You've got a rulebook, read it! There is a class and how is bio-deisel renewable?
DW
Guess I'll read through it again. I thought event diesel must be run, except in classes that have no fuel restrictions.
It's made from plants, so the supply is potentially infinite. If America could convert to 50% diesel for transportation, then use bio-diesel (plants) and synthetic diesel (natural gas) for 1/2 the diesel fuel, there would be no more need for foreign oil. Diesel makes 20% more power per gallon than other existing fuels, and the energy yield per acre is potentially several times higher than ethanol. And you can make more gallons of diesel out of a barrel of oil than gasoline. All the infrastructure is already in place, and the engines are here. A turbo diesel will whup a Hybrid at it's own game without the battery issue, and be cheaper.
But sadly, the EPA cannot take the good with the bad, and perhaps will kill the US diesel in the next few years. Yes, it's higher in NOx emissions, and releases carbon particles. But it's lower in CO and hydrocarbon emissions. It's a trade off.
In the last 10 years, diesels have entered into an area where it was considered comedy for them to compete in, and that is performance. The new GM pickups are rated at 365HP, which is the highest output for all heavy duty pickups regardless of whether they are gas or not. Diesels were the least powerful engines available at one point, but that is now changing. Audi caught the world off-guard when they won LeMans with diesel power, and it is a sign that diesels can give both high performance combined with fuel economy.
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