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General Electric Turns to Ceramics For More Efficient Jet Engine
Jet engines run at the very edge of thermal meltdown, but General Electric is turning to ceramics to turn up the heat and make...
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...
China’s Turbocharged Future Will Reduce Vehicle Emissions
The main way to reduce vehicle emissions is to reduce fuel consumption. Typically, reducing fuel consumption requires reducing engine size and power, which isn't...
New Electric Field Device Reduces Car Fuel Consumption by 20%
Professor Rongija Tao, from Temple University, invented a device that, applied to the vehicle's fuel line, near the injectors, creates an electric field that reduces the fuel's viscosity, so that smaller droplets are injected into the engine, leading to better combustion and increased fuel efficiency as much as 20%.
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...
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.
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,...
Car Built by Romanian Inventor Gets 784 MPG Fuel Efficiency
Remember Justin Capra, the Romanian inventor of the jetpack? Well's he's done it again. Now, his ingenuity inspired him to build a small car that has a fuel efficiency of 784 miles per gallon! How about that?
New OCN Jet Engine Sips 25% Less Fuel and Outputs 75% Less Greenhouse Gases
An Israeli firm called R-Jet Engineering has designed a new jet engine that could lower the fuel consumption by 25%. Just like current jet engines are twice as efficient compared to those built in the 1960s, this one, if applied on commercial airplanes, could offer significant savings in fuel and greenhouse gases.
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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...
