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What parallels can be drawn from this article analyzing payoff of the Ram 1500 Diesel pickup?
http://www.allpar.com/news/index.php/2014/02/ram-1500-diesel-payoff-revisited
The ones I see:
http://www.allpar.com/news/index.php/2014/02/ram-1500-diesel-payoff-revisited
The ones I see:
- The diesel just doesn't pay for itself vs the V6, but has more limited load capacity.
- The regional variation in cost of fuel
- Statement that fuel economy drop off with greater loading is less than with a diesel
- Power dropoff (& corresponding fuel economy) of a turbo engine is less than a n/a engine at altitude
- They calculated 'oppurtunity cost' which weighs against the more expensive diesel