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03-24-2009, 08:21 AM
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/2/European_Union_Flag.jpg Audi will introduce a half-dozen new models this year, including clean diesel versions of the Q7 SUV and A3 compact wagon. (http://www.goodcleantech.com/2009/03/audis_de_nysschen_disses_green.php)
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/2009_Audi_Q7.jpgKarey Wutkowski - Good Clean Tech (http://www.goodcleantech.com) - Mar. 20, 2009
Diesels certainly have a place, but that fuel will run out as well. --Ed.
Gasoline hybrids, plug-in electric hybrids, and hydrogen cars all have significant disadvantages, especially if you expect motorists to buy them without subsidies, says Audi of America president Johan de Nysschen. Even the TDI (turbo direct injection) clean diesel technology that Audi champions isn't perfect, he said at a New York City meeting this week of the International Motor Press Association. But TDI may be one of the most practical solutions for energy efficiency and energy independence. "The U.S. imports 1.4 million barrels of oil a day," de Nysschen said. "If a third of U.S. drivers used clean diesel, we could send it all [imported oil] back." And Audi's coming fleet of diesel vehicles, he said, driven conservatively, may have a range of 700 miles between fill-ups. If you want motorists to buy hybrid or green cars "and they are not price competitive, guess what: It ain't gonna sell," he said.
Johan de NysschenDe Nysschen said the last thing we need in a down economy is higher fuel prices, yet a tax on energy is the single most effective way to get people to conserve. He offered these thoughts on... http://www.goodcleantech.com/2009/03/audis_de_nysschen_disses_green.php
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/2009_Audi_Q7.jpgKarey Wutkowski - Good Clean Tech (http://www.goodcleantech.com) - Mar. 20, 2009
Diesels certainly have a place, but that fuel will run out as well. --Ed.
Gasoline hybrids, plug-in electric hybrids, and hydrogen cars all have significant disadvantages, especially if you expect motorists to buy them without subsidies, says Audi of America president Johan de Nysschen. Even the TDI (turbo direct injection) clean diesel technology that Audi champions isn't perfect, he said at a New York City meeting this week of the International Motor Press Association. But TDI may be one of the most practical solutions for energy efficiency and energy independence. "The U.S. imports 1.4 million barrels of oil a day," de Nysschen said. "If a third of U.S. drivers used clean diesel, we could send it all [imported oil] back." And Audi's coming fleet of diesel vehicles, he said, driven conservatively, may have a range of 700 miles between fill-ups. If you want motorists to buy hybrid or green cars "and they are not price competitive, guess what: It ain't gonna sell," he said.
Johan de NysschenDe Nysschen said the last thing we need in a down economy is higher fuel prices, yet a tax on energy is the single most effective way to get people to conserve. He offered these thoughts on... http://www.goodcleantech.com/2009/03/audis_de_nysschen_disses_green.php