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Originally Posted by HighlandPete
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Originally Posted by BimmerMat135
If they want to go the phev route they should use Diesel engine as ice. This way we would have the best of both world.
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I used to think that was the way to go, diesel appeared to be the obvious choice for efficiency. But for a multitude of reasons, the diesel hasn't been the engine of choice from most manufacturers.
With the current backlash on diesel and the complexity of emission controls, can't see the diesel having much of a chance at this critical time in PHEV development. Diesel will have to cope a lot better with cold and intermittent running. |
There use to be few diesel hybrid my guess is that since they emission control are getting stricter on diesel they rather go with a cheaper solution from gas engine. I would believe that any forced induction engine will have difficulty to cope with cold and intermittent running.