Gasoline (Petrol) vs Diesel: Which one is better? A Beginner’s Guide
Gasoline (petrol) and diesel are extracted from the same raw material - crude oil-and pass through various levels of refinement. Yet, they have different thermal characteristics, making them suitable for very different purposes. For example, diesel has a higher density than gasoline, which makes it more energy-intensive. Due to this, less diesel is required to produce the same energy output as gasoline. Similarly, diesel engines are bulky, and typically consist of longer piston strokes, so they can’t reach high RPMs without incurring a lot of mechanical strain. This causes a loss in the total power output, although diesel's benefit from the tremendous torque that is generally lacking in gasoline engines.
In this video, we compare a number of features of diesel and gasoline engines to look at which fuel is better, or in other words, is there really a better fuel?
0:00 Introduction
1:06 Fuel Characteristics - Calorific Value
1:38 Fuel Characteristics - Nature
2:13 Fuel Characteristics - Emissions
3:05 Engine Characteristics - Construction
3:45 Engine Characteristics - Performance
4:26 Engine Characteristics - Application
4:50 Performance and Costs - Fuel Efficiency
5:24 Performance and Costs - Maintenance Costs
5:41 Performance and Costs - Fuel Costs
6:05 Conclusion
#gasoline #diesel #betterfuel
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Thanks for the explanation. Diesel is now more expensive per liter than petrol in my country.
Me too
happened after pandemic but back to usual again and it's about 12-14 Cent (Euro) cheaper per liter thn Petrol
This video taught me so many things in just mere minutes. Thank you!
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The animations are lit just saying. Please give your artists a raise
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Same here.
You didn't mention the fact that diesel engine now have there own versions of catalytic converter using DEF fluid.that has all but eliminated the big black cloud when the engine is under load.. otherwise a good but simplistic program.
hahaha def gov juice hahaha
DEF is the stupidest thing ever seen. All it does is strangle out the engine, dirty up important and crucial components. Sometimes will leave you on the side of the road because a sensor got dirty. Only people its done favors for is dealerships because they get to rail the pockets of their customers.
@@theliberaldestroyer3796 if you do enough distance and put your foot down every now and thn it wont happen! It's Society's fault choosing wrong type of car "engine" for their needs or sales people in main dealers so corrupted not educated about their products and they just want to sell anything and take your money! I have Audi A6 2.0TDI 190BHP with AdBlue and I never had any issues in 9 years.
Many of them have a dpf, def is used in regen
Fuel volatility is a totally separate metric from knock resistance.
Fantastic explanation and really enjoyable !
Glad you enjoyed it!
Very helpful.
Thank you... From India
You're most welcome
Very good, except that the combustion of diesel engines is done by pressure and the glow plugs are only used to start the engine.
Awesome
The actual name of the fuel for referring the gasoline and petrol is Motor Spirit
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In my country the disel is a lot more expensive and disel cars are cheaper.2 years ago the bith fuels were at the same price but the gasoline was never more expensive.
Can you make a more detailed video about the differences between a gasoline and diesel engine?
Just so we clear. Diesel fuel is 30% more expensive in europe at this moment because of political mess around the world. This causes loads of Diesel users seling their cars to buy a petrol engine car where you can even instal LPG fuel system which is half cheaper than petrol at the moment. Thanks for your video.
Both are created as crude oil is refined, so neither is really "better." We seem to find uses for both streams.
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"...fealty to gasoline and diesel..." Usually fossil fuel users are called greedy, enslaved or addicted. I want to move to alternative fuels but the technology is still unattainable for most of the world. I don't like this kind of shaming language. If you want to sell your ideas, sell them! Don't go shaming people for using the only viable energy source they can afford because renewable energy is still making baby steps in other countries. I'm currently teaching my students about renewable energy and the last thing I want to do is call their poor parents as greedy, enslaved fossil fuel addicts. My students' awareness of renewable energy is through the popularity of the Tesla brand, e-bikes and the rising number of people using solar wall lights for security. I told my students that in 10 years they could living in a new age of renewable energy but don't scoff at the fossil fuel vehicle that their parents used to toil their land with and provide for their future. We use what we have and at the moment it's still fossil fuel. If renewable energy is cheaper and more readily available then people would gladly move to it. Just like how people easily embrace smartphones over cellphones: new ideas need be accepted in order to grow, not forced down your throat.
I am confused, in my country (Serbia) gasoline is 188RSD (1.6 euros) and diesel is 214RSD = 1.83 euros, I always wondered why is diesel more expensive even though it's less refined than gasoline
Your video's are very helpful and animation is very well made, can you please tell what software you use for making this type of animation. Thanks for making brilliant videos
We use Adobe Animate
Gas is for a bbq we use petrol . But diesel rules when it comes to making a vehicle work eg Landcrusier 18 lph towing the van and a patrol 34 lph with the same van-
let’s not forget how diesel cars are usually friendlier to beginners, at least where manual is the norm
for the average joe diesel is better
Gas is more expensive than diesel?
Yes gas is moor expensive to produce than diesel but they charge moor for diesel sa they push moor people to gas
5:25 here is contrary. Older engines have better reliability. New engines are made on purpose to break after 150k - 200k at that spot when the warranty ends. Because consumerism. My 1.9 ALH VW Golf, still the best, changed only consumables.
Agree ... Indirect and direct injection diesel has more reliability. Cheap maintenance and if tuned properly it can perform like CRDi and as i know. 74-84hp indirect 2.5L N.A more stronger than 105hp 2.5L CRDi with 2T load on uphill. The old one just adjusting fuel timing and adding 1lt gasoline /20lt diesel. And indirect can run with waste engine oil, but must refine/filtered before. WMO price 3$/20L and just add 1lt gasoline/20L oil. It will be fine. love old diesel.. 😁😁
yep, i also corrected him there, qfter ALH engine on VAG group (volkswagen,audi,seat,skoda) is BKC and BXC, literally best engines made 1.9tdi 105 hp.
Anyone tell me what is difference between gasoline or petrol????)?????
They are the same.
In Mozambique 🇲🇿, diesel is more expensive than petrol. Unfortunately
3:40 so diesel engine needs carburetor?
I don't need very high speeds, and I like long term money savings, with torque being cool. I like this Video very much, it's informative
Petrol is about 20p cheaper than diesel in The UK
With the price of it here in Australia, petrol is becoming more economic to own than diesel unfortunately
It's a shame diesel is more expensive than gasoline in the uk. This robs you of any savings you make in urban driving.
For now. In canada diesel is back down to almost the same price as gas and dropping every couple weeks. I'm sure you guys will follow soon
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And please for educational videos like these,use the worldwide recognised name.its petrol basically everywhere aside the US. It makes watching such videos wierd. Especially when they mix up standard units with pounds,foot etc
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Diesel is more expensive than gas where I live.
Why Diesel Engines had lower HP performance than a normal Gasoline??, Looking at Dodge RAM 6.7L TurboDiesel only had 400hp meanwhile a Gasoline V8 at 5-6L equivalent had more HP to move freight????
Me Watching from Nigeria where Diesel is 4 times the price of petrol
diesel is better because it's renewable (using palm oil)
Is crude oil and petroleum same because I thought petrol or gasoline was obtained from petroleum?
Both are the same but those are different ways to say it. Petroleum or crude oil, same thing.
In Dutch we use “benzine” or “naft “ for gasoline.
Where is gasoline more expensive than diesel in the US?
Diesel is much more expensive than gasoline here in Nigeria
Diesel engines don't inherently produce more torque than gasoline engines, they can only do this when being run with significantly higher intake manifold pressures.
Hi Thank you very informative. I am firmly convinced that the internal combustion engine will never be phased out of America!
California is phasing out new gasoline and diesel cars in a few years. I'm sure there will be some court cases.
Except when the oil runs out, in about 70 years
East Europe has a more expensive diesel than gasoline...
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Both Gas and Diesel are powered by engines however, there is no clear winner, it depends.
5:22 a 1.2L engine will never be as an 1.9L or 2.2L , never ever, the Cylindrical capacity(cc) is to low and to much hp, thats why modern cars break faster...
Of you convert your car to run with LPG the running cost will be lower than the diesel one. 🙂
Diesel is more expensive that gasoline. This video is misleading
Can anyone tell me which is better...? 1.2 litre petrol or 1.2 litre diesel of same car?
Did you even watch the video.
@@mostafasham1524 yes
@@ChristHasRisen7777 watch it again then
1.2 litre gasoline if you go for higher then take diesel, fuel efficiency
Electric Cars are not the solution our battery tech is not enough advanced and the implications of the rare materials extracted from earth, how the battery dies so easly and how we dispose of them sticking to Gasoline engines will be better in the long run
Also take into account of how most electric is made and the inefficiency of that process rather than just powering the car straight out. ( Nuclear created electricity is not clean either for obvious reasons) Hydrogen seems to be the new way to go now.
Thank you for the thorough explanation, I'll be buying an EV truck now.
maintenance on a diesel vehicle is much more expensive than a gas engin due to more filters ...it will cost ya 3x more to do a oil change on a diesel than your gas
Huh?
So lets compare American cars with European cars about efficiency
Millions more people, millions more vehicles yet somehow at least in America the air and water magically got cleaner using those naughty old fossil fuels over the last 50 years.
✨Filters✨
Using less coal, using less leaded petrol, more enviromental awareness, more enviromental laws... But I could argue, that environment is actually more polluted, because of plastic and pfas chemicals, also lead and other heavy metals stayed present in the environment they're just less present in the air, we breath than they used to be.
diesel power all the way
This really tells me we are too dumb to have came up with this with human minds.
Gasoline kya hota hai please reply
lol petrol is more effiecient than to diesel it depends on your driving style
As an European i still didn't get which is which... Americans..
Sorry! You're not alone; many of us are eternally confused
Kerosene???
Diesel costs more in the US in general. Anywhere from a few cents to a dollar more, diesel isn't as available either. It's not uncommon to find stations that don't sell diesel. This is just in the US, diesels never got popular in the US because Oldsmobile gave them a bad name in the 1970's and 80's by making some terrible ones
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Yes electric cars will save us all, well maybe not the kids mining the minerals for the batteries, and maybe not the people near the coal electric plants
Lol gas hasnt been more expensive than diesel in at least the past 3 years
This is not true for all parts of the world.
in India it is expensive than diesel from many decades..
In my country diesel is cheaper.
In terms of cost, Diesel is cheaper to make than gasoline that's why they are mostly cheaper. Probably in your country, there is a huge demand of diesel compared to gasoline
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Gasoline is cheaper than diesel
4:34 just as loud*
None. BEV is the future
in beief, diesel is better than petrol.
I would like to see modern agriculture that dont run on diesel (or even gasoline). For now it's more science fiction than permanent base on Mars.
In my opinion electric cars are cleaner
Nither...smoking or smoking which is better..electric motors are 90% efficient...
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Dying and coming back to life three days later isnt a sacrifice. Its called a bad weekend.