How much diesel does America use (in cars, that is)? I was under the
impression that it was virtually zero. Diesel (filthy stuff) consumption in
Europe has reached such high levels that it is now priced higher than petrol
as refineries are having to convert to produce more than petrol. For many
years it was little more than a waste product. Which leads me to a
question - whilst in America a few years ago at a couple of truck stops I
noticed there were rows and rows of trucks locked up with the engines all
thundering away while the drivers were presumably having a rest stop. Is
this because they don't like getting into a hot cabin (it was in Arizona)?
Or because they don't like restarting a hot engine because of something to
do with oil circulation?
PaulH.
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> researchers at
> the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has developed a way
> to convert
> carbon sources, such as coal, to diesel fuel. This important advance
> could
> significantly cut America's dependence on foreign oil.
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