Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Diesel Basics: What You Should Know




Diesel is more than 33% more efficient than gasoline is when it comes to your fuel mileage. However, diesel fuel does cost more than gasoline, although it is usually within around 20 cents of the price of regular gasoline.

Diesel needs to be run through a diesel engine, and diesel engines offer more torque than a gasoline engine. Torque allows for great acceleration, which also accounts for the great fuel economy numbers.

Diesel engines are typically louder than gasoline engines, although technologies have been developed that have helped to limit this as much as possible. 

Diesel produces less carbon dioxide, but has been shown to produce carcinogens, which can be just as harmful to the environment. 

The diesel fuel and engine combination can produce better engine performance, although this is lessened when the diesel use is bio-diesel, or other forms of enhanced fuel such as black diesel.

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