Daimler’s 12.2 MPG Supertruck Smashes DOE Fuel Efficiency Target
The US Department of Energy (DOE) may not be looking for Optimus Prime, but they want his kind to be more fuel efficient. In...
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...
How Small Engine Turbo Improves Fuel Economy
Typically, even a low-boost small engine turbo can deliver 25% more power than its non-boosted sister.
That means that even a tiny turbocharged i3 can...
Toyota’s New Engines Improve Fuel Efficiency
The internal combustion engine (ICE) may be old tech, finding its roots over a hundred years ago, but it’s certainly not dead. Toyota’s new...
Nanoparticle Coating Increases Aircraft Fuel Efficiency and Engine Life
Aircraft engines, specifically the turbojets that are used on aircraft from the humble passenger plane to the monstrous C-17, burns millions of tons of...
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,...
“Active Air Control” Improves Emissions and Fuel Economy in Larger Engines
An internal combustion engine (ICE) is essentially an air pump. The more efficient the air flows through the air pump (ICE), the better power...
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...
New Electric Vehicle Range-Extender Allays Range-Jitters Quietly
Extended-range electric vehicles (EREV) such as the Chevy Volt and BMW i3, actually suffer from a noise problem.
Range jitters are pretty close to the...
Performance vs Emissions – Mazda Delays SkyActiv-D (Diesel)
As emissions regulations continue to tighten, automakers are finding it harder to meet them. Mazda SkyActiv-D, a groundbreaking new diesel-engine technology, still isn't ready...
