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Why do we use gasoline for small vehicles and diesel fuel for big vehicles?

  • Written by Michael Leamy, Woodruff Endowed Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Why do we use gasoline for small vehicles and diesel fuel for big vehicles?Green pump for diesel, blue for gas – but what's the difference?Jeffrey Greenberg/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesWhy do we use gasoline for small vehicles and diesel fuel for big vehicles?

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