Peugeot Citroen to sell diesel hybrids in 2010. diesel hybrids. PSA has long stayed out of the race to bring gasoline hybrids - combining a combustion engine and an electrical motor - to the market because it thinks clean diesel engines alone can provide performance on fuel consumption and emissions that is comparable to gasoline-hybrid engines....

University of Wisconsin creates diesel-hybrid SUV. hybrid diesel suv. What is special about this Equinox is that it is a hybrid vehicle, which combines an electrical engine to power the rear wheels and a diesel engine powering the front wheels. First, instead of a regular gasoline engine that is used, for example, in the Ford Escape Hybrid or Lexus RX400h Hybrid it uses a diesel engine that provides not only more torque but are also more fuel efficient at higher speeds - a discipline where today’s available hybrid cars still disappoint. But car makers still have to invest lots of time and money into educating the US mainstream buyer that diesel engines aren’t as bad as 20 years ago....

Clemson (SC) - A researcher at Clemson University is looking at thermoelectric technology in an attempt to save at least 1.5 billion gallons of diesel fuel per year. Clemson (SC) - A researcher at Clemson University is looking at thermoelectric technology in an attempt to save at least 1.5 billion gallons of diesel fuel per year. More than 50% of the power generated from diesel combustion, and more than 60% from gasoline combustion, is lost as heat. The exhaust on diesel truck stacks can reach temperatures above 600F....

The homogeneous charge compression ignition engine (HCCI) combines elements from standard spark ignition and diesel engines. The homogeneous charge compression ignition engine (HCCI) combines elements from standard spark ignition and diesel engines. Regular gasoline engines use a spark plug to ignite the fuel-air mixture while diesel engines inject fuel into an already compressed and hot chamber....

General Electronic will be unveiling its prototype hybrid electric diesel locomotive in Los Angeles Union Square tomorrow. Los Angeles (CA) - General Electronic will be unveiling its prototype hybrid electric diesel locomotive in Los Angeles Union Square tomorrow....

The value proposition of diesel models is eroding with diesel prices near or even above $5 per gallon....

Others are preparing for the worst by purchasing diesel generators, which they may not be allowed to use because of air quality regulations....