This year, Jeep will offer a diesel version of its popular Grand Cherokee sport utility vehicle, and Mazda Motor Corp . will offer a diesel version of the new-generation Mazda6 sedan.

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The SUV features a front-mounted diesel engine paired with an electric motor in a traditional hybrid configuration, plus a second, more powerful electric motor in the rear to drive those wheels in the back.

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Thompson wanted Thor's Four Winds brand of motor homes to start building big, expensive diesel buses when he saw the market for diesels heat up a few years ago.

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