The engine performs with a level of efficiency close to diesel, but sacrifices some of the power density.
"I've worked on diesel, but there's nothing like steam and the Gresley locos were the best of them all, " he said.
Hygen has the strength and ruggedness of a traditional diesel generator but uses less than half the fuel in most applications.
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The former would involve affording consumers and businesses the opportunity to acquire vehicles powered not just by gasoline or diesel, but by alternative fuels like ethanol and methanol.
Only insurance and repairs are higher with the diesel X5, but not by much.
Eventually we will convert natural gas to diesel fuel, but that technology is probably ten years away.
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When the bus's fuel processing system converts methanol to hydrogen, it also produces carbon dioxide, but at lower levels than diesel engines.
One was open to diesel trains only but final repairs to this line were due to be carried out on Saturday night.
The upfront cost is higher than a (noisier) diesel generator, but he estimates the initial cost would be paid back in less than a year.
But above those speeds, the diesel's throttle response becomes deeply measured and wafting, never punchy nor particularly fun.
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Carnival said the ship's emergency diesel generator failed, but the cruise line disputed notions of a widespread system failure.
The automakers said they can make half of their vehicles ready to run on ethanol or bio-diesel by 2012, but said their efforts should be matched by incentives to encourage the production and availability of renewable fuels.
But two of Ochsner's three diesel generators failed, leaving only a minimum of electrical power.
But increasing the price of petrol and diesel for all motorists is very crude.
It has allowed small but regular increases in state-set diesel prices and allowed more foreign investment in a number of sectors, including retail and aviation.
Since September, the government has allowed small but regular increases in the price of diesel to reduce its spending on fuel subsidies, and has permitted more foreign investment in retail, aviation and broadcasting.
Diesel advocates love to push the cost-of-ownership pencil, but I'm here to tell you, in the case of the Cayenne Diesel, the economics are horrible and unsubtle.
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But this is not the only problem with diesel generators, which are the primary solutions used to support FOBs.
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The Wrangler is an awesome rig, but it desperately needs a small 4 cylinder diesel offering to improve fuel mileage.
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Gasoline or diesel fuel are two flavors, but there are others that might sound unfamiliar - ethylene and propylene and xylene.
The search for nonfood fuel plants in Asia has led researchers to jatropha, a tough, drought-resistant shrub that produces toxic but oily seeds that can be made into diesel.
He said he had assigned one of his employees the task of purchasing diesel to run backup generators, but added that this was complicated by the recent spike in the price of fuel.
There had been speculation that it would put off increasing petrol and diesel prices until after the holiday but on September 2nd pressed ahead with them anyway, though it imposed smaller rises (about 4-5%) than some analysts had predicted.
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But in time, I think driving an older diesel that pollutes more would bring on pangs of guilt.
Diesel prices went up this month, but the fuel remains massively subsidised, along with kerosene, fertiliser and food.
I'm sure this is a carefully considered decision, but I bet it will frustrate a lot of diesel shoppers.
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So, in that regard, GM is doing well to not only widen its product range but also offer customers the option of petrol or diesel variant.
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But they aren't crazy: The word "diesel" doesn't appear on the vehicle.
But for most people, the odour is reminiscent of diesel fumes.
But these days it's leaning more toward clean diesel engines that get high mileage and can run on newly popular fuels like gas-to-liquid synthetic diesel or biodiesel.
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