I dunno Jeff, they seem to be doing pretty well.
I'll have to admit that the new ones are a far cry from the simplicity of the mechanically injected ones of my youth, and the lack of power.
The base issue is more to do with the fact that we have very simple technology at hand to accomplish what is easily accomplished, but the powers that be demand we go about it in the least responsible manner...and the least attainable.
I agree. A diesel engine is fundamentally simple (though they get complexity all around them these days). A hybrid or electric car is not.
CARB and the dirty diesel supply killed it. VW was the only maker willing to bring a car into the US market that couldn't be sold new in Cali, NY, or the other CARB followers.
It's truly a bummer the way it worked out IMHO.
