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Forum: Hybrid Vehicles

05-10-2015, 04:11 AM

Replies: 134

Why aren't hybrids diesel rather than petrol?

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Posted By Charon

My present primary vehicle is a 2012 Toyota...

My present primary vehicle is a 2012 Toyota Tundra with the 5.7 V-8 and six-speed automatic. I expect it to be the last vehicle I'll have to buy. It cost me considerably less than any of the modern...

Forum: Hybrid Vehicles

05-09-2015, 06:27 PM

Replies: 134

Why aren't hybrids diesel rather than petrol?

Views: 23,862

Posted By Charon

My Renault diesel never left me stranded on the...

My Renault diesel never left me stranded on the road, although an alternator failure did. It was a chronic oil leaker, and even after spending hundreds of dollars I couldn't cure it. It utterly...

Forum: Hybrid Vehicles

05-08-2015, 06:07 AM

Replies: 134

Why aren't hybrids diesel rather than petrol?

Views: 23,862

Posted By Charon

No, they usually burn jet fuel, which is pretty...

No, they usually burn jet fuel, which is pretty similar to diesel. I talked with a LifeFlight helicopter pilot, and he told me the engines on their helicopters are rated for a few - perhaps ten -...

Forum: Hybrid Vehicles

05-08-2015, 03:34 AM

Replies: 134

Why aren't hybrids diesel rather than petrol?

Views: 23,862

Posted By Charon

I suppose it would be more accurate to say that...

I suppose it would be more accurate to say that the only reason diesels are popular any place involves fuel cost. Diesels are heavier and until recently noisier than gasoline engines for the same...

Forum: Hybrid Vehicles

05-07-2015, 04:23 PM

Replies: 134

Why aren't hybrids diesel rather than petrol?

Views: 23,862

Posted By Charon

The part about avoiding taxes is the only reason...

The part about avoiding taxes is the only reason Diesels are popular in the first place. Governments imposed high fuel taxes both directly and indirectly (in the form of CO2 or pollution taxes) and...

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