This. Worrying about tiny amounts of NOx from a 2.0L diesel while container ships sail the world with zero emissions controls running on crude bunker oil is just so asinine. Or V8 guzzlers....We have bigger problems.

I think its about time that the US overhauls its archaic emissions standards. Sure, NOx emissions are almost equally as harmful as CO2 emissions. But why is it possible for a giant V8 (~300 g/km CO2) to pass emissions standards with no fines, but a 2.0 TDI (~150 g/km CO2) has to jump through 50 hoops to be considered…

We can’t neglect to mention the Ford 6.0 Powerstroke.

GM may have kneecapped the future of diesel cars in the US with the Olds 350, but VW just put a bullet in its head.