Fiat 500 Proves Efficient Internal Combustion Engine Not Dead
Many manufacturers have been turning to electrification in order to reduce emissions, from the Toyota Prius and Nissan Leaf to high end cars like...
New Software Could Improve Conventional Vehicle Fuel Economy by 15%
Mechanically-speaking, the internal combustion has changed little in the last century, refinements enabling more power and better fuel economy, but there are limits.
The first...
New Ultra-Efficient Engine Promises 100 MPG
Today's internal combustion engines are almost nothing like the engines found in cars of years gone by, with the exception of the basic...
Mazda Claims Its New Skyactiv-3 Engine Matches EV GHG emissions
Mazda is said to be working on a gasoline engine to be as environmentally efficient as electric cars. Its latest high compression engine technology...
BMW Develops Hydrogen Powered ICE Based on Diesel Technology
It's a known fact that diesel engines are more efficient than the gasoline ones, and that is because they work a little differently on the ignition side. Diesel engines compress the fuel to a point where it heats and explodes, a process known as self-ignition. On the other hand, diesel engines are still polluting the atmosphere.
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,...
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).
Rotating Detonation Engines Could Replace Turbines in US Navy
The gas-turbine engine, or jet engine, isn't only found on jets, but in other applications as well. The US Navy doesn't only use turbines...
New Catalytic Converter Increases Fuel Efficiency and Drops Tailpipe Pollution
One of the most important components in a vehicle for controlling exhaust emission is the catalytic converter. Even though this is common knowledge, there...
Honda to Revive 40 Year-Old CVCC Engine as a Hybrid Version
Once the main innovator in the field of motoring, Honda is now hoping to catch up with fuel efficiency measures from all over the...
