I still think diesel is the way to go, if memory serves isn’t there almost 10X the energy in diesel fuel than in gasoline per volume?
No...it’s about 1.3x. But I agree that diesel engines are superior. They are also inherently fuel-flexible.
I think your memory is faulty, by several times. There is considerable difference between gasoline and diesel fuel and there there is considerable difference between a gasoline engine and a diesel engine.