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. and O’Malley, E.

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Engine Concept Design Exhaust 345

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 Electrical 218

Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2013

A cryogenic engine such as the Dearman engine could also be used as a heat hybrid in combination with an internal combustion engine or hydrogen fuel cell to convert waste heat into additional shaft power at high levels of efficiency, reducing both fuel consumption and emissions. High efficiency internal combustion engine.

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Energy Storage Transportation Energy Waste 268

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2012

Internal cooling with air or water (Rankine). LPI has also designed in the ancillaries—including the fuel pump, oil pump, oil filter, starter, etc,—thereby bringing the X2 closer to a standalone engine capable of running outside the lab. Constant volume combustion (Otto). Over-expansion to atmospheric pressure (Atkinson).

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Engine Power Powered Isuzu 312