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> You can also run diesel cars and trucks on kerosene. The winter blend of diesel fuel in cold climates is a mixture of diesel and kerosene (which has a lower f
by 2143 4y ago
> You can also run diesel cars and trucks on kerosene. The winter blend of diesel fuel in cold climates is a mixture of diesel and kerosene (which has a lower freezing temperature).
I know that Mercedes diesel sedans here in Asia has "NO ADDITIVES" written multiple times all around its inner fuel lid.
I don't know for sure if Germany is considered to have cold climate, but if it is, I wonder if their diesel has kerosene and how that plays out with these engines.
As I understand, Mercedes diesels are ubiquitous in some European countries (atleast as a taxi)?
- tyingq 4y agoHere's one winter diesel fuel I know is used in Germany (though this page is speaking to the Austrian market): https://www.omv.com/en/news/omv-maxxmotion-best-winter-diesel-fuel https://www.omv.com/en/news/omv-maxxmotion-best-winter-diese... It seems to include a "HVO bio component" (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil).
- jabl 4y agoIn terms of the length of the hydrocarbon chains, winter diesel has shorter chains than summer diesel (to reduce the gelling temperature), which moves it towards a kerosene-like composition. So in that way you could say it's a blend of (summer) diesel and kerosene. However, it's a product made to diesel specifications at a refinery, and has to satisfy all the other properties of diesel fuel standards like sulphur content, cetane number etc etc.