What kind of fuel do large vehicles use?
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Large vehicles generally use diesel. Composition of diesel: Diesel is a light petroleum product, a complex mixture of hydrocarbons (carbon atoms number about 10-22). It serves as fuel for diesel engines. It is mainly composed of diesel fractions produced through processes such as crude oil distillation, catalytic cracking, thermal cracking, hydrocracking, and petroleum coking. Benefits of using diesel: Diesel engines have high power and strong traction. Trucks usually have large load capacities, hence they mostly use diesel engines. Diesel is widely used in large vehicles, railway locomotives, ships, etc. Compared to gasoline, diesel has the characteristics of high energy density and low fuel consumption rate.