High-Efficiency Transient Plasma Ignition Technology Provides Breakthrough for Significant Cost Savings, Fuel Conservation & Emissions Reduction in Maritime Diesel Engines Commissioned b... Read more
The most efficient diesel in the engine-research world The one-cylinder test engine in the basement of a University of Wisconsin-Madison lab is connected to a life-support system of pipes, t... Read more
Plastic shopping bags, an abundant source of litter on land and at sea, can be converted into diesel, natural gas and other useful petroleum products, researchers report. The conversion prod... Read more
Gasoline-like fuels can be made from cellulosic materials such as farm and forestry waste using a new process invented by chemists at the University of California, Davis. The process could o... Read more
The perfect bridging technology for the next 10 to 20 years Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed an internal combustion engine that emits less than half the CO2 compared to a regular eng... Read more
Automotive technology: Electric and hybrid cars are being given a run for their money by an unlikely competitor: a range of advanced diesel engines that set new standards in performance and... Read more
Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory are developing a mobile reactor they say will one day play a crucial role in helping people after natural disasters like Hurricane Sandy. Two weeks... Read more
Discovery May Yield Cheaper, More Efficient Alternative to Platinum in Automotive Engines Engineers at a company co-founded by a University of Texas at Dallas professor have identified a mat... Read more
Delphi says its diesel-like engine runs cleanly on gasoline. Delphi, a major parts supplier to automakers, is developing an engine technology that could improve the fuel economy of ga... Read more
Uses up to 30 percent less fuel and emits 25 percent less carbon dioxide Over the past 20 years, the global energy crisis and environmental problems have prompted the auto industry to... Read more
The future electric-car market will feature a mixture of both all-electric cars and plug-in hybrids At its unveiling at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show earlier this year, Volvo said its V60 plug-... Read more
A commercially available particle trap can filter microscopic pollutants in diesel-engine exhaust and prevent about 98 percent of them from reaching the air, according to research reported i... Read more
In a testing cell tucked deep in the bowels of Navistar’s engine plant and technical center here, a hulking prototype of a truck engine sits behind a large glass window like a patient on an... Read more
Image via Wikipedia While there are fuel consumption standards for passenger cars, there is no such regulation of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles in the U.S. With such vehicles accounting fo... Read more