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The USA is a big country: there’s 9,826,000 square miles, and 307 million people. By comparison, Europe covers just 3,930,000 miles, yet there’s 852 million people there. Cram that many more people into an area that’s a third the size of the U.S., and you could see where size would become an issue – especially […]

Carnegie Mellon University has released a study of diesel engines that show they recuperate their extra cost quickly. ——————————————————————- BorgWarner now supplies the latest generation of variable turbine geometry (VTG) turbochargers for the newly developed 1.6-liter four-cylinder common-rail diesel engines. Bosch has returned to its growth course, and has already regained the level of sales […]

Canadian scholar, Vaclav Smil, attempts to remedy the “appreciation deficit” of diesel engines and gas turbines in his recently published book, Movers of Globalization. If asked what human invention would quickly plunge us into a pre-Second World War industrial state if removed, most people would answer the computer chip. Take away the world’s beloved digital […]

In conjunction with Hart’s Energy Consulting, DTF released a new body of work that highlights key developments positioning diesel fuel to compete in the green energy future including investments in refining capacity, increasing accessibility by consumers and clean diesel cars to diesel fuel and other key developments.  The published paper and press release have been […]

News from Frankfurt, Germany: Delphi is expanding its parts operation, training and service center network in Russia, Central and Eastern Europe, as demand for high quality replacement parts and servicing for diesel vehicles in these regions continues to grow.   Duramax, the diesel engine that saved GM’s heavy-duty pickups, is 10 years old. GM celebrated […]

 Urban Myths of Fuel Additives Statement by Mike Munroe   As a young apprentice keeping fixed timed diesel engines running all winter, it was a common practice to add automatic transmission fluid or other products to our machines in an effort to keep them running smoothly. We even used gasoline as additive to help them […]

A common belief on “chipped” diesel engines is, if your fuel economy is improved by using an aftermarket “chip”, your emission levels drop also.  This is not necessarily true.  From the manufacturer, your diesel engine is made to meet certain goals for that particular motor; fuel economy, power, reliability and emissions to name a few.  […]