Posted on 01/08/2012 1:08:24 PM PST by bkopto
Turbo-Diesel passenger cars are common in Europe.
VW/Audi has been the only company willing to take on the morons at the EPA who continue to think that light-duty Diesels are dirty, noisy, and polluting.
With modern electronic engine controls and ultra-low sulfur fuel Diesels are very clean and super efficient.
Someone is directing the EPA to continue to oppose the marketing of clean, efficient, TDI passenger vehicles in the USA. Hmm. I wonder who THAT could be?
Shouldn’t she be suing the EPA? The Government is responsible for testing the cars to determine MPG.
From the Honda website for the Civic Hybrid:
"Your actual mileage will vary depending on how you drive and maintain your vehicle."
In other words, if you don't replace a dying battery pack, your mileage will suffer. If you don't like the maintenance costs of owning a hybrid, don't buy one.
Check out the Wave Disk Engine. It’s like a combination turbine & rotary engine that will be used to power the next generation hybrids.
When I see “limited warranty may vary” for the battery pack I tend to view this as a red flag.
However, if you click the lady’s website link in the story you get more of the meat and potatoes that this article does a terrible job of telling.
Sounds like they told her they couldn’t fix it regardless of who paid for it. That’s like having your transmission going out and claiming it will never be the same after a fix. But the suit is about Gas mileage, and the article doesn’t go any further; makes it seem no different than a hot coffee lawsuit.
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