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A Cocktail of Diesel and Gasoline Runs 20 Percent More Efficiently Than...

A team of gearheads at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed an engine that can handle a blend of gasoline and diesel fuel. It outputs low emissions, and offers…

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Genetically Engineered Cells Will Sweat Ethanol and Diesel Fuel in Texas...

Tiny organisms such as algae offer great promise for a clean energy future by creating biofuels or even hydrogen, if only scientists can figure out how to use them in a…

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VW's 260-MPG Diesel Hybrid Concept May Actually Get Built

Volkswagen's latest eye-catching creation, the ultra-efficient diesel-hybrid XL1, debuted at the Qatar Auto Show, immediately garnering attention both for its looks and its…

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UPS's Prototype Plastic Delivery Trucks Reduce Weight and Increase Mileage

Electric cars might be the future, but for some uses, like the demands of a delivery truck, they just don't have the power or range quite yet. But that doesn't mean giving up…

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Detroit Goes Diesel, Thanks to Tighter Mileage Requirements

In the wake of the 1973 oil embargo, Detroit automakers tried to convince regular, non-truck-driving Americans to switch to diesel. Diesel engines, after all, burn fuel 30…

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How Mazda Reinvented the Diesel Engine

Diesel-engine designers have long grappled with a dilemma: Reducing emissions meant either cutting efficiency or adding expensive equipment. With the Skyactiv-D, Mazda…

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2015 Detroit Auto Show: Land Rover Will Bring Two Diesel SUVs To The U.S.

Diesel vehicles are still rare in the United States. Because of their superior efficiency and power relative to gasoline, however, Land Rover is adding diesel versions of…

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Volkswagen Used Onboard Software To Purposefully Mislead EPA About Car Emissions

Gerry Lauzon/FlickrCC by 2.0Volkswagen LogoThis was supposed to be a good week for Volkswagen. Today, they were going to unveil a brand-new Passat in (arguably) the hippest area of the United States,...

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The Volkswagen Scandal Is A Roundhouse Kick In the Head to Innovation

VolkswagenThe Volkswagen the EA211 TSI diesel engine 2015A four-cylinder turbocharged and direct-injection engine introduced by Volkswagen with great fanfare in August 2015, just a few months before...

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Volkswagen's Troubles Are Growing, Not Getting Better

Porsche USAPorsche CayennePromotional image of the Porsche Cayenne. The 2015 Porsche Cayenne Diesel SUV was cited by the US EPA on November 2, 2015, as one of several Volkswagen-made vehicle models...

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