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Originally Posted by Dottore
Interestingly you can buy many US cars with diesel engine options in Europe. The Chrysler 300C, all Jeeps, etc etc.
So why is diesel so much higher in price in the US than gasoline?
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My thoughts are:
1) diesel production has plateaued if not in the world, definitely in the U.S.
2) worldwide demand from emerging countries. China and India for example.
3) Europe's tax incentives/subsidizing of diesel over gasoline.
When I was in Dubrovnik, Croatia, I didn't see a single gasoline powered car. It pays to believe after being torn to bits by war, the country, in its rebuild, took advantage of every opportunity to right itself. Diesel seems to be one of those opportunities.