A diesel engine is simultaneously incredibly simple and incredibly violent, using compression as a means of ignition. This is because of the properties of diesel fuel: Namely, diesel is less volatile ...

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 ...

Horse Powertrain's H12 Concept hybrid engine delivers 44.2% thermal efficiency running on 100% renewable gas, cutting fuel ...

Hydrogen has long been touted as a fuel of the future, but as an ultralight gas that ruins steel, it still poses some practicality issues. One Chinese automaker is looking to use hydrogen in an ...

We all know diesel engines produce Earth-moving torque to outclass gas engines in pulling power and heavy-duty workloads. We also know that diesels could outlive a similar gas engine, given proper ...

This story appears in the June 29 print edition of Transport Topics. Over-the-highway trucks and buses with 2007 engine technology ran nearly 90% cleaner than required by federal emission standards ...

When it comes to gas-powered lawn mowers, you can't do things halfway. Maybe you don't need the same amount of strength as a full-on car, but you will need something that can tear through large, ...