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Smithsonian
September 2005
Frances Cerra Whittelsey |
Phenomena and Curiosities: Fuel For Thought Cars that run on vegetable oil? Do-it-yourselfers and entrepreneurs alike fill 'er up with the nation's fastest-growing propellant.   |
AskMen.com
Patrick Rowlings |
Diesel Cars: 6 To Choose From Diesels used to be notorious for poor performance and smoky black emissions, but that's all changed. |
BusinessWeek
May 31, 2004
David Welch |
Diesel Deserves A Second Chance It costs less and blows by gas on mileage but faces serious roadblocks in the U.S. |
Popular Mechanics
December 3, 2009
David Kiley |
With Plug-Ins and Hybrids Dominant, Is Diesel Dead in the U.S.? This year's LA Auto Show is buzzing with real-life and concept hybrid and all-electric cars. But in the clean diesel corner, the crickets were chirping. Will Americans ever be ready for clean diesels? |
BusinessWeek
February 20, 2006
Gail Edmondson |
Diesel Gets Cleaner And Greener Daimler's new engine beats hybrids for pep and fuel efficiency, but it's not cheap. |
Wired
August 2006 |
How to: Save the Earth Go biodiesel, use a wristwatch as a compass, boost your car's horsepower, replace your car's stock air filter with a free-flow one, and enhance your engine's computer with a power module. |
Popular Mechanics
September 24, 2008
Ben Stewart |
New VW Jetta Diesel Tops Prius in Fuel-Economy Marathon Test As oil prices spiked over the summer, consumers had exactly one choice if they wanted to buy themselves a supercar in terms of fuel economy: the Toyota Prius. |
The Motley Fool
April 15, 2004
Brian Gorman |
DaimlerChrysler's Growth Engine? DaimlerChrysler may be on to something with its diesel push. |
Car and Driver
June 2006
Tony Quiroga |
Short Take Review: 2006 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Think fuel-efficient car. Forget hybrid space capsule. |
Fast Company
November 1, 2007
Clive Thompson |
Motorhead Messiah Johnathan Goodwin can get 100 mpg out of a Lincoln Continental, cut emissions by 80%, and double the horsepower. Does the car business have the guts to follow him? |
Popular Mechanics
September 10, 2009
Larry Webster |
The Future of Diesel in the US: Analysis Ford and GM -- and now Chrysler -- have access to perfectly competent diesel cars produced by their European arms. And there's still a steady, slow increase of diesels, mostly from the German manufacturers. |
Entrepreneur
November 2005
Jill Amadio |
Fuel for Thought Meet today's -- and tomorrow's -- new and improved diesel-powered vehicles. |
IndustryWeek
June 17, 2009
John Teresko |
Toyota's Newest Hybrid Sales of the diesel hybrid lift truck are scheduled to begin in December, in Japan. |
PC Magazine
April 19, 2006
Bill Howard |
Diesel Cars Are Back What would it take to get you into a diesel engine car? Diesel now runs clean, has no engine clatter, is now the main fuel for some airplanes, and has recently been used in the Audi that won the 12 hour endurance race. |
PC Magazine
February 1, 2006
Bill Howard |
Why Buy a Hybrid? Make a hybrid out of the diesel car and you'd likely cut emissions further. |
The Motley Fool
October 16, 2006
Jack Uldrich |
ADM Wins Biodiesel Bet The agribusiness giant should benefit from new EPA regulations on diesel. |
Car and Driver
March 2004
Frank Markus |
Tech Stuff: Diesel's Last Stand? Diesels now offer superior performance, fuel economy, and longevity, but have CARB and the EPA made outlaws of them? |
The Motley Fool
September 12, 2005
Brian Gorman |
Ford's Italian Affair The Ford-Fiat alliance may be part of a larger trend investors should keep an eye on. |
Popular Mechanics
April 30, 2008
Ray Wert |
Why Lead-Footed Car Geeks Should Actually Buy an Alt-Fuel Ride As an enthusiast and a half, it's half unbelievable that the next car I slap a down payment on might be powered by something other than regular, super or ultra unleaded. |
Popular Mechanics
March 10, 2010
David Kiley |
2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty Test Drive The best bits of the redesigned Ford Super Duty are under the hood, in the bed, and behind the instrument panel. |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2009
John Voelcker |
Top 10 Tech Cars of 2009 Electric-drive cars take second place to sheer survival. |
Popular Mechanics
October 19, 2009
James Tate |
2010 Volkswagen Golf Test Drive: Clean Diesel Hits 41 MPG Volkswagen has once again shown the world exactly how to do a small car -- plenty of interior space, efficient motoring and buckets of fun. |
IndustryWeek
August 19, 2009
Jonathan Katz |
Electric Cars Spark Debate Suppliers suggest clean diesel holds more promise in the near future, while OEMs push onward with hybrid and electric developments. |
The Motley Fool
May 10, 2005
Brian Gorman |
Daimler's Diesel Bet The automaker's diesel initiative is off to a small start in the U.S., but the effort could have a large payoff. |
Popular Mechanics
September 10, 2009
Ben Stewart |
4 Retro Cars Boost Power and MPG With Diesel and EV Upgrades Duramax Diesel 1994 Ford Mustang... Electric 1981 Chevrolet El Camino... Electric 1978 Ford Pinto... Duramax Diesel 1981 Buick... |
Popular Mechanics
April 29, 2009
Dave Hubbard |
Biodiesel Barriers: Why New Diesel Engines Aren't Compatible With B100 I have been experimenting with making biodiesel for a few years now, and I am constantly watching what others in this field do as well. |
BusinessWeek
May 22, 2006
Welch & Aston |
Fill 'Er Up -- But With What? An alternative to gasoline is inevitable, but it won't come anytime soon for Americans. Here's why. |
Food Processing
September 2006
Dave Fusaro |
Editor's Plate: Robbing food to pay fuel Will efforts to find alternatives to oil, such as corn-derived ethanol, have us someday competing with our own SUVs for food? |
Wired
December 2005 |
As Prices Rise, Technologies Emerge Energy innovations that once seemed off-the-charts expensive are becoming potentially profitable alternatives. The reason: rising long-term oil prices, which make these methods more cost-effective by comparison. |
BusinessWeek
October 30, 2006
David Kiley & Ian Rowley |
Honda's Green (Diesel) Machine Its new engine is clean and efficient but still could be a tough sell in America. |
The Motley Fool
March 2, 2005
Mike Cianciolo |
Focus, Ford, Focus Ford's strong car sales are dragged down by falling truck sales. While the company works to find a satisfactory level of production, its stock price will likely hover in a fairly narrow range. |
National Defense
February 2009
Frodl & Manoyan |
Converting U.S. Car Park to Hybrids Should Be Priority One Reducing personal vehicle demand for gasoline is the quickest and most effective way to cut our consumption of crude oil, and by extension, make our nation more secure. |
The Motley Fool
September 27, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Big Oil Doesn't Hate Hydrogen Oil companies can be nasty, sure, but alternative-energy fans have exaggerated their faults. Ignore the hype, investigate the technology, and invest accordingly. |
IndustryWeek
October 1, 2005
John Teresko |
Diesel Emerging A renaissance for the North American auto market? The turbo-charged diesel Beetle seems to bridge the impossible: raw power and fuel economy. |
Car and Driver
April 2006
Quiroga & Webster |
Battle of the Diesel Beaters Our cross-country race of early-'80s diesel cars isn't as much fun as the Donner party, but then again, those guys didn't have inflatable love dolls, either. |
The Motley Fool
September 25, 2006
Brian Gorman |
Honda Delivers Diesel? A new diesel engine, if affordable, could allow Honda to lap its rivals. |
Popular Mechanics
November 1, 2007
James Parchman |
Biofuel Diesel Motorcycle Wins At Bonneville International Speed Trials Despite adverse weather and a limited amount of track time, the Hayes Diversified Technologies' B20-fuel diesel motorcycle race went on to break records. |
Inc.
December 2008
Patrick J. Sauer |
Drives: It's Diesel. It's an SUV. And It's Clean Mercedes-Benz ML320 BlueTec |
National Defense
July 2004
Sandra I. Erwin |
Army Ponders New Diesel Engine for Humvee Trucks The Army is considering retrofitting Humvee trucks with new diesel engines that, according to proponents, would lessen the workload for soldiers in the field. |
The Motley Fool
September 13, 2005
Robert Aronen |
Totally French? In light of increased oil prices, the French government has pressured the major oil companies in Europe to lower prices. |
BusinessWeek
October 14, 2009
David Kiley |
Ford's New Powerstroke: A Design Breakthrough Chief engineer Adam Gryglak had to come up with the truck engine in no time flat. His Team Scorpion succeeded by breaking all the rules. |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2008
Peter Fairley |
Dark Clouds Over Clean Diesels Soot's health impacts and global warming potential dilute diesel's fuel-efficiency benefit. |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2006
John Voelcker |
Top 10 Tech Cars Hybrids square off against diesels for the economy laurels |
