Is Diesel Dead? Volkswagen Claims 30 EV Models On The Way!

Of course diesel is dead. To make a diesel a clean emissions vehicle requires Rube Goldberg technology whereas a hybrid or an EV is far less technological in a sense.

Until the price of gasoline comes even close to that of Diesel IN EUROPE - and that is highly unlikely - there will be a proliferation of diesel cars. ANd of course - there is no alternative for Long Distance Trucks - even EV has not progressed for that. So Diesel has at least another 10-15 years in cars - in Europe. They will come up with the technology to clean the emissions for those cars. And I suspect that it will take about 15-25 years for fuel cell technology to advance enough (And infrastructure to be developed) for those cars to take over. EV's will never be a complete solution until they can be re-charged in minutes - not hours - noting that most people in urban areas do not have garages for their cars for recharging. (People who live in apartments have a real problem). And it is likely that the next EV hurdle will be SOLAR recharging - maybe another 50 or so years at which time EVs will be able to take the marketplace clearly. As long as Matt lives there will always be a place for small two seat English gas powered Roadsters. Note - advancements in Solar technology will eventually greatly reduce the use of Fossil fuels for transportation AND for electric Generation - so there is a limited life for Oil and Gas investments.However - since most of this will happen after I am long dead - I will continue to drive gas powered vehicles.

Articles are showing up that reveal VW is not the only diesel emissions culprit (e.g., http://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/ownership/its-not-just-vw-30-dirty-diesels-accused-of-emissions-cheating/ss-AAh4WAx?li=BBoPWjQ). Even AutoSpies has had a few, but they're overshadowed by the VW debacle. Similarly, articles are appearing about non-VW, non-diesel vehicles falsifying emissions, but the media is so focused on Big Bad VW and Big Bad Diesel, that these articles get much less column length.

The VW fiasco opened the proverbial can of worms. They are merely the tip of the iceberg. Internal combustion engines are much dirtier than we've been told by the PR Mill and government regulatory bodies.

Similarly, the EV Savior and Hybrid Savior is also dirtier and costlier than we've been led to believe. Manufacturers will make all sorts of claims to be able to sell their products, and to convince people to buy them.

Diesel is dead. I just purchased the 7yr/75K mile extended MB Financial warranty for my 2013 MB GL350 today. This is after the dealer took 3 days to replace my NOX sensor ($500 part + labor but under warranty) 6 weeks ago (after the check engine light went on in April) and after the stealer had my car for 4 days to replace two oxygen sensors (after the check engine light went on last week - two sensors at $500 each + labor but under warranty).

My original 4yr/48K warranty was up 2/17 but I extended til 2/2020. Deal of the century as far as I'm concerned.

Based on bluetec internet forums - I will likely be in for regular, periodic, emissions-sensor related issues - none of which will disable the vehicle but all of which I will have to keep repairing in order to pass inspection each year. Unfortunate because I love the vehicle - warranty extension will let me keep the SUV without going crazy.

This is the first Mercedes that has given me problems. If MB can't do diesel right, no one can! Diesel is definitely dead!

This is why you LEASE German cars rather than buy. I'd say trade it in on a Genesis G90 because they will be so willing to deal and to get the car in the hands of a Mercedes owner that they will pay top dollar for your lemon.