Fuels
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Available vehicle fuels increasingly include fuel blends that combine petroleum-derived fuels (diesel and gasoline/petrol) with plant-derived fuels (biodiesel and ethanol). Image of a gasoline pump in the Eastern United States, 2008.
This page lists types and terminology for various liquid fuels.
- Alternative fuels - generic term to refer to non-fossil fuels.
- Biofuels - fuels produced from plant or animal materials.
- Biodiesel (can be substituted in engines that utilize diesel fuel)
- Bioethanol (synonymous with ethanol; can be blended with gasoline in certain engines, such as flex-fuel vehicles.)
- Gasoline-ethanol fuel blends:
- Diesel-biodiesel fuel blends:
- Transportation fuels/Motor fuels
- Fuel additive:
- Ethanol may be added to gasoline in minor quantities as an "oxygenate" to create "reformulated gasoline;" for this usage, ethanol may be referred to as a "gasoline additive" or "fuel additive."
