Clouseau would have been wrong. :-) Paul via phone
> On Dec 11, 2016, at 3:54 PM, Jostein <p...@alunfoto.no> wrote: > > Well as Clouseau would have said, not anymeur. :-) > Jostein > > Den 11.12.2016 21.51, skrev Paul Stenquist: >> U.S. Diesel standards were much stricter than Europe's for decades. I worked >> with Mercedes and they were troubled by the challenge.but they met it. >> Europe was more or less pulled along. >> >> Paul via phone >> >>> On Dec 11, 2016, at 3:46 PM, Jostein <p...@alunfoto.no> wrote: >>> >>> Actually, Paul; >>> The standars for emissions have been phased in gradually, in "tiers". >>> There's been a strong push from the car mfgs, starting at least a decade >>> ago, to make authorities in both the EU, USA, Japan and others harmonise >>> the timing of the phase-in. >>> There's no more "banning" in the US than elsewhere, so sales drops are more >>> likely due to other factors such as customer preference or >>> market-regulating import tariffs. >>> >>> Jostein >>> >>> Den 11.12.2016 21.33, skrev Paul Stenquist: >>>> The U.S. Diesel particulate and NOx standards effectively banned them here. >>>> Mercedes , BMW and GM have been able to meet the standards with urea >>>> injection and filters, but the tuning was somewhat crippling. >>>> Volkswagen and Audi got around it by cheating. Diesels are all but >>>> deadfor cars in the U.S. still viable for light trucks. >>>> >>>> Paul via phone >>>> >>>>> On Dec 11, 2016, at 3:00 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <godd...@me.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> And in various European cities, there's a move to ban ALL diesel engined >>>>> devices from the city .. permanently. >>>>> >>>>> G >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On Dec 11, 2016, at 8:31 AM, Bipin Gupta <bip...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> The trend here in India is for Diesel Cars as Diesel Fuel is 30% >>>>>> Cheaper than Petrol. >>>>>> And Trucks, Busses, Tractors, Trains. Generators etc were always Diesel. >>>>>> >>>>>> What a waste in transporting just one chap in one vehicle. Our roads >>>>>> are chock a block with >>>>>> traffic moving at snails pace during the Office Commute Hours. >>>>>> >>>>>> In Delhi, India's Capital, ODD & Even numbered cars ply on alternate >>>>>> days, such are the levels >>>>>> of pollution, smog & fog so as to disrupt Flights, Trains & Highway >>>>>> traffic. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>>> follow the directions. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
