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Pinnacle 4-stroke opposed-piston SI engine shows fuel economy improvements of between 30-60% at light loads, 12-30% at medium loads over conventional

Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2012

Pinnacle Engines’ 110cc production-intent prototype packaged for a motorcycle application. With the extended lean operation of the sleeve-valve engine, NO x emissions remain low for light to medium loads and rise back to typical levels during the brief enrichment periods required to maintain competitive BMEP levels at higher loads.

Light

Light Fuel Economy Engine Fuel

How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Weve kept the summary table below generally up-to-date for passenger PHEVs, but not for BEVs, motorcycles or larger vehicles like buses and trucks. The F6 DM uses ferrous batteries, with no lithium content, that BYD says are high-energy density and low cost. In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China.

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid Lithium Ion

EV Driven

Pinnacle 4-stroke opposed-piston SI engine shows fuel economy improvements of between 30-60% at light loads, 12-30% at medium loads over conventional

How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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