Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2011

A collaboration between research teams at Shell and Gordon Murray Design (GMD) recently led to the development of an innovative concept engine lubricant capable of achieving a 6.5% improvement in fuel efficiency on an urban cycle, and a 4.6% benefit on a combined cycle. Using GMD’s new T.25

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2009

Engineers from Honda R&D Co., presented a pair of papers at the SAE 2009 World Congress describing the development of a variable compression ratio (VCR) engine enabled by a dual piston mechanism. liter, 4-cylinder engine, the dual piston mechanism was able to adjust the engine from a CR of 9.6 and back again.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2009

It is open for applications which will close on 7 September 2009. Libralato Engines. One engine developer has already registered for the Challenge: Libralato Engines. Libralato engine schematic. Source: Libralato Engines. Overview of the Libralato Engine. Libralato Engine Technical Summary.

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