Most modern diesel engines already feature an electric start system. However, older engines often required manual starting methods such as hand cranks, kick-starts, or pull-starts, which could be ...

Owning a diesel car in America is definitely an unusual experience. Besides panicked gas station attendants running towards me yelling "No, miss! That pump is diesel!" and me saying "No shit, idiot," ...

The inclusion of four diesel-fueled reciprocating engines will enable a 700-MW natural gas-fired power plant in Ohio to independently restart in the event of a grid outage. On Tuesday, Kansas City, Mo ...

The best solution to cold weather diesel starting problems is to avoid them by being prepared for cold weather before it happens, according to Julian Wood, Perkins Product Manager for Aftermarket.

Cold weather adversely affects diesel engines more than gas engines, but that’s only partly due to the engine itself. Diesel engines are inherently harder to crank over to start than gas engines, and ...

All modern vehicles rely on a battery system to help get the wheels moving. For most cars with internal combustion engines, these devices are 12-volt batteries. The vehicle depends on the battery to ...