Ford 1.6ℓ EcoBoost - Not All It's Cracked Up To Be

Turbocharged Engines Have Low MPG Performance – Consumer Reports

Marketing and reality may often be two very different things, thus the ubiquitous “Your mileage may vary.” when it comes to automobile performance, handling,...
Flying Wing Prototype - NASA X-48B

NASA’s “Flying Wing” Aircraft Prototype Twice as Efficient

While aviation engineers have long known that a “flying wing” aircraft would be more efficient than the traditional tubular fuselage aircraft we see today,...
2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited

30 MPG 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Has Some Calling “Bulls**t”

I've been reading up on the news, a little, and it seems odd that while some makers garner rave reviews when they release a...
Achates Power is based on the 1930s German Aircraft Company Junkers Jumo 205 Opposed-Piston Diesel Engine

Achates Power’s Diesel Engine Could be Twice as Efficient

The Achates Power engine could be twice as efficient than today's best engines, and could be used for the Army. A few months ago, we discussed...

AB Engine 44% More Efficient Than Any Other ICE

On November 14, 2012 AB Engine, Inc. was granted a Chinese patent titled “High Efficiency Internal Combustion Engine” which protects and details a method...

Startup Elio Motors to Buy GM Plant for Building 60 mpg Car

Elio Motors in Shreveport, Louisiana wants to by a former General Motors plant in order to manufacture and sell their low-cost, high MPH car. One...

“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...
Ultrasound Used to Detect a Premature Bearing Failure

Ultrasound Looks Inside Engines to Improve Efficiency

We have long been using ultrasound to look deep into the ground for mineral deposits or even archaeological remnants, and even to lake a...

HydroICE Solar-Powered Engine May Compete with Photovoltaic Panels

Imagine an internal combustion engine that runs on solar-heated oil and water instead of gasoline. Sound crazy? Two Missouri-based inventors Ben Cooper and Matt...
Fiat TwinAir Engine in the Fiat 500

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...