Sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 19 days agoName something the Germans invented without googlingsh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square159fedilinkarrow-up1988arrow-down110
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minus-squareFrostbeard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·19 days agoThey also invented diesel fuel. Is the Wankel engine used anywhere now?
minus-squarecomputerscientistII@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·19 days agoYes. New Mazdas use one as a range extender. It’s shitty.
minus-squareFrostbeard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·18 days agoWell. You have the pleasure of making a diese engine get to 20k rpm for no reason whatsoever :)
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·18 days agoThere’s some aviation and boating uses. Air pollution regulations have killed it for almost any automotive use.
minus-squareJumpingspiderman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·18 days agoAnd the Diesel engine to use the fuel.
They also invented diesel fuel. Is the Wankel engine used anywhere now?
Yes. New Mazdas use one as a range extender. It’s shitty.
Well. You have the pleasure of making a diese engine get to 20k rpm for no reason whatsoever :)
There’s some aviation and boating uses. Air pollution regulations have killed it for almost any automotive use.
And the Diesel engine to use the fuel.