Hulk
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Gasoline is extremely cheap right now which makes diesel look less appealing. Jalopnik had an article the other day on the good deals currently available on diesels because of the price difference in fuel.
http://carbuying.jalopnik.com/you-can-get-an-insane-deal-on-a-diesel-car-right-now-th-1686954874
The United States refines crude oil to maximize gasoline production, not diesel. That's why diesel is always more expensive than gas in the US. This won't change unless there is a reason to refine for more diesel, which of course won't happen without more diesel vehicles, which of course won't happen without cheap diesel, rinse, repeat...
Bottom line is that diesel doesn't make nearly as much sense in the US as it does in Europe.