March 18 marked the birthday of Rudolf Diesel (1858–1913), the inventor of the internal combustion process that still bears ...

The basic difference between a diesel engine and a gasoline-powered engine is that in a gas engine, fuel and air is mixed inside a combustion chamber, and ignited by a spark plug. Modern diesel ...

Diesel engine cars have never been a large part of the automotive landscape in the United States, although they have long been favored by a large contingency of European drivers. Diesel power has been ...