Hybrid vs Diesel

[alvonina]

Holy God I just saw one of Jetta's new commercials pitting the hybrid cars against their new diesel ones. It is obviously trying to appeal to the 'manly men's' market because it was all about how much sound the diesel cars make versus the soft purr of the hybrid engines

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[beccala]

you are aware that some diesel cars are considered to be "green", right?

A quick google search of diesel mpg vs hybrid mpg returned the following:

" The Volkswagen Jetta TDI was recently awarded "Green Car of The Year." Past award winners have been hybrids, but the Jetta's clean exhaust and exceptional real-world fuel economy (30 mpg city, 41 highway) won over the judges.

While the mileage matters, the Jetta TDI's pleasant driving demeanor is what will win buyers. Powerful torque is a characteristic of diesel engines. Even though the Jetta's turbo diesel displaces only 2.0-liters (about 128 cubic inches), with 236 lb-ft of torque, the Jetta accelerates as if it's powered by a large gasoline V-6 engine. "

and that's not even taking into consideration the whole bio-diesel movement ....

[mb2u]

In Europe, diesels are considered more viable than hybrids. Governments actively have promoted development of fuel-efficient, low-emission diesels, and every auto maker has at least one diesel engine for every model. Both Mercedes and VW have gotten diesels certified for sale in California, which has the most restrictive rules anywhere.

Americans equate diesels with noise, smell, and pollution. In reality, diesel cars are very quiet (no noisier than gas engines), don't have the diesel smell (since they are more efficient), and are much lower-polluting. And they get incredible fuel mileage. A diesel will beat a hybrid on long highway trips.

[ici1011]

Maybe the diesel cars are quieter but the trucks are noisy as all get out. I work in drive thru and I have to tell them to turn their motors off some times because I can't hear them. LOL.

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