Are there any semi-trucks that run on petrol?

Semi trucks need torque from their engines. Gasoline/petrol engines need much higher horsepower to match the torque of a lower horsepower diesel engine. A gas/petrol engine could be fitted to a semi but it would have horrible gas mileage and the engine would not last long. read more

Semi trucks make up just 15 percent of commercial trucks in the U.S., yet they travel 42 percent of all miles covered by commercial trucks. Large commercial trucks covered about a quarter of a trillion miles in 2006, while total vehicle miles were about 3 trillion. read more