I spoke to a trucker about this and took some picture of the stuff needed
to clean the carcinogenic particulates from the exhaust.
The World Health Organization has deemed diesel exhaust hazardous to your health.
Millions of old diesel powered cars are upping the cancer rate in Europe.

The estimated cost of retrofitting a truck is $15,000.
The cost of the Diesel Exhaust Fluid is $15 a gallon.
Many Cal companies are selling their current trucks out of state.
Many small truckers are going out of business in California.
You must have one of these Air Resources Board stickers on your
truck wind shield before you can enter California.

This has increased the cost of shipping in California.

A large turbo compound rotary Wankel would make a great truck engine due to it's robust
and cannon proof design. There is no doubt in my mind it would last as long as
a diesel engine and get equal or better MPG. Fuel price per gallon would be less.
It would weigh less than a diesel as well increasing the payload.
It would also be smoother. Large size is no problem. Some of these huge Ingersoll Rand
engines are rumored to have run for 20,000 hours.

I am probably way ahead of my time on this one as well.

Paul Lamar

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