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A century ago, Swiss engineer Alfred Buchi was studying steam turbines when inspiration struck: Why not spin the wheel with exhaust from an internal combustion engine and use the recovered energy to force-feed the intake side? It was a brilliant concept, since roughly a third of the energy in fuel is normally squandered out the […]

Nearly everyone has heard of octane ratings. Octane is a measure of gasoline’s ability to reduce engine knock, which isn’t a concern in diesel since it doesn’t burn fuel in the same way. So with diesels, we have our own term for rating fuel, it’s called cetane. Along with such measures as lubricity and density, […]

By Reportlinker Published: Monday, Oct. 22, 2012 – 8:35 am NEW YORK, Oct. 22, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: The Passenger Car & Light Duty Vehicle (LDV) Diesel Engine Market 2013-2023 Diesel engines are becoming an increasingly attractive solution to high oil prices […]

Just when you thought the internal combustion engine was dead, Ford engineers produce a 1.6-liter diesel engine that blows away the fuel-efficiency marathon record with an astounding 90.65 mpg in a Ford Fiesta. The record was set at the respected Fleet World MPG Marathon event that was recently held in the UK. The Fiesta with […]

By Katie Fehrenbacher from Gigaom – The internal combustion is officially still alive, and delivering efficiency innovation. While electric cars get a lot of media attention, the reality is that the internal combustion engine is far from dead, particularly for the future car owners in the developing world. A startup called LiquidPiston — which has […]

At long last, fuel efficiency has made its way to the top of the list, when it comes to consumer priorities. According to a recent consumer report, when shopping for a new car, up to 37 percent of people have identified fuel efficiency as their first concern. This could mean a radical change in the […]

The highest prices for diesel fuel and crude oil in 2012 will likely occur during the first few months of the year, according to the Oil Price Information Service. The upward pressure on prices has as much to do with diesel demand as with political tensions and a possible oil embargo in Iran.

At next month’s Chicago Auto Show, Volkswagen will unveil another green-minded Beetle, but this time we won’t be seeing a concept car. Instead, we’ll be witnessing the return of the oil-burning TDI engine in VW’s retro-styled compact.

BorgWarner’s award-winning regulated two-stage (R2S®) turbo-charging technology boosts performance while helping improve fuel efficiency and lower emissions for the first four-cylinder engine in the history of the Mercedes S-Class. The 2.2-liter diesel S 250 CDI Blue EFFICIENCY is the first car in the luxury segment to consume less than 6 liters of fuel per 100 […]

Everybody wants more for less these days, and that premise is the key to the success of Drive’s Car of Year for 2011, the Mercedes-Benz C250 CDI. The family-sized Benz has more torque, or pulling power, than a lot of petrol-guzzling V8s, yet it uses less fuel than the average city runabout. The secret to […]

U.S. fuel demand in October rose to the highest level for the month in three years, led by gains in diesel consumption, the American Petroleum Institute said. Total deliveries of petroleum products, a measure of demand, increased 2.5 percent to 19.4 million barrels a day last month from a year earlier, the industry-funded group said […]