Why diesel cars get better gas mileage 7 Articles

by Shyam K

The Diesel engine was designed and developed by Rudolf Diesel in 1892. Rudolf diesel designed the diesel engine so as find an engine that uses the fuel efficiently. The diesel engines are more fuel efficient than other e...read more

by Allen Teal

Diesel cars get about 1/3 more miles per gallon than similar gasoline powered cars. There are two basic reasons behind this economy. A gallon of diesel holds about 10% more energy than a gallon of gasoline. It will also...read more

by Robert Nichols

The latest Volkswagen advertisements claim their diesel engine cars can achieve 1000K's per tank of fuel. That is an impressive and prov en claim. Why, though, do diesels get so much more mileage per tank when compared to ...read more

by William Cobbs

About 1888, DIESEL invented the Diesel engine upon the principle that ignition could be obtained by pressure in a cylinder, thus igniting heavier fuels than the then used naptha in "gasoline" engines. The first use of D...read more

by Richard Serra

In trying to provide a reasonable answer with a relatively short article on the subject, I hope my simple explanation will serve well those who would like to know. Simply put, diesel engines operate differently in how the...read more

by Chris Con

Diesel cars get better mileage than gas cars, mainly because they burn more of the fuel in the combustion chamber. Diesel fuel simply has more usable particles to burn than gasoline, you get more pop for the penny. If ...read more

by Jessica Kaaz

Not all of us can be engineering geniuses. Probably, not many of us would want to be. But as a woman who works in the oil industry, I have had to learn a few things in order to keep my job and serve my customers well. E...read more