Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2013

Mercedes-AMG and Cigarette Racing launched the latest development of their cooperation at the Miami International Boat Show (14-18 February 2013). Numerous components from the SLS AMG Coupé Electric Drive ( earlier post ) have been integrated in the design of the “Cigarette AMG Electric Drive Concept” engineering design.

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Mercedes Lithium Ion Miami Electric 218

Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2014

The MkII Clarke-Brayton Engine is a boxer-configuration split-cycle engine implementing what Motiv calls the Clarke-Brayton cycle. Motiv suggests that the MkII engine will be up to twice as efficient as a conventional automobile engine and up to 20% more efficient than modern diesel engines. Background.

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Engine Concept Design Exhaust 345

Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2013

liquid air) Dearman piston engine. Source: Dearman Engine Company. The work was conducted by a collaboration including industrial partners Arup, Dearman Engine Company, E4 Tech, Highview, Messer Group and Ricardo, as well as academics from the Universities of Leeds, Birmingham, Strathclyde, Brighton and Imperial College London.

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Energy Storage Transportation Energy Waste 268

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2012

Internal cooling with air or water (Rankine). Using a model calibrated to the data from the engine, LPI has shown that if it achieve sealing, heat transfer coefficients, and friction similar to today’s Mazda Wankel engine, it can achieve its efficiency goals. Constant volume combustion (Otto).

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Engine Power Powered Isuzu 312