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Proponents of diesel-powered cars drove to Capitol Hill Thursday hoping to distance themselves from a questionable image that the engines and vehicles have had with consumers in the past. None of the vehicles had the telltale dirty rear panel -- soiled with an oily, sooty film from diesel exhaust -- yet all had the characteristic rattling sound of a diesel engine.
"If you put a diesel beside a gasoline, it's really not that much difference," Schaeffer said. "The consumer is only going to notice the difference where it counts -- and that's at the pump. They're going to be spending less on fuel, about 30 percent less, with a diesel as compared to a gasoline model."
The group hopes to persuade congressional lawmakers to support White House plans for tax incentives to encourage people to buy diesel-powered vehicles.
Nice to see you guys getting a look in on the clean diesel revolution. They are reason why hybrids are not as popular in the UK as the US - bring on the diesel hybrids!
Nice to see you guys getting a look in on the clean diesel revolution. They are reason why hybrids are not as popular in the UK as the US - bring on the diesel hybrids!
Must be nice to have so many different diesels available ... we have a few more in some of the states but until the diesel fuel is improved, only a few 'de-powered' diesel will be available.
'Clean diesel technology' showcased
