2007-12-22 01:48:27 · 4 answers · asked by simisa n 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
Diesel oil is the most common. Diesel mixed with some bio oils is starting to be popular because it ends up cheaper if you add the untaxed bio part to the taxed straight diesel.. Home heating oil is identical to diesel fuel but does not have taxes paid on it. Anyone who is using that for their on-road truck engine is cheating on their taxes (home heat fuel is dyed to be able to distinguish it).
2007-12-22 01:58:20 · answer #1 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can used dyed diesel on off road trucks, regular diesel, and some trucks can run off of Bio-Diesel (vegetable fats and animal fats) although there are fewer "stations" around to service the demand for this fuel so it is generally blended. Tests have been done which have allowed commercial trucks and buses to run off of straight bio-diesel, but the cost currently is prohibitive to run a fleet on it.
2007-12-22 01:57:50 · answer #2 · answered by roger S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Diesel fuel is pretty much it , A 2 to 4 % blend of bio is becomming common , the newest fuel is ULSD ultra low sulfer , where fuel was 500 parts per million sulfer , it has been refined ;ower to 15 parts per million sulfer to meet regualtions on the 2007 engines
2007-12-22 02:39:22 · answer #3 · answered by jon_wayne89 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The most popular alternative to #2 diesel fuel is bio-diesel, made from soy beans.
Unfortunately, we are seeing the same results from soy based bio-diesel as from corn based ethanol for cars... it is taking grain away from the production of food for animals and people, and it is more expensive to produce and less energy efficient than petroleum based fuels.
2007-12-22 02:10:26 · answer #4 · answered by JetDoc 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋