Folks have been experimenting with ethanol in modern combustion engines even when they weren't so modern. Nicolaus Otto, the inventor of the traditional four-cycle engine, used it to power one of his ...

According to a view things I've read online, using E85 in a standard gasoline engine messes with the O² control for fuel injections and generally causes a dropoff in power. However, using standard ...

With vehicles powered by electricity and alternative fuels like emission-reducing biodiesel becoming available to drivers everywhere, moves to lessen humanity's reliance on fossil fuels are starting ...

Thomas has spent two years working in the auto journalism industry, contributing to a UK-based newspaper and writing for Euronewsweek. A full-time writer and lifelong engineering enthusiast, he now ...