1. they last ALOT longer.
2. they have FAR FEWER breakdowns than gas engines.
3. their fuel economy STAYS THE SAME throughout the life of the vehicle; whereas gas engines lose gas mileage gradually over the vehicle’s lifespan.

so, to all the people saying, “oh, well 1mpg isnt that important..” or, “the option is too expensive..” think about how much you will save on gas & maintenance simply by having a more fuel efficient & more powerful truck.

as well as those reasons, Biodiesel IS also going to be implemented. think about the trucking industry and current gas stations for a moment…

-it would take billions upon billions of dollars to switch current gas stations from gas to electric. [or gas to hydrogen.]
-think about how many more power plants we would need in this country to accommodate all the new electricity to power those electric cars; [roughly 144,000 more coal power plants]. and since coal produces more emissions & dirtier emissions than cars, we would actually be destroying the environment more by switching to electric cars.
-finally, the trucking industry needs torque; something electric engines don’t produce easily. [or enough of]

the only option America has in the future to cope with environmental problems and the end of gasoline is diesel. not only are diesel engines more efficient than gas engines, [~70% diesel engine efficiency to the pathetic ~30% efficiency of gas engines.] but they last longer, have more torque, are more fuel efficient, and will be easy to transition to Biodiesel.

my father’s 2005 F-250 Superduty [crew cab + 8ft bed = 22ft.] has a 6.0L Powerstroke Turbo Diesel. he gets around 17mpg city and around 20mpg highway. for a 7,000lb [3.5 ton] truck; thats freaking good.. he has almost 110,000 miles on it and it runs like new, has had no breakdowns of any kind, & still gets the same fuel economy.

what most people dont grasp is that diesel engines do the same work with 0lbs in the bed or with 2,500lbs in the bed; it’s all about RPM’s. diesel trucks use the same RPM’s on uphills, with weight in the bed, and when towing; gas engines do not. so, if a gas engine gets 20mpg with 0lbs in the bed, it is probably using 2,000RPM’s most of the time. however, it most likely gets 12-15mpg with 2,500lbs in the bed because it must now use 4,000RPM’s to compensate for the weight added. a truck’s gas engine will lose 3/4 of its efficiency, simply by filling the bed; diesel engines wont..

that is where you lose the gas people, not through commutes to work everyday, but through extra RPM’s on uphills/towing/hauling.

bottom line is that gas engines are not meant for trucks. thats it. diesel engines are better engines, maybe not faster, but better engines.

the $3,000 to $4,0000 you spend to install the diesel engine is WELL WORTH IT in the long run, as you will save gas, have fewer breakdowns, your truck will last longer, you will have more torque to work with, your truck will be able to pull/tow/haul more, and, as the truck gets older, it will still perform as it did when it was brand new..

Who loses from one (high) common standard? Bureaucrats and special interests. Not the environment. Not the consumer.

The next administration must put an immediate effort into producing more diesel from renewable resources. Other than switching over the process in existing refineries or building new refineries, this is the fastest way to ramp up production and ease the market.

The Biodiesel…. don’t get your hope up for it. Lets face it, it takes me 1 year to grow a stalk of corn, I can put that into my truck as ethanol or reform it to biodiesel or whatever and go 10 feet down the road…. it’s just not practical. And yes you can get from french fry grease, but we can not replace any notable amount of oil with french fry grease. Again, there is not enough supply to even dent what we use in the US.

The only method is to make more fuel efficient engines/cars/trucks. Making a diesel F150 is a step in the right direction.

For all the neigh slayers… ponder this… why is diesel cheaper than gas in Europe when they use far more of it then we do? Their demand is greater and yet it is cheaper than gas? The refineries in Europe are set up to produce more diesel per a barrel of crude oil than the US is. Europe makes about 10 gal of diesel for every 55 gal barrel and the US make about 4 for every barrel. The US has historically (at least in the last 20 years) favored gas, so our refineries are set up to make the most gas from oil as possible. As the demand for diesel goes up, the price will and the refineries will switch to making more diesel, but this process is costly for the refineries and does not happen over night.

IF manufactures make more diesel cars, and they start to sell because of better MPG, diesel prices will go down as production goes up. But the catch is that manufactures must make diesel engines cheap to get, and get significant better MPG.

For is tiring to do this with the F150, I hope it works because I need diesel for towing