This Is Why Gas Engines Get Worse Fuel Economy Than Diesels You don’t see diesels on the road as much ever since Volkswagen’s emissions cheating scandal broke, but they’re still out there, and the people who love them still love them. That’s partly because they’re so torquey, but it certainly doesn’t hurt that they also generally get better fuel economy — not gas mileage since… Read more…

Rats Love Revving Engines Say Scientists Who Taught Them To Drive Tiny Cars Not all lab rats have the most exciting lives, but a few lucky rats got the job of a lifetime when they were chosen to participate in a University of Richmond Lambert Behavioral Neuroscience Laboratory study where they teach rats to drive. As it turns out, rats are pretty good at driving. In fact, as Futurism reports,… Read more…

The AI search engines are here — and getting better Image: David Pierce / The VergeHi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 59, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, so psyched you found us, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading about HotWired and DRAM and Mike Solana, watching The Diplom…

Toyota Will Make Fun, Gas Engines Right Up Until They’re Banned Outright Enthusiasts have been hesitant to embrace EVs in the past, and who could blame them? You just can’t reproduce the thrill of a naturally aspirated engine or the whine of a turbocharged eager oxygen breather. It seem’s Toyota feels the same way. Read more…

Are LLMs And Search Engines The Same? via @sejournal, @wburton27 Discover the transformative power of AI Large Language Models in this insightful article. Learn how they’re reshaping workflows and compare them to search engines. The post Are LLMs And Search Engines The Same? appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Pilot Who Tried To Shut Off Plane Engines Had Taken Mushrooms, Not Slept In 40 Hours: Police When an off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot tried to kill the engines on a commercial flight earlier this week, every reaction seemed to coalesce around a single question: “Hey, bud, why’d you do that?” Now, after a police interview, it seems the pilot has finally given us the answer. Turns out he was high as balls. Read more…

These Are The Cars You Say Had The Worst Engines All engines come with tradeoffs. Some lack horsepower but make up for it with a lot of torque. Some are glorious to wring out but will cost you thousands of dollars in repairs down the line. Some aren’t particularly powerful but get great gas mileage and will last forever with only regular oil changes. Some are… Read more…

Maserati Gives Its V8 Engines A Proper Send Off With A Pair Of Special Edition Models Maserati is on the fast track towards the big EV transition. While other automakers have pledged to have full EV lineups either by the start of or early into the 2030s, Maserati announced in 2022 that it plans to have a full EV lineup in just three years. The ball has already started rolling with the GranTurismo… Read more…