The Waissi Engine, Plenty of Innovation Left in Internal Combustion

New Waissi Engine Simpler and More Efficient, Arizona State University

The Waissi Engine is of an opposed-piston design, much like that being developed by Achates Power or EcoMotors, with one important difference: Waissi's engine...
Airbus A350-XWB Fuel Efficient Composite Aircraft Made Its Maiden Flight This Morning

Airbus A350-XWB, Maiden Flight of Fuel Efficient Composite Jumbo Jet

Fuel efficient aircraft are critical to maintaining the bottom line in the airline industry. Recent developments in engine and aircraft design, such as the...

2000 Miles On a Gallon of Fuel, Students From BYU Made It Possible

Students from Brigham Young University (BYU) designed a car which can travel almost 1,700 miles on as little as one gallon of fuel. The...
AirBus Fires Up A350-XWB's Rolls Royce Engines For First Time - Should Better Fuel Economy

Airbus A350-XWB Composite Design for Better Fuel Economy – Test Flight Soon?

Everyone is looking to cut costs, and in the transportation industry, whether light vehicles or aircraft, fuel economy is the number one way to...
Volkswagen XL1 Diesel Hybrid Electric Vehicle >261mpg

Volkswagen XL1 Hybrid Electric Vehicle gets 261MPG with Supercar Roots

The XL1 owes its unspeakably awesome fuel economy to the generous application of supercar technology. Question: How do you make the most of the engine...
Audi, In The Real World, Produces about 28% More Carbon Dioxide Than Audi Claims

See Which EU Automakers Fuzzy Carbon Dioxide Emissions Math

Granted, carbon dioxide emissions and fuel economy measurements are hardly real-world, but it seems that some automakers have a little more tolerance built into...
Turbochargers Combined with Smaller Engines Maintain Power While Increasing Fuel Economy

Honeywell’s Shroud Turbochargers Improving Fuel Economy

Legislators are pushing for higher fuel economy to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, but this typically means smaller engines with less power. For most Americans, less...
Start-Stop Technology [SST] Could be the Next Logical Step in Helping Consumers to Adopt Hybrid Vehicles

Light Hybrid Vehicles May be The Next Best Thing

To reduce emissions and increase fuel economy, hybrid vehicles are a pretty good option that aren't nearly as expensive as pure electric vehicles. In the...
Chevy Cruze Turbo Diesel Fuel Economy Rated at 46MPG

Chevy Cruze Turbo Diesel Fuel Economy Rated at 46MPG

Perhaps you may know the Chevy Volt for being a remarkably fuel-conscious vehicle. Engineers at General Motors have produced a remarkable diesel-powered vehicle with...
Volvo Engine Architecture [VEA] Power of Six, Fuel Economy of Four

Volvo’s New Engines Big on Fuel Economy AND Performance

This fall, Volvo will unveil a new line of engines that offer better fuel economy without sacrificing performance. As concerns over vehicle emissions continue to...