Electric vehicles have long been dogged by a winter myth: that once temperatures plunge, batteries wilt, performance craters ...

Diesel-fired engine pre-heaters can help ensure reliable engine starts in cold-weather conditions while reducing engine wear, preventing service calls and boosting driver satisfaction, fleets said. A ...

The best solution to cold weather diesel starting problems is to avoid them by being prepared for cold weather before it happens. Diesel engines are harder to start in cold weather because they depend ...

It's no secret that AWD and 4WD vehicles are best for the winter, but when it comes to diesel or gas engines, which is better? Here's what you need to know.

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 ...

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 following was published in CCJ's Equipment Maintenance Toolkit, 8th edition, sponsored by Valvoline Heavy Duty. CCJ's Equipment Maintenance Toolkit is a complementary industry resource, courtesy ...

The eccentric mechanics at Garage 54 are at it again. This time, they're answering a question that I think many of us have. What happens to an engine during a cold start in sub-zero temperatures? I ...