Besides preventing the build-up of nasty engine sludge and premature wear, protection against cold starts is one of the main reasons why you should never skip an oil change in your gasoline or diesel ...

If you’re over the age of 30, you likely remember your parents and grandparents warming up their cars before driving them ...

A C8 Corvette owner reports that after a cold start, his eyes begin burning mildly for the first three miles of driving, an issue that vanishes once the engine is warm.

Watching A Cold Engine SIn this video we’re going to be cold starting the engine of my 2016 Subaru Crosstrek, and using a thermal camera we’re going to watch the engine heat up. The ambient ...

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 ...

All vehicles become less efficient in cold weather. In a recent study, researchers in freezing Finland focused on whether engine block heaters could help increase efficiency in internal-combustion ...

Alcoa AFL Automotive and Maxwell Technologies will collaborate on the development of a cold start system for commercial transportation vehicles. The companies will incorporate Maxwell's BOOSTCAP ...