Diesels require more stored energy for starting than gasoline vehicles do, especially on cold days. Instead of just using the battery to enable the starter to crank ...

The first Diesel engines were started 130 years ago, but they have moved a long way since then. Like their gasoline counterparts, the compression ignited engines have evolved from the rough units of ...

FARGO - Starting Jan. 1, 2011, farmers will see changes in new diesel-powered farm equipment. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has mandated new diesel engine exhaust emission standards ...

Researchers have developed an advanced "closed-loop control" approach for preventing diesel engines from emitting greater amounts of smog-causing nitrogen oxides when running on biodiesel fuels.

SAE International Journal of Engines, Vol. 2, No. 1 (2009), pp. 77-82 (6 pages) ABSTRACT Automotive manufacturers and engineers have paid attention to promoting engine performance with low emissions ...

Due to raising interest in diesel powered passenger cars in the U.S. in combination with a desire to reduce dependency on imported petroleum, there has been increased attention to the operation of ...

Navistar’s new International S13 Integrated Powertrain, designed in close collaboration with the Traton Group for the North American market, is the last internal combustion engine powertrain the ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A man was sentenced to one year on probation and fined $4,000 for his part in a scheme to bypass emissions controls on heavy-duty diesel engines. Robert Swainston, 50, of Hopkins, ...

Reductions in emissions of black carbon since the late 1980s, mostly from diesel engines as a result of air quality programs, have resulted in a measurable reduction of concentrations of global ...