The engine is the lifeblood of a car. It converts fuel, usually gasoline, into physical motion that turns the wheels and makes the vehicles go. Over the years, as technology advanced, so too did ...

Turbo charger Jet Engines have long been considered one of the holy grails of backyard engineering. This is with good reason – they’re hard to build, and even harder to run. Many a turbo has met an ...

Publicity photo of a first-generation Union Pacific GTEL locomotive and a circa-1923 electric auto in Fremont, Neb. The auto was owned by a local woman and the locomotive was on its way west to haul ...

Give it wheels and a steering mechanism, and people will try to power it with anything they can. Visionary (and not-so-visionary) tinkerers and engineers have experimented with everything from steam ...

Larimer County commissioners have cleared the way for Platte River Power Authority to construct five jet-engine gas turbines as part of its plan to shore up other energy sources as its coal plants are ...

The turbines will provide up to 200 megawatts of electricity when renewable sources are unavailable. Environmental groups raised concerns about increased emissions, particularly during the overlap ...