Diesel fuel/trucks

I feel it is only a matter of time before the high sulfur we use in tractors is no longer available also.

While I am for clean air and water I do feel we as a country are going to price ourselves out of the world market even more. Our new rules that took effect in 2005 knocked our fuel mileage by 1 mpg and now in 2007 we will see another 5% cut in mpg with the new engines. On top of this we need to add the fact that the new Ultra Low Diesel is going to have to cost more per gallon. (someone needs to pay for all that new equipment)

I will let someone else have the soap box now.

A Mercedes E class sedan will get almost 40 mpg
on this new cleaner diesel (european diesel is already cleaner than ours).

The BMW sedans in Europe with diesel engines have better performance than their gas engines ! Just saw this recently on a show about the Chicago Auto show.

Will seriously consider a diesel MB "E"
when the Mrs' Lincoln LS needs to be replaced.

Bill

Yes gas is gas and the only differance is the additive they add to it.

And yes some loading racks only have low sulfur diesel (500 ppm) for on and off road use. The only differance is they put red dye in the off road stuff.

BUT..... ..... .
You can still get high sulfur diesel at some locations. High sulfur MUST be dyed red as it can only be used in off road vechicals.

The EPA said we need to reduce emissions so they went to truck/car manufactures and said we want emissions this low by this time. They tried converters in the exhaust to different turbos just like they did years ago with gas engines.

The truck manufactures did what they could with the fuel that was available. In 2005 we had to take a big cut in emissions and that is why we lost 1 mpg on all 2005 trucks. I personally was getting 7.5 mpg out of a 2001 but my new 2005 only gets 6.6 mpg. (same kind of truck; same load)

The truck manufactures then said it is time for the oil companies to step up to the plate and reduce emissions with the fuel so they came up with Ultra Low diesel. This Ultra Low will not reduce mpg but it has got to cost more to pay for all the new refining equipment needed.

In 2007 they will change the engines again to only burn Ultra Low Diesel. (same as cars now only burn unleaded) They expect these new engines to get 5% less fuel mileage.

Is it because my car is indirect injected that makes this possible or are the truck engine makers lazy?