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...
US Army’s 7mpg HUMVEE Replacement, More Fuel Efficient
Military vehicles are in a class all their own, and the same is true for the US Army's HUMVEE replacement, which is rated at...
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!
“Transonic” Engine – New Injection System, No Ignition System
Transonic Combustion, a start-up company is developing a more efficient ICE technology that could lead to further increases in efficiency.
The gasoline-powered internal combustion engine ...
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...
BMW i3 First EfficientDynamics Engine Tested in a 1 Series [UPDATED]
Hybrid vehicles we're looking forward to from BMW, the i8 and ActiveTourer, and they both have one thing in common, a three-cylinder engine.
Engines are...
ETV Motors to Launch Jet Turbine-Based Prius with Higher MPG
Israeli start-up ETV Motors, located in Tel Aviv has invested about $12 million in this technology that combines a car, electricity and a jet engine. The prototype of a modified Prius will be ready next year for testing.
HCCI Engine: No-Spark Gasoline Engine as Efficient as Diesel
If you ever had a diesel car, you know that it's more fuel efficient than the gasoline counterpart. That's because diesel engines use compression to ignite the fuel, and gasoline engines use a spark to do that. Practically, diesel engines could work without any electricity - at all.
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.
“Most Environmentally Friendly” Car Award Goes to: Mercedes Benz B200 CNG and BlueTec
German car magazine, Auto Test, has named the Mercedes Benz B200 CNG and the ML 250 BlueTec 4Matic as the most environmentally-friendly, giving them...
