itself as a technology, and it has the credentials to compete with policymakers and customers that want to drive a car that's good for the environment and low in carbon dioxide emissions."

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Submitted Apr 25, 2012 By: eromitlab

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tamiuron Champion Author Laredo Posts:1,946 Points:750,620 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 10:47:47 PM Ignore tamiuron Report Abuse too bad diesel costs more
darkknight1 Champion Author Winston-Salem Posts:4,480 Points:923,760 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 10:43:45 PM Ignore darkknight1 Report Abuse Good
USCCRN Sophomore Author Long Island Posts:145 Points:104,240 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 10:42:59 PM Ignore USCCRN Report Abuse The innovations and technology finally caught up with the diesel powered cars to make them more efficient and cleaner. Now they have to lower the prices for diesel fuel for automobiles.
warlord1 Champion Author Georgia Posts:5,375 Points:1,062,000 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 10:42:15 PM Ignore warlord1 Report Abuse ok
Ready Eddie Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:5,924 Points:1,372,420 Joined:Feb 2003	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 10:41:59 PM Ignore Ready Eddie Report Abuse still cannot fuel up anywhere.
DriverofRed Champion Author Calgary Posts:2,313 Points:437,485 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 10:41:42 PM Ignore DriverofRed Report Abuse ok
Chris46 Champion Author Dayton Posts:23,954 Points:2,107,475 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 10:40:53 PM Ignore Chris46 Report Abuse These diesel burners burn cleaner and are quieter than your grandfather's diesels. I still wouldn't buy one though.
clermont40miles Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:10,759 Points:1,800,570 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 10:37:05 PM Ignore clermont40miles Report Abuse More practical and affordable than many alternatives. If cost of ownership and operating are better than gasoline, I would consider buying one in ten years or more when I am back in the market for a replacement vehicle.
rjwill1 Sophomore Author New Jersey Posts:114 Points:510,205 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 10:34:23 PM Ignore rjwill1 Report Abuse I'll never buy one.
Topless2012 Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:2,578 Points:509,740 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 10:34:05 PM Ignore Topless2012 Report Abuse Big deal.
ILANGE9 Champion Author Illinois Posts:7,759 Points:1,624,900 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 10:28:18 PM Ignore ILANGE9 Report Abuse Hope to have one some day.
96sc1 Champion Author El Paso Posts:8,517 Points:1,367,440 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 10:27:59 PM Ignore 96sc1 Report Abuse Yes, but these modern vehicles cannot use biodiesel.
jjjleblanc Champion Author Rochester Posts:6,000 Points:1,545,570 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 10:25:33 PM Ignore jjjleblanc Report Abuse Maybe too late. Look to natural gas.
Kamakani Champion Author Denver Posts:2,685 Points:1,294,660 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 10:24:12 PM Ignore Kamakani Report Abuse Too noisy
OGW Champion Author London Posts:5,446 Points:1,558,085 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 10:23:50 PM Ignore OGW Report Abuse They are cleaner but still dirty and smell. Anything saved at the pump will be more than spent on maintenace, they ain't cheap to fix!
ericbcire Champion Author Nevada Posts:4,665 Points:1,295,410 Joined:Aug 2009	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 10:22:02 PM Ignore ericbcire Report Abuse Diesel prices are too high.
jcurley Champion Author California Posts:8,029 Points:1,802,720 Joined:Dec 2007	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 10:20:32 PM Ignore jcurley Report Abuse Now, if only we could get congress to put an export tax (or something) on diesel, diesel prices would come down to a reasonable level.
uptherefiners Champion Author Chicago Posts:5,048 Points:1,002,000 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 10:20:29 PM Ignore uptherefiners Report Abuse sound like cement mixers in a pickup, but do they haul
5kvdave All-Star Author Los Angeles Posts:688 Points:350,000 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 10:19:23 PM Ignore 5kvdave Report Abuse Diesel the only way to go for towing anything that has some weight to it,Torque & Horsepower
jindodog Veteran Author Missouri Posts:430 Points:98,075 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 10:18:18 PM Ignore jindodog Report Abuse I finally might consider one.
firefly09 Champion Author San Diego Posts:2,618 Points:741,080 Joined:Mar 2009	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 10:18:04 PM Ignore firefly09 Report Abuse Diesel cars are what are costing the poor Truckers money.
camaro_man Champion Author Kitchener-Waterloo Posts:2,372 Points:638,745 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 10:17:40 PM Ignore camaro_man Report Abuse wow
listerone Champion Author Boston Posts:3,493 Points:904,575 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 10:16:52 PM Ignore listerone Report Abuse Today's diesels are nothing like they ones built even 10 years ago.
Z51Corvette Champion Author Austin Posts:8,613 Points:1,698,385 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 10:13:55 PM Ignore Z51Corvette Report Abuse Diesels have coma a long way since the old days off sooty exhausts! Some day I may actually own one... likely a truck over a car, where the extra torque of a diesels helps most!
goodbuy Champion Author Michigan Posts:7,811 Points:1,450,330 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 10:13:48 PM Ignore goodbuy Report Abuse Love my diesel. Five miles per gallon better than it its gasoline counterpart.
luvmyburgi Champion Author Ohio Posts:5,972 Points:987,920 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 10:10:27 PM Ignore luvmyburgi Report Abuse Not for me.
skybiker Champion Author South Carolina Posts:7,413 Points:1,587,590 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 10:09:42 PM Ignore skybiker Report Abuse I would love a turbo diesel SUV.....
f250dieselrat All-Star Author Florida Posts:716 Points:300,100 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 10:09:23 PM Ignore f250dieselrat Report Abuse LOVE THAT DIESEL!!!!
skybiker Champion Author South Carolina Posts:7,413 Points:1,587,590 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 10:07:56 PM Ignore skybiker Report Abuse About time....
Eugenian Champion Author Oregon Posts:2,012 Points:390,805 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 10:07:37 PM Ignore Eugenian Report Abuse This is not your father's diesel.
fuelsaverMN Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:2,282 Points:559,080 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 10:06:20 PM Ignore fuelsaverMN Report Abuse I still wouldn't buy one.
Hugo40 Champion Author Kentucky Posts:7,764 Points:1,644,705 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 9:56:47 PM Ignore Hugo40 Report Abuse Don't see it here.
Tehbob Champion Author California Posts:2,431 Points:484,780 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 9:56:09 PM Ignore Tehbob Report Abuse hmmm
MDTDriver Champion Author California Posts:9,853 Points:2,181,875 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 9:55:17 PM Ignore MDTDriver Report Abuse My 2000 MDT 14,600lbs has never smoked! Even whil pulling 32,000lbs.
nascar8806 Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:2,518 Points:872,755 Joined:Aug 2010	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 9:54:24 PM Ignore nascar8806 Report Abuse k
camel1 Champion Author Minnesota Posts:8,415 Points:2,295,290 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 9:50:46 PM Ignore camel1 Report Abuse sounds promising
Fitwit Champion Author Stockton Posts:6,528 Points:1,379,980 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 9:49:35 PM Ignore Fitwit Report Abuse I tried driving on the freeway with the window rolled down today. It was stinky. Had to roll it up. How did we survive without air conditioning when we had no choice but to roll down the windows.
abcdMA Champion Author Worcester Posts:8,057 Points:1,601,705 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 9:48:50 PM Ignore abcdMA Report Abuse comeback? We never really used them!!!
MetroSexual Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:3,004 Points:316,380 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 9:47:25 PM Ignore MetroSexual Report Abuse The engines may be better, but the cost of fuel really has to be weighed against the "increase" in mileage. Diesel here is more expensive than premium gasoline.
wildddkattt80 Champion Author Phoenix Posts:2,143 Points:432,145 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 9:45:12 PM Ignore wildddkattt80 Report Abuse People bought those vehicles and then they raised the price of diesel, almost like saying, "YEAH! Gotcha!"
OOXXFF Champion Author Greensboro Posts:3,193 Points:1,106,655 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 9:43:56 PM Ignore OOXXFF Report Abuse Diesel engines last longer and use less fuel.
iamforiu Champion Author Indiana Posts:3,715 Points:739,440 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 9:42:16 PM Ignore iamforiu Report Abuse Not for me
pickledude72 Champion Author California Posts:1,121 Points:841,240 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 9:41:32 PM Ignore pickledude72 Report Abuse couldn't give me one
IUVidiot Champion Author Indiana Posts:3,730 Points:737,135 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 9:40:02 PM Ignore IUVidiot Report Abuse I've never had a diesel
FuelOilOH Champion Author Cleveland Posts:2,842 Points:1,184,595 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 9:39:00 PM Ignore FuelOilOH Report Abuse Every since VW showed us in real terms how their TDI technology made diesel engines clean, quiet, peppy and smoke free I've been an advocate of Rudy's invention.
DYSKYPILOT Champion Author Fort Worth Posts:3,037 Points:653,180 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 9:37:17 PM Ignore DYSKYPILOT Report Abuse diesel is the way to go!!!
TDIdave Champion Author California Posts:5,193 Points:1,252,215 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 9:26:39 PM Ignore TDIdave Report Abuse Diesel inventories are 14% below last year, yet, Big Oil exported 1 MILLION Barrels/day of diesel to China and India... artificially keeping domestic supplies constrained, thereby forcing prices way up. All GREED!!!! [Edited by: TDIdave at 4/25/2012 9:27:19 PM EST]
KMaria13 Rookie Author Raleigh Posts:60 Points:12,930 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 9:24:45 PM Ignore KMaria13 Report Abuse Exactly stephen2155, the price of that fuel is extreme.
stephen2155 Champion Author North Carolina Posts:3,155 Points:685,280 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 9:18:09 PM Ignore stephen2155 Report Abuse It would be nice If diesel was cheaper
PathfinderSC Champion Author South Carolina Posts:9,662 Points:1,859,315 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 9:17:35 PM Ignore PathfinderSC Report Abuse Diesel is the best way to go, America is way behind the rest of the world.
TDIdave Champion Author California Posts:5,193 Points:1,252,215 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 9:16:59 PM Ignore TDIdave Report Abuse I love my TDI diesel. I get over 55 mpg on the road, 50 mpg average for ALL driving. I can run on 100% biodiesel, made from recycled cooking oil. No smoke, gobs of power. Not my father's diesel!
DustyHorse Champion Author Virginia Posts:6,224 Points:1,417,780 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 9:16:42 PM Ignore DustyHorse Report Abuse Is it still more efficient from an economic standpoint when you factor in the higher cost of diesel?