One of the most significant contributions in the history of propulsion technology came from a 19th-century engineer named Rudolf Diesel. While his idea was patented in the 1890s, it wouldn't be until ...

Matt Nelson is an automotive journalist with nearly a decade of experience in all things cars. He's spent years working at dealerships in sales, finance, and service. He's since traded in his pens and ...

For the fourth week in a row, the benchmark price used to set most diesel surcharges has risen. The weekly Department of Energy/Energy Information Administration average retail diesel price climbed ...

Finnish manufacturer Wärtsilä introduced an engine back in 2015 that was so good, it snagged a Guinness World Records title for being the most efficient four-stroke diesel engine shortly after its ...

The Detroit Diesel Corporation originally launched in 1938 as a division of General Motors, and its main purpose was to build a two-stroke engine that would combine power and versatility in a small ...

After four years of living with both electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids, I'm back behind the wheel of a diesel. Why the switch? In this honest review, I share what brought me back, how diesel ...

A traditional two-stroke engine has the piston pushing down after firing, moving past an exhaust port and allowing the exhaust gases to leave the chamber. Simultaneously, as the piston travels ...

The men were accused of conspiring to conceal excess diesel emissions from regulators, helping to provoke a costly scandal. By Jack Ewing and Tatiana Firsova Four former Volkswagen executives were ...

The film discusses various types of engines that utilize heat energy for operation. It explains steam engines, which are reciprocating external combustion engines, and compares them to internal ...

Nathaniel is an experienced automotive writer with more than 10 years of automotive writing under his belt. From model reviews to industry politics to new innovations and development, he covers a wide ...