Diesel powered vehicles have long been the fuel of choice among fourwheel drives and commercial vehicles. Diesel technology has some great benefits, for instance they provide some great mileage on a tank, a diesel engine typically delivers 25 to 30 percent better fuel economy than similarly performing gasoline engines, you see Diesel fuel is one of the most efficient and energy dense fuels available today. Because it contains more usable energy than gasoline, it delivers better fuel economy. They are also super durable, Diesel engines are build to with stand high compression ratio’s and they are also build to deal with really high torque figures, as a result they tend to last longer.

But unfortunately its not all good, diesel does have some less desirable qualities too which is why they are kind of dying out. I mean there are very few normal passenger vehicles still for sale using diesel power, and the biggest reason for this is because they are dirty. The only way it’s still viable is through the use of increasingly complex technologies to capture soot and reduce NOx, and yes there are some interesting techs out there which does just this, like the opposed piston engine, which I did make a video on. So if you want to see that video I will link it here. But all these technologies are still just a band aids, if regulations keep raising even they wont be viable for ever.

But there is another way. Dual fuel engines using Dieselhydrogen injection.

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