Testing standards group ASTM International has issued a standard specification for the diesel alternative in truck engines, dimethyl ether.
DME: An Alternative Fuel that is Coming Soon
Volvo Trucks North America believes dimethyl ether, or DME, is the real fuel of the future, and the company intends to get it to market as a motor fuel by 2015 in Volvo VN models as well as Mack Pinnacle trucks from its sister company.