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Yup, That's where I got a lot of my info. But I think that article is several years old. I don't know who the author is, but it sounds so optimistic that it leaves you wondering why someone isn't doing it already if it's that easy and cost-effective.

I think the question is not whether a diesel engine could work in a hybrid vehicle, but rather whether the electric hybrid system would add as much benefit to a diesel powered vehicle as it does to a gasoline powered vehicle. Gas engines develop maximum torque at high rpms, while electic...

I guess the cost question is a hypothetical one. Very roughly, how would the cost of a production ceramic engine compare to that of a production metal alloy engine? Same price? Twice as expensive? Ten times as expesive? Also, if anyone has a link to companies/groups currently experimenting...

Hello, I've been researching this subject and found some good information, but most of it is several years old. I've found claims that it is theoretically possible to build an engine using a ceramic material made of silicon for the block, pistons, head, etc. that is much more tolerant of heat...

This has been an excellent thread. I've been involved with biodiesel for a few years now, and I've never seen so much pertainent info. in one place. It has always seemed to me that if vegetable oil is to gain widespread use in diesel engines, then it is the engine, not the oil, that will...