Quick Facts
- More than 100 major fleets use biodiesel. Additionally, numerous biodiesel demonstrations, including three one-million-mile tests and more than 30 50,000-mile tests, have logged more than 10 million road miles with biodiesel blends. In these tests, performance, fuel mileage and drivability with biodiesel blends were similar to conventional diesel, but opacity levels were reduced and exhaust odor was less offensive. No adverse durability or engine wear problems were noted.
- Biodiesel can help provide protection against fuel injector and injection pump failure, longer equipmentlife, lower maintenance costs Less equipment downtime, reduces friction so engine doesn't have to work as hard. Biodiesel is virtually identical to No. 2 diesel in fuel consumption, power output and engine torque.