What is the difference between diesel and petrol, and why can’t cars take both?

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What is the difference between diesel and petrol, and why can’t cars take both?

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Gasoline (as we Americans call it) explodes. Diesel ignites.

It has to do with the volatility of the fuel. Imagine the difference between lighting a candle versus lighting a sparkler. They could both release the same amount of energy, but the sparkler will do it much, much faster.

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