First Truly, Seriously Real Volt Prototype Leaves The Shop
The 2011 Chevrolet Volt General MotorsThis shiny little black car is the first real Chevy Volt—the first of many hand-built but bona-fide production-intent prototypes that will roll out of GM's...
View ArticleTen-Foot Aston Martin Cygnet Gets 50 MPG, Plays Sidecar to Your DBS
Cygnet Aston Martin At ten feet long, the Cygnet is two feet shorter than the Mini Cooper, and decked out in Aston Martin luxury. Based on the Toyota iQ, but with a few extra features including an...
View ArticleA Cocktail of Diesel and Gasoline Runs 20 Percent More Efficiently Than...
Diesel and Gasoline: United At Last blmurch/Flickr A team of gearheads at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed an engine that can handle a blend of gasoline and diesel fuel. It outputs...
View ArticleImproving Cars' Fuel Efficiency with Soap Bubbles
A Soapy Solution to Automotive Aerodynamics The UK's Mira automotive is gaining new insight on vehicles' aerodynamics by using infrared, motion-sensing cameras to track the movement of helium-filled...
View ArticleEx-Formula One Designer Creating New Fuel-Efficient City Car
The Gordon Murray Design T.25 City Car, Interior Configurations Ex-Formula One race car designer Gordon Murray's tiny T.25 City Car prototype is designed around a central driving position, offering...
View ArticleBy 2035, Smarter Technology Should Triple Efficiency of Regular Gas-Powered...
Making Cars Smarter Osvaldo Gago via WikimediaA University of Michigan researcher thinks we can triple the fuel economies in our petroleum-powered vehicles in the next 25 years. All we need to do is...
View ArticleNew Split-Cycle Engine Design Shown To Improve Fuel Economy By 50 Percent
Scuderi's Split-Cycle Engine Scuderi Group Split cycle engines—engines that split the functions of a normal four-cycle piston into two separate but adjacent and complementary pistons—have never been...
View ArticleBy Splitting the Hot from the Cold, a New Engine Design Could Dramatically...
The Tour Engine Tour Engine We really ask too much of our internal combustion engines--compression needs a cool environment and combustion a hot one--and the compromises made to accommodate those...
View ArticleShockwave-Generating Wave Discs Could Replace Internal Combustion Engines
Wave Disc Auto Rambler Michigan researchers have built a prototype of a new auto motor that does away with pistons, crankshafts and valves, replacing the old internal combustion engine with a...
View ArticleStarting This Summer, Cars Will Harvest Their Own Waste and Turn Exhaust Into...
General Motors Thermoelectric Generator This module could capture waste heat in your car's exhaust and convert it to energy, improving fuel economy in a Chevy Suburban by 3 percent. GM Engineers are...
View ArticleFord Revives the Three-Cylinder Engine in a Quest for Fuel Efficiency
Downshifting Ford's three-cylinder engine is expectedto debut in 2012 or 2013 in the Fiesta hatchback Ford Motors Carmakers have spent the past few years aggressively downsizing engines throughout...
View ArticleThe Yamaha Moegi Demonstrates The Future of Fuel Efficiency
Yamaha Y125 Moegi Concept Courtesy Yamaha Since the days of $4 gas began, the single-cylinder motorcycles and scooters that dominate international megacities have become increasingly common on...
View ArticleThe DeltaWing
The Most Efficient Racecar Courtesy Highcroft Racing 2012 Street cars require more than 600 horsepower to reach 200 mph. The DeltaWing, a 1,250-pound Le Mans prototype, can get there with just 300...
View ArticleBoeing PhantomEye
The Hydrogen Surveillance Drone Courtesy Boeing With its inaugural test flight this year, Boeing's Phantom Eye surveillance drone proved that hydrogen could power aircraft capable of extremely long...
View ArticleThe World's Most Fuel-Efficient Car Finally Comes To The U.S.
Volkswagen XL1 Volkswagen Today the world’s most fuel-efficient car, the Volkswagen XL1, made its first U.S. appearance at the 23rd Annual Society of Environmental Journalists conference in...
View ArticleBy 2035, Smarter Technology Should Triple Efficiency of Regular Gas-Powered...
A University of Michigan researcher thinks we can triple the fuel economies in our petroleum-powered vehicles in the next 25 years. All we need to do is replace horsepower…
View ArticleNew Split-Cycle Engine Design Shown To Improve Fuel Economy By 50 Percent
Split cycle engines—engines that split the functions of a normal four-cycle piston into two separate but adjacent and complementary pistons—have never been able to match the…
View ArticleBy Splitting the Hot from the Cold, a New Engine Design Could Dramatically...
We really ask too much of our internal combustion engines--compression needs a cool environment and combustion a hot one--and the compromises made to accommodate those…
View ArticleShockwave-Generating Wave Discs Could Replace Internal Combustion Engines
Michigan researchers have built a prototype of a new auto motor that does away with pistons, crankshafts and valves, replacing the old internal combustion engine with a…
View ArticleStarting This Summer, Cars Will Harvest Their Own Waste and Turn Exhaust Into...
Engineers are making strides toward cars that can use their own waste for energy, testing BMW, Chevrolet and Ford vehicles outfitted with heat-collecting devices that can…
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