> On Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:13:38 -0500, "Paul Stevens"
> bellsouth.net> wrote:
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>

>>Somebody at work had a radio on during lunch, today. Among other
>>bits of news was that Ford now has a car that gets 65mpg, but won't be
>>selling it in the US. The reason? According to Ford, US car buyers
>>don't like diesel.

>
> The big issue with diesel is that no U.S. state that has adopted the
> California emissions standards allows the sale of diesel vehicles.
> Since those states account for a huge chunk of the nation's
> population, that really does put a crimp on their potential.