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December 04, 2008
Energy tax credits for diesel vehicles!
I was visiting fueleconomy.gov to check the fuel mileage rating of the vehicles the heads of the "big three" auto makers drove (or mainly were driven in) to Washington this week, and spotted this...
Energy tax credits for diesel vehicles
Wow! I have to admit to being somewhat resentful of the tax credits given to hybrids when diesel passenger cars have been getting great mileage for years. I realize that emissions are part of the issue and I wonder if the cleaner diesel fuel now available has something to do with this. Anyway, the credits are only for 2008 and later vehicles and they aren't much, but the recognition pleases me.
Posted by lisa at December 04, 2008 12:29 PM
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Before diesel cars (not trucks) were on the road, diesel was cheaper than regular gas. Now it's more expensive.
Posted by: Joseph H. Vilas on December 5, 2008 01:52 AM
There have been diesel cars on the roads in the US since at least the 70's. When I got spacepod nine years ago, diesel was a lot cheaper than gas and didn't become more expensive than gas until a couple of years ago.
I'm not sure if you were trying to imply causation, but I don't think there's even a case for correlation.
Posted by: lisa on December 5, 2008 11:02 AM
ok, so a) your comment won't post right away because i have to approve it first and b) you might get a server error but your comment probably posted anyway and c) previewing doesn't work so i've removed the preview button.