Although it became famous with its English name, Common Rail, the common rail diesel or common collector fuel supply system, whatever you want to call it, was invented by the Italian physicist Mario Ricco, who was awarded a master's degree in honoris causa in mechanical engineering at the University of Perugia. On the [...]
In Germany, Bosch is currently testing a totally renewable Diesel fuel, called C.A.R.E. Diesel. It is a completely renewable fuel mainly made of by-products and waste materials, recycled cooking oils and grease. It contains no conventional diesel or fossil fuel. It is manufactured by Neste, a Finnish oil company whose main business is the [...]
Harsh times for diesel engine passenger cars, hard to believe it just few years ago. It is said that diesel is dirty and contribute to increase the global pollution rate; these are just few accusations, not only from political world, that made diesel car sales decrease all over Europe. Besides these accusations that disorientate [...]
