BMW Offers a Three-Cylinder in its Latest Hybrid Active Tourer Concept
The BMW Active Tourer Concept vehicle is a hybrid vehicle, with a twist. Instead of the hybrid drive-train being mated with an inline four-cylinder...
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).
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...
International agreement to slash aircraft carbon emissions
Airlines are one of the harder sectors to decarbonise and reduce carbon emissions.
23 countries have now signed a landmark agreement to reduce carbon emissions...
Ricardo HyBoost, “The Future of Hybrids?”
Do we really need a “new kind of hybrid?” Perhaps we do, since most people complain about two things in current hybrid vehicle technology.
First,...
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...
VW Golf BlueMotion TDI – 74MPG – Better Than Prius?
The most known German car maker Volkswagen, and the most popular car in Europe, VW Golf, hits again these days as Volkswagen unveils their latest BlueMotion car. They already have unveiled other BlueMotion machines, but this time it is Golf's time to be in the spotlight.
Student-Built Ultra-Efficient Car Does 1,980 MPG
The annual Mileage Marathon Challenge near Leicester, England gathered a group of students from several schools and universities this year. The surprising thing is they weren't the ones cheering in the stands, as you may imagine â€Ã¢â‚¬Å“ they were actually the ones driving the models they had designed in class!
Student-Made 2098 mpg Car Won the SAE Supermileage Competition
2098 mpg is the mileage achieved by the Quebec's Laval University team, which won the SAE Supermileage competition, this year.
Living in an age of impending climate...
Daimler’s 12.2 MPG Supertruck Smashes DOE Fuel Efficiency Target
The US Department of Energy (DOE) may not be looking for Optimus Prime, but they want his kind to be more fuel efficient. In...
