Autos
Detroit hopes to improve, expand use of the engine to meet fuel economy standards, despite environmental concerns.
May 17, 1998
Pollution rules keep the engines out of the state’s new passenger vehicles despite some advances.
Aug. 28, 2005
Carmakers see promise in a new breed of these fuel-efficient vehicles but will face several obstacles, some particular to California.
Feb. 16, 2003
Business
Automakers hope to rev up sales of diesel vehicles
Feb. 7, 2013
Volkswagen Group of America will easily clear sales of 100,000 diesel vehicles in the U.S. this year, marking a milestone for both the German carmaker and the auto industry.
Dec. 26, 2013
Volkswagen’s 2013 diesel-vehicle sales to top 100,000: Why it matters
California
Scientists at Atlantic Richfield Co. have developed a new experimental diesel fuel that the Los Angeles oil company said could make “dramatic reductions” in air pollutants from buses, trucks and cars.
March 24, 1999
Record diesel prices are slamming consumers in hidden ways. That’s because diesel drives the economy, fueling trucking, agriculture and other major industries.
May 26, 2022
Fuel price, choices and old myths limit rise in diesel car sales
April 16, 2013
Science & Medicine
Diesel exhaust can cause cancer, World Health Organization says
June 15, 2012