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Originally Posted by poiney
If diesel is equipped with regenerative braking, etc., the difference in mpg might be negligible. Its so unfortunate that diesels aren't as available here as they are in Europe. A 335d would be great.
That said, I think that hybrids are a good stop gap for full electrics until battery technology improves. I hope my next car is a tesla with more headroom and lower price.
In the mean time, I give kudos to anyone driving fuel efficient vehicles -- independent of which technology they've chosen.
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how do you propose to put regen braking on a diesel powered car?
even if you do store electricity somewhere that's not what the car runs off
BMW's concept brake regen stores electricity so you can freewheel the alternator as much as possible, maybe that's what you mean.