I’ve been wondering about the pros/cons of the newer sulfur-free/clean burning diesel alongside bio-diesel.

Ever wonder how much you could save by switching to a fuel-efficient clean diesel vehicle? Planning a vacation or a road trip? The Diesel Technology Forum (DTF) can help you calculate your potential savings.

This takes a little bit of calculating but the results are interesting. Visit DTF’s calculator here:

http://www.dieselforum.org/newsarticle/article/clean-diesel-fuel-calculator-2/51/

Plug in the cost of regular gas in your area and the cost of diesel in your area. Plug in the MPG of your existing vehicle and the MPG of a new, comparable diesel vehicle. Plug in an estimate of how many miles you drive a year. You’ll see how much money you’d save by driving diesel, and we hope you’ll check out the rest of the site to learn more about this remarkable fuel, the technology that powers it, and its implications for the future. Here’s a good place to start:

http://www.dieselforum.org/where-is-diesel/cars-trucks-suvs/

If interested, we can also arrange for an interview with DTF’s executive director, Allen Schaeffer (he recently spoke with Treehugger, for example, here):

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/01/the_th_intervie_31.php

Let’s face it. Gasoline will not get cheaper as it gets more and more scarce. But that means that travel will not get any less expensive either. So if you have to use, do not be wasteful.