Compression Ratio: Why Diesel Engines are More Efficient than Gasoline Engines
Compression ratio plays as large a role in fuel efficiency as any other engine combustion factor. Diesel engines are between 25 percent and 35 percent more fuel efficient than gasoline engines of comparable size. If two vehicles have engines that are equal in size, but one has a diesel engine and th
Why Diesel Engines are More Fuel Efficient than Gasoline Engines
Diesel engines are more fuel efficient than gasoline engines. That is to say, diesel engines get better “gas” mileage than comparably sized gasoline powered engines. There are two reasons why. First, diesel is a better fossil fuel than gasoline with respect to energy density. And second, diesel
Environment Moved to Forefront as Crude Oil Supply No Longer in Question
Fuel saving devices that really work — mechanisms like fuel catalysts — may not be as critical for protecting the world’s oil reserves as once thought. While fuels saving devices still have tremendous value for individual consumers, companies, and corporations — because they can reduce f
SuperTruck II – Even Better Than “Transformers”
Get ready for the Super Trucks. Here comes SuperTruck II – Even Better Than “Transformers”. No, this isn’t the latest “Transformers” movie. It’s the next generation of long-haul carriers that will carry even larger loads using much less fuel. The Department of Energy has just greenlit
New Greenhouse Gas Regs: Fuel Savings and New Technologies
The year 2021 is shaping up to be a pivotal year in the ongoing technological battle to improve fuel savings. In addition to being the year Ford and other major automakers have set to put new driverless vehicles on the road, it’s also going to see the formal debut of the federal greenhouse gas “
From Sewage To Fuel
To put it delicately, you may be the source of the next revolution in fuel from sewage to fuel. The Los Angeles Times reports that Japan is tapping the nation’s sewage lines to make hydrogen from biogas. Spurred on by a $12 million investment by both government and private car companies like Mitsu