Diesel engines can technically run backwards, though there's very little (if any) practical applications for this, especially ...

Named after Rudolf Diesel, who invented it in 1893, the diesel engine is often associated with a dirty, smoky exhaust — an admittedly nebulous impression in no small part fueled by the black clouds of ...

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Detroit Diesel built its well known two stroke engine for decades after getting its start during World War II, so why did it eventually phase it out?

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Diesel and gasoline engines might look alike under the hood, but they use oil in very different ways. Gas engines run cleaner, but diesels create much more soot, crank out higher compression forces, ...

Diesel-powered trucks date back to 1923 when one of Karl Benz' early companies — Benz & Cie — installed a four-cylinder, 45-horsepower unit in a 5K3 truck chassis. It proved to be a winning ...

Diesel is not gas. While it comes from the same source as gasoline (crude oil), under no circumstances should diesel-powered vehicles function using gasoline. Gas combusts very differently from diesel ...

The global market for diesel- and gas-powered engines continues to grow, as manufacturing companies unveil products designed to produce power more efficiently while at the same time lowering emissions ...

The Chevy LCF 6500 and 7500 trucks currently only offer diesel power. However, that may change, as both trucks may adopt the new Cummins gasoline engine.

Famous for developing and manufacturing diesel engines, Cummins has just rolled out its first gas power plant in over one hundred years. The Cummins B6.7 Octane gasoline power plant is designed to set ...