The age of the Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) is over. Electric cars are the future. The transition has just begun, but the move from ICE vehicles to Electric will happen sooner and more quickly than most people suspect.
Continue reading… “Seven reasons why the internal combustion engine is a dead man walking”
Combustion engines are likely to persist for quite some time, despite the recent advent of usable, talented electric vehicles. The combustion engine will often persist as a component in plug-in hybrid and range-extended electric vehicles.
Continue reading… “Toyota is developing a combustion engine that generates electricity”
Atkinson Cycle Engine
Toyota has developed two hyper-fuel-efficient small-displacement gasoline Atkinson cycle engines: a three-cylinder 1.0-liter and four-cylinder 1.3-liter which will be introduced across the range from next year in 14 different variations. The smaller engine will deliver 78 mpg in the Toyota Aygo, an improvement of 30 percent.
Continue reading… “Toyota develops Atkinson Cycle engine that delivers 78 mpg”
A graduate student studying the effects of advanced biodiesel fuel on a John Deere engine.
Silicon Valley is recognized as the spawning ground of technology start-ups in the world of computers. Lower Manhattan has long been the place to set up shop for financial institutions. And of course the epicenter of American automaking is Detroit. Detroit has been evolving in recent times from a manufacturing center to a headquarters city. Still, there is no guaranty that its dominance is permanent.
Continue reading… “Fort Collins, Colorado aspiring to be the new Motor City”
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You will remain transfixed for the duration of this ten minute video as you watch the craftsmanship and engineering prowess of a man machining and assembling every part of the world’s tiniest V-12 engine.
Continue reading… “World’s smallest V-12 engine (Video)”
Netherlands has a new outlook on alcohol.
Starting December 1st, the Netherlands will be giving their drunk drivers a holiday gift. Drivers who have been pulled over with high blood alcohol content will be given “alcolocks” to install into their cars. The device acts as a breathalyzer that can keep an engine turned off…
Continue reading… “Dutch mandates alcolocks”
The less you have to brake, the better your fuel economy.
With gas at nearly $4 per gallon you don’t need to buy a new car to get better mileage on your road trip this summer. Popular Mechanics put fuel-sipping advice to the test by outfitting an ordinary ten-year-old car with an extremely accurate fuel economy gauge and trying out all the gas-saving driving tactics we could think of. Here are six strategies that work, plus more quick tips for better MPG.
Continue reading… “Six strategies to get better gas mileage this summer”
Lasers could replace spark plugs.
Spark plugs have powered internal combustion engines for more than 150 years. Car manufacturers are one step closer to being able to replace this long-standing technology with laser igniters. The laser ingniters will enable cleaner, more efficient, and more economical vehicles.
Continue reading… “Lasers Could Replace Spark Plugs in Your Next Car”
Wave rotor motor
Piston engines are big, heavy, dirty, complicated, and expensive pieces of machinery that have been around for a century. It’s about time for something better, and one option could be wave disk engines, which are small, light, clean, simple, and cheap pieces of machinery that aren’t around yet. But they’re close.
Continue reading… “Shock Wave Engine Could Make Hybrid Cars More Fuel Efficient”
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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