Rudolf Diesel's engine, patented in 1892, was a monumental leap in efficiency. Unlike gasoline engines, it used compression ignition, requiring no spark plug. This allowed it to run on a variety of fuels, including vegetable oils—a fact he demonstrated at the 1900 Paris Exposition. His disappearance in September 1913 from the steamer Dresden en route to London occurred under deeply suspicious circumstances. He was to meet with the British Navy about using his engines for submarines. Found floati

Diesel engines aren’t the problem—petroleum is! Rudolf Diesel originally designed his engine to run on vegetable oil, not poisonous fossil fuels. When you run an old mechanical diesel on straight vegetable oil (SVO), emissions drop significantly—less CO₂, less particulates, and ZERO sulfur pollution. Plus, these engines can handle it in warm temps!So why are diesels blamed for pollution? Because we burn the wrong fuel! Imagine a world where farmers grew their own fuel instead of relying on Big O