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Im sure Mr Bell wouldnt want to talk to me. Im still driving the apparently ONLY 03 Saab 93 TiD in NA.

Commented Feb 9, 2013 on GM initially looking for NA diesel Cruze buyers from the pool of diesel enthusiasts at Green Car Congress

Cant believe a bunch of these werent burnt down in testing for three years?? Did UL sign off on this?

Commented Feb 3, 2013 on NTSB issues seventh update on JAL Boeing 787 battery fire investigation at Green Car Congress

A 6.2L engine pushing a 1000kg? car? What "people" exactly cant wait to waste their apparently not hard-earned $ on this? Does this sell in any numbers anywhere but here? Ridiculous. And NOT green by any stretch.

Commented Oct 26, 2012 on New 450hp Small Block V8 for 2014 Corvette features direct injection, cylinder deactivation, continuously variable valve timing at Green Car Congress

GMs idea of a joke? Give the UofM an obsolete, never certified here diesel from '02. And its a decade later? Shame GCC...you need to follow up on some of these lame "news" flashes. And few people need a 6.4L either. Does that engine sell anywhere but here?

Commented Oct 26, 2012 on Comparative study finds that B20 increases emission rates of a number of pollutants in both light- and medium-duty diesel engines at idle at Green Car Congress

Never have, never will "get" V6s. So much more complication and heat and space, for so little gain.

Commented May 19, 2012 on Toyota to increase V6 engine production in Alabama at Green Car Congress

Right? Wont the Saudis sell you as many tankers of sour crude as you want tomorrow? Why does the US have any need for sandy, sour Canadian crude? Can you imagine what that stuff does to pipelines and compressor seals?

Commented May 4, 2012 on TransCanada re-applies for Keystone XL Presidential Permit; alternative Nebraska route not yet determined at Green Car Congress

I guess we shouldnt hold much hope that a 1.9L Twin turbodiesel that produces 180hp w/400Nms @1800rpm, does 0-62 in 9secs and gets 4(55)-5.5(46) L/100km will arrive anytime soon?

Commented Apr 4, 2012 on Porsche bringing diesel Cayenne to the US with 2013 MY at Green Car Congress

Why are cops and cabs incapable of using 1.6L TURBODIESELS in this country?

Commented Mar 17, 2012 on New Ford Police Interceptors deliver up to 35% better fuel economy when idling at Green Car Congress

Dont know if y'all get off the island much, but the rest of the world has communication trucks too, that apparently haul less crap around and consequently get by without a "nice V8" that gets 19mpg on the best day ever. "New GM" needs to be a helluva lot better than "old GM". This country, its businesses and governments, can NO longer afford 19mpg V8s, no matter how cheap and available the ALLEGED 100 year supply of NG is.

Commented Feb 1, 2012 on AT&T orders 1,200 CNG-powered Chevrolet Express vans at Green Car Congress

Thats all well and fine but...do these things really NEED 6L V8s? How many will ever need to go faster than 40mph? Or travel more than 10 miles from base?

Commented Jan 31, 2012 on AT&T orders 1,200 CNG-powered Chevrolet Express vans at Green Car Congress

Well thats great...except that SUVs are hardly GREEN, huge BOF space-wasters and are powered by the largest V8s and V6s possible with NO/little attempt by the industry to do otherwise.

Commented Jan 3, 2012 on Mercedes-Benz has sold more than 2M SUVs worldwide; US and China the top markets at Green Car Congress

Gee...thanx Saab, now go off and die!

Commented Dec 16, 2011 on Buick’s Ecotec 2.0L Turbo makes Ward’s Best Engines list; 2.0L turbo coming for Malibu at Green Car Congress

This needs to be changed. Some kind of bond or tax needs to be levied to ensure oilcos just dont chase after relatively "easy" crude, while "unmarketable" gets flared because the payback isnt quite good enuf. This supply and demand stuff is complicated and producers werent born yesterday.

Commented Nov 26, 2011 on EIA: More than 35% of natural gas produced in North Dakota is flared or otherwise not marketed due to infrastructure limitations at Green Car Congress

There will continue to be a "glut" of gasoline here. Consequently there will be price-pressure on the corn-ethanol "industry".

Commented Nov 1, 2011 on California gasoline consumption down 2.2% in July, diesel fuel consumption increased 1.9% at Green Car Congress

At least. But the BIG hang-up was getting the ULSD out of the refiners...it STILL not EN590, but its gettin there.

Commented Oct 6, 2011 on GM introduces two new diesels to power midsize pickups at Green Car Congress

@Peter- Theres something to be said for the under 2-liter 5 cylinder. When you compare the torque, NVH, power-to-weight, eliminating balance shafts and chains, using timing chains, making a more robust, longer-lasting, reliable engine...but what manufacturer wants engines that easily go 300Kmiles? Thats a lot of folks NO longer with jobs.

Commented Sep 7, 2011 on Volvo introducing new downsized 4-cylinder engine range, with fuel economy improvements up to 35%; hybrid and flywheel drive systems at Green Car Congress

Better thirty years late than never.

Commented Jul 23, 2011 on Chevrolet confirms diesel variant for Cruze in North America in 2013 at Green Car Congress

Kind of a NO-BRAINER. Now if only they could invent low sulpher bunker fuel.

Commented May 17, 2011 on Research shows clean fuel-use for ships off California coast extremely effective in reducing sulfur dioxide pollution at Green Car Congress

Reduced complexity V6s is beyond oxymoronic. $4 fuel will require more 4 and 5 cylinders.

Commented May 17, 2011 on GM develops integrated exhaust manifold cylinder head for 3.6L V6 direct injection engine; improvement in performance, fuel economy, emissions and noise at Green Car Congress

Is it sinking in YET that $4/gal is cheap/reasonable and WE can no longer afford vehicles that get 10 & 20mpg when they should be getting 30 & 40? Fuel taxes & license fees need to go up to pay for our militarism and crumbling infrastructure unless of course, the trickle-down guys can find another magic loophole.

Commented May 15, 2011 on Bill requiring use of coal-derived fuels introduced in US House at Green Car Congress

Kind of a farse. How many "E85" vehicles EVER run on E85? And how many diesels actually run on B11 to B100? Those dont count?

Commented May 7, 2011 on E85 vehicles dominated US share of alternative fueled and hybrid vehicles made available in 2009 at Green Car Congress

Really NOT GREEN! US and worldwide GLUT of gasoline will continue to put price pressure on lame, low BTU, hard-to-transport, diesel and water-sucking, driveability problem inducing ethanol. Its embarrassing to be a midwesterner and an ADM stockholder sometimes. If anything, more biodiesel production should be encouraged.

Commented May 5, 2011 on Grassley-Conrad bill would extend ethanol tax credits through 2016 at Green Car Congress

"It only draws power when the vehicle is actually being steered" Slow news day at GCC? 24mpg is pretty good for barely resting your foot on the throttle.

Commented Apr 25, 2011 on Mercedes-Benz E 63 AMG now features 5.5L V8 biturbo; 22% lower fuel consumption than predecessor at Green Car Congress

Just getting the standard to 45 from 40 would be a start...but the oil refiners arent making enough $$ to justify that yet. Big part of the reason diesel cars dont cut it here. BTW, biodiesel is 47.

Commented Apr 25, 2011 on Study finds use of high cetane fuel reduces all primary pollutants under advanced diesel combustion mode at Green Car Congress

I dont get how the big piston which is power/exhaust is supposed to be acting like Im assuming a two-stroke if there is an exhaust valve at the top of the cylinder. Shouldnt it be a port at the bottom?? so when the piston passes, exhaust gasses exhaust, on the up stroke, the inlet opens for a split-second, allowing high-pressure air in, and is now ready for another combustion??

Commented Apr 16, 2011 on Scuderi working on turbocharged variant of split-cycle engine; smaller, more powerful, and more fuel efficient at Green Car Congress