Compression-ignition engines, more commonly known as diesel engines were initially designed to run on peanut oil, not the slightly viscous, petroleum-based fuel it runs on today. Its inventor created ...

Engineers are struggling to make the combustion engine run purely on hydrogen, but scientists believe there is an easier way. Engineers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney have ...

Move over diesel – prepare to make way in the field and on the road for more ethanol-fueled farm equipment and over-the-road trucks. Thanks to work by ClearFlame Engine Technologies, the modifications ...

The demand for alternative fuels has never been higher. As the search for sustainable fuels continues to ramp up, one question that often comes up is whether Cummins diesel engines can truly run on ...

The diesel big rig is starting to move into the carbon-free future: Electric semi trucks are already beginning to make deliveries around the country. But although they can work well for short ...

As the world grapples with the prospect of damaging climate change, the automotive industry is pushing hard to transition towards less-polluting technologies. Amidst a broader move to electric drive, ...

Diesel and gasoline rarely mix. Generally speaking, engines that like to run on diesel don’t like to burn gasoline, and vice versa. Of course, there are examples of engines that can run on just about ...

Water injection is a tried-and-true method for cleaning up the combustion process in a diesel engine. It reduces both combustion temperatures and the resulting particular emissions. But what if you ...

Audi has approved a number of new V6 and four-cylinder diesel engines to run on hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), derived from residues and waste materials from agriculture and the food industry. The ...

As an engineering student in late 19th-century Bavaria, Rudolf Diesel found little promise in steam and internal combustion ...

One of the busiest passenger rail trains in the nation is getting a new engine — a greener engine. In California, Amtrak's Capitol Corridor, which runs between San Jose and Sacramento, is starting to ...