With most Americans not completely sold on the benefits of diesels – what a crack of poop. WV could not keep diesels on dealer lots and used are sold at premium over gasoline engine. It is US consumer fault that engines are not ready for production and may not meet CAFE requirements.
If a market segment for 50K automobile endorsing diesel, why would half the tag consumer would be adverse to saving money, reduce pollution and having better value in the garage? Typical WV.

We also have to convince more fuel stations to carry diesel than the current 10%-ish we have now.

I see diesel at probably 75% of stations at least.

Where are you at, Ricardo? I’m in New Jersey and there are still large areas where you can’t get diesel unless you head to a main highway.

CA36GTP, are you aware that 70% of national goods are carried by truck which are powered by diesel engines? Those trucks are filled up regularly or you would not see produce in supermarket and Chinese toys in local Walmart.

I’m aware, autonut. What I’m alluding to is that consumers want cars that they can fill up at the dinky station on a local side road 2 minutes from their house. And those often don’t have diesel pumps.

That is the beauty of diesel: you don’t need to fill up often. Even with smaller gas tanks they are like energize bunnies.

I pulled this from carlist.com:
There is already an infrastructure for diesels, according to the DOE. Around 40 percent of gas stations have diesel pumps at them. There are less than 2 percent E85 pumps and less than 1 percent hydrogen pumps in the nation.

Good for VW finally trying to fix “durability issues” before people buy the car.

Now……how did they build cars until this change in attitude ???

I’ve owned a diesel vehicle for over 2 years now, and have never had a problem finding a station that carries diesel. Some of the extreme rural areas don’t have much diesel, but I don’t venture to those areas with a near empty tank anyway. My truck holds 42 gallons, and has a range of over 600 miles, so I’ve got plenty of time to look for fuel.

Uh oh.. just as I suspected, the new TDIs leak PISS.

It does not leak piss, it needs piss not to pollute, but you cant piss into the tank. Ah, it does not matter, it does not look like it will leave factory doors anyway. Wait till Honda shows ‘em the light. Magically the country will be ready for diesel.

Well not only the delay but California is going to introduce even stricter emissions laws, which could put heavy taxes on V8 powered vehicles. The Carbon tax will probbaly spread across the US.

CA36GTP is right I also live in Jersey and I guess about 1/5 of gas stations around here have a deisel pump and if they do have a deisel pump their is only one pump, which wont be in great looking condition. And if u do happen to find a station carrying a diesel pump u better hope that a truck is not filling up cuz those trucks take a seriously long time to fill up.

As long as diesels get better mileage than gas powered vehicles, they will sell. If the emissions requirements strangle their fuel efficiency, then, who cares?

So if the fuel tank leaks, could your Jetta be cited for public urination?