Gasoline And Steam Engine Reloaded
Bruce Crower's engine is an innovation derived from a standard 4-stroke engine. It uses 6 strokes - the 4 normal ones, and at the...
German Engineers Develop Diesel Engine With Barely Detectable Emissions
Engineers from the Technische Universitaet Munchen (TUM) have shown an engine prototype whose emissions are very close to the Euro 6 standard, even though the Euro 5 norm has just been put into force three months ago for all new car models.
Rotary Engine Resurrected in Mazda2 Extended-Range Electric Vehicle Concept
When it comes to fuel economy, smaller vehicles, such as the Mazda2, take high honors, usually sacrificing performance. Electric vehicles, on the other hand,...
Skyactiv-X: World’s First Compression Gasoline Engine Unveiled by Mazda in 2018
Mazda has decided to use the hype caused by the development of electric cars in order to set the stage for its new, revolutionary...
Ultrasound Looks Inside Engines to Improve Efficiency
We have long been using ultrasound to look deep into the ground for mineral deposits or even archaeological remnants, and even to lake a...
Startup Elio Motors to Buy GM Plant for Building 60 mpg Car
Elio Motors in Shreveport, Louisiana wants to by a former General Motors plant in order to manufacture and sell their low-cost, high MPH car.
One...
LiquidPiston’s Prototype Proves ICE Technology Can Save Gas
The typical internal-combustion engine is no more than 30% thermodynamically efficient, that is, only about 30% of the energy in the fuel actually...
A More Efficient Mazda Rotary Engine Could be Back in Five Years
The Wankel Rotary Engine, of unique design and origins, is the only mass-produced engine to have been conceived in the 20th century, while piston-crankshaft...
Nobel Prize in Chemistry Given to Research That Could Improve Fuel Economy
With vehicle emissions standards becoming more and more stringent, automakers are focusing on improving the fuel economy of their fleets.
The internal combustion engine has...
New Engine Prototype That Mixes Gasoline and Diesel Gets 55 Percent Efficient
Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have recently unveiled a concept engine that can be from 20 to 30 percent more fuel-efficient than classic models. It would also be substantially cheaper to produce, since the emissions are lower than those of conventional engines and expensive catalyst units are not needed any longer (in some cases, their price can reach that of the engine's).
