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Diesel cars have never been very popular in America. Although they’ve been around since the 1930s, diesel combustion engines only gained a foothold in the ’70s as a result of the 1973 oil embargo. That foothold didn’t last long, though; from the late ’70s to the mid-1980s, their market share rose from one to six percent and fell sharply back to one again by the mid ’80s. However, a few automakers persisted with diesel models past this period, and some of the most affordable SUVs and trucks on the market today are powered by diesel. Unfortunately, while diesel vehicles have…
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