European Researchers Plan Automated "Road Trains"
A system for virtually linking cars could cut fuel consumption by 20 percent, and allow for hands-free driving.A project funded by the European Commission is developing “road trains”–a potentially...
View ArticleUltra-Efficient Gas Engine Passes Test
A novel fuel-injection system achieves 64 miles per gallon.Transonic Combustion, a startup based in Camarillo, CA, has developed a fuel-injection system it says can improve the efficiency of gasoline...
View ArticleElectricity-Generating Shock Absorbers
Levant Power saves fuel by turning road shocks and vibrations into electricity.Shock absorbers that generate electricity, which are being developed by Cambridge, MA-based Levant Power, can lower fuel...
View ArticleA More Fuel-Efficient Route Planner
Satellite navigation technology is focusing on reducing fuel consumption.The last few years have seen some satellite navigation systems go from advising motorists of the fastest routes to recommending...
View ArticleGoing Further on the Same Tank
A technology coming to Chrysler vehicles can improve the fuel economy of standard gasoline engines by 25 percent.Chrysler is unveiling a way to squeeze more fuel efficiency out of existing gasoline...
View ArticleThe Two-Stroke Engine, Reconsidered
Once thought too polluting, the two-stroke engine makes a comeback in advance of stricter fuel efficiency standards.EcoMotors International, a startup based in Troy, Michigan, has a new approach to an...
View Article70 mpg, without a Hybrid
A new Mazda model debuting in Japan gets its high fuel economy from an improved gas engine and a lightweight design.Next year, Mazda will sell a car in Japan that gets 70.5 miles per gallon (mpg), or...
View ArticleMore Efficient Jet Engine Gets in Gear
Airbus will adopt a type of jet engine intended to improve fuel efficiency.An aircraft engine that uses a novel gearing system could decrease pollution and increase the energy efficiency of air travel.
View ArticleBoeing Plans to Turbocharge Fuel-Efficient Flight
With fuel prices and concerns over emissions rising, the aircraft maker is accelerating the testing of emerging technologies.Since Boeing’s first jet airliner came to market more than five decades ago,...
View ArticleAdditive Manufacturing Is Reshaping Aviation
Advanced manufacturing technologies are leading to smaller jet engines.The aviation company Pratt & Whitney is exploring whether technology known as additive manufacturing could be used to develop...
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