This Internal Combustion Engine is 50% More Efficient
<p><span word="Internal">Internal</span> <span word="combustion">combustion</span> <span word="engines">engines</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="electric">electric</span>-<span word="powered">powered</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="dominant">dominant</span>. <span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="diesel">diesel</span> <span word="engines">engines</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="efficient">efficient</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="polluting">polluting</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="a">a</span> $9 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="grant">grant</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Energy">Energy</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="technological">technological</span> <span word="concept">concept</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> 50 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span>-<span word="efficient">efficient</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="conventional">conventional</span> <span word="engines">engines</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="engine">engine</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="pistons">pistons</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="six">six</span>, <span word="sharing">sharing</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="cylinders">cylinders</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="California">California</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="Achates">Achates</span> <span word="Power">Power</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concept">concept</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposed">opposed</span>-<span word="piston">piston</span> <span word="engine">engine</span>, <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="abandoned">abandoned</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span>.</p><p>“<span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposed">opposed</span>-<span word="piston">piston</span> <span word="engine">engine</span>, <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="efficiency">efficiency</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="engine">engine</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="package">package</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Fabien">Fabien</span> <span word="Redon">Redon</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Achates">Achates</span> <span word="Power">Power</span>.</p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="opposed">opposed</span>-<span word="piston">piston</span> <span word="engine">engine</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="stroke">stroke</span> <span word="engine">engine</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="flow">flow</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="cylinder">cylinder</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="valves">valves</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="sources">sources</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="considerable">considerable</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="conventional">conventional</span> <span word="combustion">combustion</span> <span word="engines">engines</span>.</p><p><span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="pistons">pistons</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cylinder">cylinder</span>, <span word="compressing">compressing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span>-<span word="air">air</span> <span word="mixture">mixture</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="ignites">ignites</span>, <span word="pushing">pushing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pistons">pistons</span> <span word="apart">apart</span>, <span word="generating">generating</span> <span word="power">power</span>.</p><p><span word="Exhaust">Exhaust</span> <span word="gases">gases</span> <span word="escape">escape</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="ports">ports</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cylinder">cylinder</span> <span word="walls">walls</span>.</p><p><span word="Stripped">Stripped</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="conventional">conventional</span> <span word="engine">engine</span> <span word="parts">parts</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposed">opposed</span>-<span word="piston">piston</span> <span word="engine">engine</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="inexpensive">inexpensive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="manufacture">manufacture</span>.</p>
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