| The talk about finding new alternative energy sources | | | | in their cars for many years now and in Europe more |
| for our cars is not new. In fact, scientists and car | | | | then half of the cars sold are diesel powered. |
| engineers had begun finding ways to either use energy | | | | Manufacturers like Volkswagen, Mercedes or BMW |
| sources, or to optimize existing engine solutions back in | | | | are selling their large limousines mostly with diesel |
| the 1970's. | | | | engines, for their power efficiency and cost savings |
| People saw that big engines were very inefficient and | | | | when it comes to mileage. However, not only large |
| they started looking for new solutions. The answer to | | | | cars have been fitted with diesel engines in Europe, but |
| the large gasoline engines were rather small, turbo | | | | also sports cars. Audi, for example, is producing a |
| powered diesel engines. | | | | 500-horse power sports car fitted with a V12 diesel |
| Until then diesel engines have been used mainly on | | | | engine. In addition, they claim this engine to be more |
| heavy-duty machinery and large trucks, but scientists | | | | powerful, greener and more efficient than its gasoline |
| began to install them on small cars for their fuel | | | | counterpart does. |
| efficiency and cost savings. | | | | Car manufacturers, especially in Europe and Japan, |
| Diesels are still considered by some people as noisy, | | | | have been fitting large SUVs and 4x4 with diesel |
| unreliable and expensive to maintain, but things have | | | | engines mostly for decades now. Fitting a gasoline |
| evolved greatly since the early days of the diesel | | | | engine on a large 4x4 would mean that its mileage |
| engine. General Motors was among the first | | | | would be extremely bad and its taxes would |
| companies to fit diesel engines to cars like Chevrolet | | | | overcome its owner. |
| Caprice and the Oldsmobile, but these engines were | | | | However, modern diesel engines are very powerful |
| shaky and very unreliable. GM soon admitted they had | | | | and a lot more reliable than they have been 20 or 30 |
| been doing things wrong and re-fitted those cars with | | | | years ago. Car manufacturers all over the world offer |
| normal gasoline engines. It was a large image hit and | | | | the same warranty for its diesel-powered cars like |
| that is why consumers are still very reluctant to buying | | | | they do on their gasoline cars and this proves that |
| a diesel-powered car today. | | | | modern diesel engines have the same reliability as |
| Diesel engines also cause a bit more pollutant than | | | | gasoline engines have. |
| comparative gasoline engines and with the taxes on | | | | In most countries, the cost of the diesel fuel is lower |
| polluting cars growing every year, no body wants to | | | | than the price for gasoline and this combined with the |
| pay more taxes for their car if they can buy a | | | | better mileage of diesel-powered cars means |
| gasoline engine car and pay less from the start. | | | | significant money savings. |
| Car companies also have looked at how they can | | | | American car manufacturers are looking into installing |
| optimize power output of modern diesels and how | | | | diesel engines in their cars and it is only a matter of |
| these engines can be made greener and they have | | | | time until you will be able to buy your favorite car with |
| came out with modern solutions. | | | | a diesel engine. |
| European car makers have been putting diesel engines | | | | |