Diesel engines are not clean enough to qualify (in the US) for any hybrid emissions credits/rebates, either to the company making them or the person buying them.
Diesel engines pollute as much as the average car outside the CARB area and are in the highest car pollution bracket in the CARB area.
So as long as emissions are important and part of the financial incentive formula, there will be limited interest by companies in making Diesel hybrids in the US.
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Diesel engines are not clean enough to qualify (in the US) for any hybrid emissions credits/rebates, either to the company making them or the person buying them.
Diesel engines pollute as much as the average car outside the CARB area and are in the highest car pollution bracket in the CARB area.
So as long as emissions are important and part of the financial incentive formula, there will be limited interest by companies in making Diesel hybrids in the US.