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   Bob F to The Daring Dufas   
   Re: Fuel comparison charts   
   29 Jun 13 14:54:02   
   
   XPost: alt.home.repair, rec.autos.tech   
   From: bobnospam@gmail.com   
      
   The Daring Dufas wrote:   
   > On 6/28/2013 9:38 PM, Dean Hoffman > wrote:   
   >> On 6/28/13 9:32 PM, . wrote:   
   >>> "Dean Hoffman" <""dh0496\"@win*&dstr$%eam.net"> wrote in message   
   >>> news:kqlgq8$9je$2@speranza.aioe.org...   
   >>>> On 6/27/13 9:16 PM, RBM wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> I think this stuff is just the only successful technology   
   >>>>> currently available that meets the EPA standards for diesels. It   
   >>>>> doesn't matter who the manufacturer is, all diesel trucks in the   
   >>>>> U.S. made after 2010 have the same stuff strapped on to them.   
   >>>>   
   >>>>    This new crap is even showing up on farm equipment and   
   >>>> irrigation power   
   >>>> units.   It might make sense to limit emissions on city buses, but   
   >>>> on farm   
   >>>> equipment?   
   >>>   
   >>> It MIGHT make sense to limit emissions on city buses?   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>     Depends on the trade offs.   
   >>   
   >>   The U.S. government keeps increasing the fuel mileage standards,   
   >> for example.   Vehicles are being made lighter as a result.  How   
   >> many more people are killed or injured because of that?   Suppose we   
   >> had vehicles sturdily built like the ones from the 50s 60s with   
   >> modern safety features?   
   >   
   > "The Law Of unintended Results" It's what happens when Congress   
   > designs anything and imposes by law, impossible or insanely difficult   
   > to implement standards. The "Won't Flush Toilets" were one of plumbing   
   > fixtures designed by Congress. ^_^   
      
   My car is safer, and my toilet works just fine, better than the old one I   
   replaced. Thank you congress.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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