Automotive
Uses of diesel engines
While the diesel engine is most commonly associated with diesel-fuelled passenger cars and commercial vehicles that run on road diesel/DERV (ULSD/EN 590 diesel in the UK), it is not exclusive to transport
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Diesel engines (and in the case of off-road applications, gas oil or red diesel) are the power source of choice for many types of hardware: ✔ Passenger vehicles
✔ Vans
✔ Lorries
✔ Buses and coaches
✔ Tractors
✔ Harvesters
✔ Many utility vehicles and ATVs
✔ Leisure boats
✔ Larger sea vessels
✔ Diesel power generators
✔ Cranes
✔ Bulldozers
✔ Diggers
✔ Rail transport
✔ Diesel-powered forklifts