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JUNE 6, 2009

liter X4V2 prototype was originally designed for an aviation application. Revetec has prototyped 6 different versions of Revetec engine designs over the last 10 years. The latest version, the X4V2, was designed as a development engine for the aviation industry, and in early 2008 it was independently tested by Orbital Australia.

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Engine Gasoline Production China 240

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APRIL 17, 2015

This technology will allow researchers to develop future combustion engines free from the piston motion constraints dictated by the crankshaft. Already validated at proof-of-concept level, Libertine’s new hardware uses production-feasible component designs suitable for automotive hybrid powertrain modules, such as range extenders.

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Building Concept Engine Engine Concept 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Rendering of the Grail Engine. Grail Engine Technologies , the designer of a two-stroke engine using forced semi-homogeneous charged compression ignition (FS-HCCI) combustion, has adopted the Pulstar pulse plugs from Enerpulse ( earlier post ). All of the fuel in the chamber is burned simultaneously. Matthew Riley.

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Engine Plug-in Concept Plug 186

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2009

million from the Department of Energy’s ARPA-E program ( earlier post ) to complete its prototype development of a new gasoline-fueled wave disc engine and electricity generator that promises to be five times more efficient than traditional auto engines in electricity production, 20% lighter, and 30% cheaper to manufacture.

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Michigan Engine Universal Hybrid 316

Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2009

In testing in an otherwise conventional production 2.0-liter, liter, 4-cylinder engine, the dual piston mechanism was able to adjust the engine from a CR of 9.6 Combining the high compression ratio with the Atkinson cycle, the engineering team demonstrated a 7.4% Tags: Concept Engines Engines.

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Honda Concept Engine Downsizing 150

Green Cars News

MAY 6, 2009

An engine that provides vehicle manufacturers with an immediate solution for low emission legislation will make its European debut at the Engine EXPO in Stuttgart. The split-cycle engine from the Scuderi Group offers high efficiency standards without the need for large investments to modify existing production processes.

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Engine San Antonio Petrol Concept Engine 36

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APRIL 20, 2009

The engine is packaged as a research engine, with easy access for instrumentation, a balancer shaft, etc., not as a production unit. The Scuderi Group unveiled a cutaway model of the first proof-of-concept prototype for its Scuderi Split-Cycle Engine ( earlier post ) at the SAE World Congress in Detroit.

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Engine San Antonio Production Concept Engine 170

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

A pair of Florida entrepreneurs, Rick Ivas and Gary Kelley, are developing the concept of the Garric engine: a rotary, variable compression ratio engine promising a combination of high power and torque and low fuel consumption. In August, Garric Engines.

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Concept Engine Exhaust Florida 220

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JANUARY 29, 2010

The objective of the consortium, which includes luxury car maker Jaguar Land Rover and leading electrical machine company SR Drives ( earlier post ), is to produce the first commercially viable gas turbine generator designed specifically for automotive applications. Tags: Concept Engines Engines Hybrids. ETV Motors.

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Land Rover Gas-Electric Gas Electric Vehicles 262

Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2009

The engine components are contained within a sphere. The first cycle is a “conventional” combustion engine process using a combustible fuel with the crankless (i.e., SER’ document imaging product ITA had the largest volume of any document management system in the world. Fuel and air are compressed, then combusted.

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Concept Saudi Arabia Concept Engine Engine 170