Inside The Mind Of An Automotive Geek

In terms of a vehicle’s lifetime, the advanced diesel technology shows higher savings from hundreds to a few thousands depending on the type of car being used. However, diesel fuel costs higher than conventional gas but is found to be more efficient compared to fuel economy of present hybrid technology. The existence of this particular fact will definitely decrease the value of these hybrid cars.

The conducted study also shows a slight support to diesel engines over hybrids with regards to the societal point of view. After several studies done on the cost of hybrid technology as well as the performance of diesel fuel, RAND found out that these diesel propelled cars are more ecological advantageous. Although diesel engines are noted to have more black carbon emissions, this does not connect them being next to carbon dioxide emissions which is the number one cause of climate change.

Diesel engines have a miniscule chunk on the US car market which makes a higher popularity of hybrid cars against them in the near future. However, this does not mean diesel cars will be completely out of the road. There are still many car makers who are wiling to make more diesel engines just like the Mercedes E320 BlueTec and the Jeep Liberty CRD. Volkswagen is still working on its Jetta car model which handles clean diesel. However, the new car will be released in 2008.