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Diesel engine
Coverage of Diesel engine in the Nexus archive.
- The electric vehicle transition gets heavy
Chinese truckmakers are leading the shift toward electric vehicles, challenging the dominance of diesel engines in the transportation sector. The article highlights the growing competition between electric and diesel technologies.
- Most exoplanets might be 'soot factories,' scientists say: 'Like you have a natural diesel engine'
Scientists suggest most exoplanets may act as 'soot factories,' emitting soot similar to a natural diesel engine, as depicted in an illustration showing black circles releasing soot.
- Manual gearboxes will be 'extinct' by 2030... and the diesel engine won't be far behind
Manual transmissions are expected to become extinct by 2030 due to the shift toward automatic transmissions and electric vehicles. Diesel engines are also predicted to follow a similar decline as automotive manufacturers transition to cleaner power sources.