Ford's EcoBoost 1.0-Liter Engine Will Feature 3 Cylinders and Lots of Power
US-based giant car manufacturer Ford Motor Co. is planning to introduce one of the smallest engines ever created into the auto market. According to the company, 90 percent of its vehicles will be equipped with EcoBoost powertrains in the United States by 2013.
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...
MG Launching Small Turboboosted Engines for Fuel Efficiency and Power
There are a number of ways to increase fuel efficiency, turboboosting, as used in the new Ford EcoBoost engine lineup, adds power, but also...
Laser-Powered Spark Plugs Closer to Reality, Toyota Interested
Conventional gasoline engine makers may one day replace spark plugs with lasers, as Japanese researchers have designed and prototyped laser devices that are powerful enough to ignite the fuel and small enough to fit into the engine cylinder head (9 millimeters in diameter and 11 millimeters in length).
Austrian Hypermiler Does Amazing 1242 Miles and 127.9 MPG In a Classic Diesel, Around...
It's not the Prius, it's not the Volt, it's not any hybrid car, but a turbocharged diesel one: a 1.2-liter Skoda Fabia. Austrian hypermiler Gerhard Plattner has just proved that an ordinary diesel car can go 2,000 kilometers (1,242.7 miles) with just one 45-liter fuel tank, reaching an astonishing 127.9 miles per gallon.
Fuel Vapors System Runs Car in Charlotte County
Have your every drove your car on "fumes"? They're gas vapors that form when it evaporates. One man, John Weston, from Charlottle County, FL, has found these fumes useful and made a fueling system out of them so his car gets an incredible mileage: 463 miles per gallon! In European measurements (if I'm correct) this is 0.8L/100km!!! Wow! Not even VW's latest gadget car can't get this mileage!
New Concept Gasoline Engine Runs Like a Diesel, Increases Efficiency by 50%
A hurdle that has faced researchers for many decades might soon be overcome by Delphi, a leading supplier of major parts to automakers. The...
Ford Developing Laser Powered Spark Plug for Future Engines
The auto industry is pursuing various ways to implement more effective fuel saving strategies. Some of them are based on the development of new technology, electric motors, batteries, etc and others are just improving classic petrol-fueled engines to run better. Following the second trend, engineers from The University of Liverpool, UK, in collaboration with Ford and UK-based GSI Group developed a prototype engine ignition based on lasers rather than on spark plugs.
2014 Green Car Technology Award Nominee – Audi 3.0L TDI Diesel Engine
In just about a month, Green Car Journal, at the 2014 Washington Auto Show, will present the winner of the 2014 Green Car Technology...
Transonic Combustion's New Ultra-Efficient Engine Gets Up to 98 MPG
A California-based company called Transonic Combustion has recently developed a very efficient fuel-injection system that can put on hold the production of expensive gas-electric hybrids. With a cruising speed of 50 miles per hour, the test car was able to get 98 miles per gallon.
