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Achates Power’s Diesel Engine Could be Twice as Efficient

Benji Jerew — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 18:02:09 +0000

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 a radical new engine design from Achates Power in San Diego, CA. Well, the design isn’t radical, but based on a German engine from the 1930s, and with significant design […]

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New Concept Gasoline Engine Runs Like a Diesel, Increases Efficiency by 50%

Guest Contributor — Fri, 18 May 2012 12:02:24 +0000

A hurdle that has faced researchers for many decades might soon be overcome by Delphi, a leading supplier of major parts to automakers. The company has developed an engine that could sit between low-emission gasoline engines on one side, and the highly polluting but more efficient diesel engines on the other. The new technology could […]

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German Engineers Develop Diesel Engine With Barely Detectable Emissions

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:36:54 +0000

Engineers from the Technische Universitaet Munchen (TUM) have shown an engine prototype whose emissions are very close to the Euro 6 standard, even though the Euro 5 norm has just been put into force three months ago for all new car models.

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