Re: [biofuel] VW Lupo USA - VWvortex.com
Thanks for the article. Like I was saying about the fuel These can't come soon enough for me. Looks like it will be a few years, after that, before there are enough in the culture for affordable used such vehicles to be as plentiful as they should be (for those of us who can't afford a new one). > For more than seven years now Volkswagen of America has only > offered one TDI engine in North America. Due to the poor quality of > diesel fuel and the onward march of TDI technology in Europe, the TDI > diesel engine nearly became extinct here in North America - less than a > year ago Volkswagen of America was looking at phasing diesel out > after model year 2004. Due to the tenacity of VW engineers, that > situation has changed and there are a raft of new TDI offerings coming > later this year. > >BIG snip< > Once new U.S. fuel regulations go into affect in 2006 with low-sulphur diesel > fuel, > Volkswagen of America can finally offer nearly any TDI engine offered in > Germany without having to worry about the current emissions issues. > The future for TDI in North America looks good and Volkswagen is > determined to pioneer diesel technology into the U.S. marketplace. It's > about time. > [more] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~--> Get A Free Psychic Reading! Your Online Answer To Life's Important Questions. http://us.click.yahoo.com/Lj3uPC/Me7FAA/ySSFAA/FGYolB/TM -~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [biofuel] VW Lupo USA - VWvortex.com
Hi MM, I want one too and will buy one. I have now an 3 years old Nissan Primera estate TD and my wife a Golf GTI. We were planning to change the Golf (7 years now) to a new Golf TDI. My wife says that I need a larger car, but the truth is that she needs it for her business. Will try to get her to take the Nissan and we buy a Lupo for me. I do not drive that much any longer (20,000 km/year) and mostly short trips and parking in the City. I think I would enjoy a Lupo, acceleration and top speed is close enough to the Nissan. Hakan At 08:42 AM 6/24/2003 -0700, you wrote: >Thanks for the article. > >Like I was saying about the fuel > >These can't come soon enough for me. Looks like it will be a few years, after >that, before there are enough in the culture for affordable used such vehicles >to be as plentiful as they should be (for those of us who can't afford a new >one). > > > > > For more than seven years now Volkswagen of America has only > > offered one TDI engine in North America. Due to the poor quality of > > diesel fuel and the onward march of TDI technology in Europe, the TDI > > diesel engine nearly became extinct here in North America - less than a > > year ago Volkswagen of America was looking at phasing diesel out > > after model year 2004. Due to the tenacity of VW engineers, that > > situation has changed and there are a raft of new TDI offerings coming > > later this year. > > >BIG snip< > > Once new U.S. fuel regulations go into affect in 2006 with low-sulphur > diesel fuel, > > Volkswagen of America can finally offer nearly any TDI engine offered in > > Germany without having to worry about the current emissions issues. > > The future for TDI in North America looks good and Volkswagen is > > determined to pioneer diesel technology into the U.S. marketplace. It's > > about time. > > [more] > > > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > >Biofuels list archives: >http://archive.nnytech.net/ > >Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. >To unsubscribe, send an email to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~--> Get A Free Psychic Reading! Your Online Answer To Life's Important Questions. http://us.click.yahoo.com/Lj3uPC/Me7FAA/ySSFAA/FGYolB/TM -~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [biofuel] VW Lupo USA - VWvortex.com
Does Nissan make a TD? I didn't know that. I don't think I've seen it here. Maybe that's also related to the fuel? Or just low demand? I don't know. When there are more gas crises here in the states, (prices are pushing back up a little, but not yet enough to be noticed in a crisis sort of definition) folks can't readily turn to biodiesel enough to stir up the ruckus I'd like to see and I think part of the reason is the lack of consumer diesel cars out there. Sure, you have plenty of larger diesel vehicles, but not a lot of smaller diesel cars. Just a theory. I think the Oil companies probably don't mind this. Else, you might see a slight increase in stories such as were coming from Britain, with the State complaining that enough folks were trying biodiesel to cut into fuel-related tax revenues. I"m looking forward to that kind of story coming more from the States, so we'll know we're making some progress, but we may have some more time to wait. With this delay until 2006 (I guess) for the cleaner diesel fuel, things seem to be moving at a glacial pace. MM On Tue, 24 Jun 2003 18:50:57 +0200, you wrote: > >Hi MM, > >I want one too and will buy one. I have now an 3 years old Nissan >Primera estate TD and my wife a Golf GTI. We were planning to change >the Golf (7 years now) to a new Golf TDI. My wife says that I need >a larger car, but the truth is that she needs it for her business. Will >try to get her to take the Nissan and we buy a Lupo for me. I do not >drive that much any longer (20,000 km/year) and mostly short trips and >parking in the City. I think I would enjoy a Lupo, acceleration and >top speed is close enough to the Nissan. > >Hakan Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~--> Get A Free Psychic Reading! Your Online Answer To Life's Important Questions. http://us.click.yahoo.com/Lj3uPC/Me7FAA/ySSFAA/FGYolB/TM -~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [biofuel] VW Lupo USA - VWvortex.com
>With this delay until 2006 (I guess) for the cleaner diesel fuel, things seem to be moving at a glacial pace. I thought it was 2007, so 2006 would be an advance. -Original Message- From: murdoch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 10:50 AM To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [biofuel] VW Lupo USA - VWvortex.com Does Nissan make a TD? I didn't know that. I don't think I've seen it here. Maybe that's also related to the fuel? Or just low demand? I don't know. When there are more gas crises here in the states, (prices are pushing back up a little, but not yet enough to be noticed in a crisis sort of definition) folks can't readily turn to biodiesel enough to stir up the ruckus I'd like to see and I think part of the reason is the lack of consumer diesel cars out there. Sure, you have plenty of larger diesel vehicles, but not a lot of smaller diesel cars. Just a theory. I think the Oil companies probably don't mind this. Else, you might see a slight increase in stories such as were coming from Britain, with the State complaining that enough folks were trying biodiesel to cut into fuel-related tax revenues. I"m looking forward to that kind of story coming more from the States, so we'll know we're making some progress, but we may have some more time to wait. With this delay until 2006 (I guess) for the cleaner diesel fuel, things seem to be moving at a glacial pace. MM On Tue, 24 Jun 2003 18:50:57 +0200, you wrote: > >Hi MM, > >I want one too and will buy one. I have now an 3 years old Nissan >Primera estate TD and my wife a Golf GTI. We were planning to change >the Golf (7 years now) to a new Golf TDI. My wife says that I need >a larger car, but the truth is that she needs it for her business. Will >try to get her to take the Nissan and we buy a Lupo for me. I do not >drive that much any longer (20,000 km/year) and mostly short trips and >parking in the City. I think I would enjoy a Lupo, acceleration and >top speed is close enough to the Nissan. > >Hakan Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~--> Get A Free Psychic Reading! Your Online Answer To Life's Important Questions. http://us.click.yahoo.com/Lj3uPC/Me7FAA/ySSFAA/FGYolB/TM -~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [biofuel] VW Lupo USA - VWvortex.com
> Like I was saying about the fuel > > These can't come soon enough for me. Looks like it will be a few years, after > that, before there are enough in the culture for affordable used such vehicles > to be as plentiful as they should be (for those of us who can't afford a new > one). Must be something out there in the used market. I was reading about the -- 21,517,415th Golf Volkswagen Golf production surpasses the original air-cooled Beetle compiled by: Jamie Vondruska Last edited: 06.25.02 http://www.vwvortex.com/news/06_02/06_25/index.shtml On Tuesday, June 25th 2002, Volkswagen AG celebrated a very special production record. In the presence of the Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG, Dr. Bernd Pischetsrieder, and the Deputy Chairman of the General and Group Works Council, Bernd Sudholt, the 21,517,415th Golf came off the line at the Wolfsburg factory. With this record vehicle, production of the Golf has overtaken that of the legendary Beetle, which is still being built at VW de Mexico. >snip< The Golf also played a central role in respect of employment, he said. Almost 40,000 people were deployed by Volkswagen for its production in six factories throughout the world. >snip< Daily Golf production in six plants throughout the world is currently over 3,600 units. Volkswagen manufactures the model at the plants of Wolfsburg, Mosel, Brussels, Bratislava, Uitenhage/South Africa and Curitiba/Brazil. In 2001 Volkswagen delivered a total of 865,500 Golf vehicles to its customers. In the first quarter of 2002 the figure was 205,600 units. Apart from Germany, the most important markets in Europe include Italy, France and Great Britain. Outside of Europe, the USA, Japan and South Africa are among the leading sales regions for the Golf. [more] _ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~--> Get A Free Psychic Reading! Your Online Answer To Life's Important Questions. http://us.click.yahoo.com/Lj3uPC/Me7FAA/ySSFAA/FGYolB/TM -~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [biofuel] VW Lupo USA - VWvortex.com
On Tue, 24 Jun 2003 19:43:41 -0500, you wrote: >> Like I was saying about the fuel >> >> These can't come soon enough for me. Looks like it will be a few years, >> after >> that, before there are enough in the culture for affordable used such >> vehicles >> to be as plentiful as they should be (for those of us who can't afford a new >> one). > > Must be something out there in the used market. > I was reading about the -- > > 21,517,415th Golf > Volkswagen Golf production surpasses the > original air-cooled Beetle > compiled by: Jamie Vondruska > Last edited: 06.25.02 > http://www.vwvortex.com/news/06_02/06_25/index.shtml Not trying to say that there aren't used decent diesels out there that American consumers can't buy, just that it seemed to me there was a paucity of them when I went to look. That will doubtless be corrected going forward (and there were other contributing factors to why I didn't buy at the time). As for Diesel Golfs, I wonder how many were sold in the U.S. In our advocacy of EVs, we've run up against a lot of lack of supply of such vehicles, where manufacturers claimed a lack of demand or some other reason. In the case of diesels, I wonder if there are any parallels. Both vehicles would allow for some use of fuel outside the traditional Exxon-Mobil station, so this is part of why I stay on the matter. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~--> $50 - $100 gift card with digital cameras & camcorders $299 & up Now you can have the digital camera or camcorder of your dreams, and a gift card to put towards a future purchase. Excludes select models. http://us.click.yahoo.com/nUAHtC/mNRGAA/ySSFAA/FGYolB/TM -~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [biofuel] VW Lupo USA - VWvortex.com
> As for Diesel Golfs, I wonder how many were sold in the U.S. I don't know. VWvortex News http://www.vwvortex.com/news/news_index.html lists recent VW of America sales. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~--> Get A Free Psychic Reading! Your Online Answer To Life's Important Questions. http://us.click.yahoo.com/Lj3uPC/Me7FAA/ySSFAA/FGYolB/TM -~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
