Morning Overview on MSN

A typical gas engine wastes more than half its fuel as heat, not motion

Most of the gasoline burned in a conventional car never turns a single wheel. Federal data from the U.S. Department of Energy ...
SlashGear

Gas Station Mix-Up Shows What Happens When Regular Engines Get Diesel Fuel

If you've ever accidentally grabbed the diesel fuel nozzle at the gas pump, then you know just how scary of a moment it can be. Though the nozzle itself likely won't fit the filler neck on your ...
Jalopnik

As E15 Gas Becomes More Common, Remember That It's Terrible For These Engines

Way back in 1978, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a waiver to the Clean Air Act, allowing gasoline that was made up of up to 10% ethanol, or E10, to be sold at the fuel pump. E10 is ...
Railway Age

Re-evaluating Gas Turbine Engines for Railway Propulsion

The first of Union Pacific's third-generation GTEL locomotives. Wikimedia Commons/Union Pacific. The combination of advances in engine management technology, in the design of heat exchange technology ...