Dodge is approving use of B20 biodiesel fuel in its Dodge Ram pickup trucks. B20
fuel is 20 percent biodiesel fuel and 80 percent petroleum diesel fuel. The use
of B20 has been approved for the 2007 model year in government, military and
commercial-vehicle use; the pickups will require the use of biodiesel fuel that
meets the fuel specifications established by the United States military.
Dodge says that its "goal is a national standard for B20 so that in the
future [we] can extend this program to all of our Ram diesel customers."
Although this first step in the process is the approval of the use of B20 in
Dodge Ram pickups equipped with Cummins diesel engines for military, government
and commercial-fleet customers only, this could set the stage for B20 approval
in consumer-driven Dodge Rams. DaimlerChrysler is working with the government,
automotive suppliers, energy providers, universities and independent agencies on
a national fuel standard that would make B20 an option for all Dodge Ram diesel
owners.
