Science Guy Wrote:
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> KeepOnTruckin Wrote:
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> > So Marriott wants to assist guests who adopt
> > cost-effective transportation options? Then
> where
> > is the complimentary diesel fuel dispenser for
> > people who drive fuel efficient diesel cars?
> Where
> > is the complimentary gas pump for people who
> drive
> > Honda CRX's that get 50 mpgs, better than the
> > Prius, etc.
>
>
> Despite previous reports, Diesal is NOT good for
> the environment...
>
>
> Diesel engines are notorious for being poor
> emitters, producing some of the strongest cancer
> causing agents in air pollution. California, New
> York, Massachusetts, Maine and Vermont all have
> regulations limiting their sales due to the amount
> of pollution they produce.
>
> With that said, they are also fairly efficient
> compared to standard gasoline vehicles, and
> typically travel much further on one gallon of
> gas. Based on this fact alone, diesel engines have
> become more popular in the US (they already are
> more common in Europe than here), and engine
> modifactions and changes in diesel fuel have lead
> to an increase in the cleanliness of the vehicles.
> Many diesel owners now use biodisel as well, a
> renewable fuel produced from any number of
> recycled components such as restaurant oil waste.
> Thus, if a consumer is using the modern, cleaner
> diesel engine, they are not only more efficient in
> the use of energy, but they are using renewable
> sources as well, thereby minimally impacting the
> environment compared to a similar vehicle without
> a diesel engine (Mercedes, for example, offers
> some vehicles with either diesel or regular gas
> engines).
>
>
http://www.afdc.energy.gov/afdc/fuels/biodiesel.ht
> ml
I didn't say good for the environment, I said cost-effective, which you agreed with. So where are the complimentary diesel pumps?