Did you know that 96% of England’s trucks, buses, fire department vehicles, and ambulances are power-driven by a diesel engine? They transport equipment, citizens, firefighters, and paramedics, which are essential to society. If they weren’t present, the daily lives of people would be complicated. The Diesel engine was developed by Rudolf Diesel, receiving the right to manufacture the engine in 1892. Diesel engines started to be installed on vehicles in the 1930s. They were primarily used for commercial transport, military transport, not for civilian cars. They became popular for passenger transport in the 1960s in Europe. It isn’t similar to the petrol engine due to the reason that the ignition of the fuel is provoked by compression of air in its cylinders, not by a spark. The large compression rate permits the air in the cylinder to gain warmth in order to ignite the fuel. Opponents of diesel engines have asserted that diesel vehicles emit 10 times more nitrogen oxides than non-diesel cars, diesel vehicles don’t offer high-speed performance, and that they need to be repaired more frequently in the short term so they are able to continue operating. Contrary to that, diesel engines are a better option because they offer a better economic mileage/price per gallon ratio, diesel engines also survive more than their gasoline counterparts, and diesel engines release a smaller amount of Carbon-Dioxide than a petrol engine. Firstly, diesel engines are a better option due to the