Types of Fuels According to Vehicles

🚗 Cars (automobiles)

Traditional fuels:

• Gasoline (petrol)

• Diesel

Alternatives:

• Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)

• Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG or Autogas)

• Ethanol (E85, blended with gasoline)

• Biodiesel

• Electricity (electric batteries)

• Hydrogen (fuel cells)

• Methanol (less common)

✈️ Airplanes

Traditional fuels:

• Jet-A / Jet-A1 (turbines, commercial planes)

• Avgas (aviation gasoline for piston engines)

Alternatives:

• Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF):

  • Biomass-based (biojet)

  • Waste-based (e.g., used oils)

  • Synthetic fuels (Power-to-Liquid)

Futures/experimental:

• Hydrogen (under testing)

• Electricity (in light aircraft, eVTOLs)

🚢 Ships

Conventional fuels:

• Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO)

• Marine Gas Oil (MGO)

Alternatives:

• Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)

• Methanol

• Ammonia

• Biofuels

• Hydrogen

• Electric power (for small or coastal vessels)

• Sails/hybrid engines (complementary)

🚆 Trains

Fuels used:

• Diesel (conventional diesel locomotives)

• Electricity (electrified rail networks, overhead lines)

• Biodiesel (blended or pure, in some trains)

• Liquefied (LNG) or Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) (less common)

• Hydrogen (fuel cell trains, in development and limited use)