Why gasoline cars are more popular than diesel cars?

Question

although diesel is more cheaper than gasoline it's still used only by trucks

Why there is no cars using it as it will be cheaper because diesel is more powerful that gasoline

Answer 1

On the contrary, Diesel costs more per gallon in america. It takes 25% more oil per gallon to make diesel than gasoline.Making a gallon of diesel fuel requires 25% more oil and emits 17% more heat-trapping greenhouse gases than gasoline reformulated with MTBE. Similarly, diesel requires 17% more oil and emits 18% more heat-trapping gases than gasoline reformulated with ethanol. This means that diesel fuel's advantages from its higher per-gallon energy content and better performance on greenhouse gases are partially offset by the impact of diesel's fuel-production process.

Still, future diesel vehicles, though perhaps not as cost-effective as gasoline, may have a role to play in reducing oil consumption and global warming pollution.

Answer 2

Diesel gasoline does get more MPG and is more powerful that regular Gasoline. However, to my knowledge the construction of diesel engines is different and more expensive. Also diesel engines tend to have more maintenance problems than your standard gasoline engin.

Answer 3

Diesel fuel is over $1 per gallon more expensive than regular unleaded at the stations where I live, so it is not cheaper.  The cars themselves are much more expensive too.