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Diesel fuel emitts much higher emissions. It emitts high smog and particualte matter. That'll be diesal fuel darling. Madgenta
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What pollutes more gas or diesel?
Diesel
Are diesel automobiles more fuel efficient than ethanol gasoline automobiles?
yes
Does ethanol fuel decrease fuel economy?
Here's the thing: Ethanol has less energy per gallon than gasoline and diesel, so for a given power output an engine will use more ethanol than it would have used diesel or gasoline. Miles per gallon will be poorer. But that's not the whole story. Ethanol - being considered more eco-friendly - is often a lot less expensive than diesel and gasoline. So even if you're using more of it, the cost-per-mile can be lower than for gasoline or diesel.
Does shell put ethanol in diesel fuel?
No. That's why diesel fuel now costs more than gasoline. No, but in some areas (central Illinois for example) diesel contains a mixture of diesel and soybean based biodiesel there is no ethanol in diesel and that has nothing at all to do with the price of diesel the price of diesel is straight out supply and demand ,more diesel vehicles on the road so put the price up; the only bio diesel fuel is private enterprise. most biodiesel is made by private individuals and companies that use old cooking oils ,refine it and add it to the diesel it costs about 5000 thousand dollars to set this up and anyone can do it if they got access to old cooking oils
Can alchol fuel cars?
In theory yes but there's very little point in it as you can either get ethanol from crude oil through distilling and cracking through which you can also get diesel and petrol from. You can also make ethanol out of vegetables but again you can also make diesel. The main use of ethanol in running cars I would say is bio-petrol which is just a mixture of petrol and ethanol. All this achieves is less petrol being used. But yes, you can fuel your car on it after modifications but it's more commonly used as an additive to petrol.
Is a fuel filter more critical n a diesel engine or gasoline?
Diesel contains more impurities compared to gasolene.Therefore fuel filter is more critical in a diesel engine
How does ethanol hurt the environment?
It takes more energy to produce ethanol than the fuel itself yields.
What are disadvantages of using diesel as fuel?
well the diesel get alittle bit more mpg but not much but the diesel burns cleaner the regular fuel
Is ethanol better than gasoline?
Ethanol is better than gasoline but not by muchAnswer:Thre are problems with ethanolEthanol has a lower energy density than gasoline. This means you need for ethanol to go as far as gasoline or diesel would take you.The production of ethanol from fertilizer to final liquid product is more energy intensive than gasoline or diesel. This means the ethanol energy in your tank requires more energy to put it there than an equivalent amount of fossil fuelEthanolis made from valuable food crops. It is better for people, in general, to eat food than waste it by converting it to fuel
What is a better fuel propanol or ethanol?
probably ethanol - it is more readily available and vehicles are set up to take it
Is a gasoline-diesel fuel a good mixture to get more power from a diesel engine?
not at all. that will cause engine damage. gasoline burns at a much lower temperature than diesel fuel so you will get pre ignition. diesel fuel has more useable power in than gasoline. gasoline is rated in octane and diesel fuel is rated in cetane. with diesel fuel the higher the cetane the faster the fuel will burn for a more complete combustion. so if you want more power from a diesel a place to start is a higher cetane diesel fuel. but things like bigger trubos, vgt turbos, injectors, intercoolers have a much bigger effect on power than fuel
Why is ethanol often sold in denatured form?
Denatured ethanol is grain ethanol that has had chemical additives added to it to make it unfit to ingest. Pure grain ethanol forms the basis for all alcoholic beverages and as such is highly taxed and regulated. Since ethanol has many more uses other than to drink it, denatured ehtanol was created to ensure ethanol destined for anything other than consumption was kept as such. The chemicals added make the alcohol terribly bitter and poisonous, so don't drink it! It is the same effect as why diesel fuel is sometimes dyed red-red diesel is much cheaper than regular diesel because it is given a tax exemption for off-road use only. If a trucker fills his rig up with cheaper red diesel fuel and gets inspected by the authorities, it will show up and the trucker will have to pay a whole lot of money in fines and penalties.
