June 6, 2007
Low-Sulfur Diesel Fuel Now Flowing
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The nation's refineries, as of June 1, have begun producing low-sulfur diesel fuel for use in off-road equipment, including boats.
"June 1 marks an important next step on the road to clean diesel. Last year saw the nationwide availability of on-highway ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel enabling manufacturers to engineer the cleanest diesel trucks ever. This new fuel will begin bringing the same benefits to off-road equipment," Allen Schaeffer, executive director of the Diesel Technology Forum, said in a statement.
For locomotive and marine fuel, this step will occur in 2012, according to the Diesel Technology Forum.
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