Distillate (motor fuel)

North American distillate is broadly described as a fuel with heavier molecular weight than gasoline, and similar to or lighter than kerosene or No.

[1][2] Early railroad motor cars and tractors were offered with kerosene or gasoline-powered engines.

However, distillate was often substantially less expensive than gasoline in farming regions, either because it was a less-refined product or because it was taxed at a lower rate or untaxed.

"Power fuel" was a higher grade product that was somewhat short of gasoline in effectiveness.

In time, "distillate" came to describe lighter fractions of diesel and fuel oil, with "No.