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Originally Posted by RichC
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Apparently Bob and others have "misinterpreted" the article, so it has been pulled. Click the link to see the explanation. Looks like there will be no apologies made for this trash journalism. Nonetheless, thank-you for speaking up, Bob!
I'm skeptical of ever seeing a diesel-hybrid engine in a North American consumer car that includes ICE stop. Diesel engines are already complex and sensitive to engine stops (eg. the cooling of the turbo and its bearings), and getting even more complex with the updated emissions standards. Ruling out ICE stop, since a diesel runs lean at idle anyways, battery assist and regeneration might work if it can handle the torque.
My experience with consumer car diesel is that it's not as reliable and enduring as its proponents make it out to be. Whether it be clogged EGR valves, turbo failures, extra-sensitivity to oil levels, engine vibration causing leaky hose joints, it turns out to be a paradoxically high-maintenance engine.