Honda unveils large-capacity V3 engine with an electric supercharger

If electrics aren’t yet ready to take over in the motorcycling world, maybe forced induction could rule the next era. Honda has just dropped a revolutionary large-capacity V3 combustion engine at EICMA, with an electric supercharger.Continue ReadingCat… Continue reading Honda unveils large-capacity V3 engine with an electric supercharger

Porsche’s 6-stroke engine doubles up on power and compression

Intake, compression, power, then exhaust. Every 4-stroke engine ever made – about 80% of all engines currently in existence – function on this principle – even rotary engines. But now, Porsche has filed a patent to make a 6-stroke engine.Continue Readi… Continue reading Porsche’s 6-stroke engine doubles up on power and compression

Rolls-Royce hybrid stealth engine helps conceal armored vehicles

Aiming to make armored vehicles stealthier, Rolls-Royce is using this year’s Eurosatory defense trade fair to debut a new concept hybrid diesel engine that not only makes tanks and such more efficient, but easier to hide.Continue ReadingCategory: Milit… Continue reading Rolls-Royce hybrid stealth engine helps conceal armored vehicles

Super-compact internally rotating combustion engine packs a solid punch

Michael Arsenaeu designed the Avadi engine 20 years ago in the hopes of creating an entirely new engine design to be efficient as well as reduce emissions. In 2015, Avadi began the build and development.Continue ReadingCategory: TransportTags: concept … Continue reading Super-compact internally rotating combustion engine packs a solid punch

INNengine “one-stroke” waves away conventional engine design

With a slogan like “The Future is Ecclectic,” we’d expect some interesting things from INNengine, a startup based in Spain. The company is showcasing a “one-stroke” engine that works as an opposed piston with a wavy twist.Continue ReadingCategory: Auto… Continue reading INNengine “one-stroke” waves away conventional engine design

World’s largest and most efficient aircraft engine aces first tests

Rolls-Royce workers assembling the giant UltraFan technology demonstrator

Rolls-Royce has completed the first ground tests on its massive UltraFan engine, claiming it’s at least 10% more efficient than any other large aero engine in service today. This carbon/titanium beauty will roll out on airliners in the 2030s.

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World’s largest aircraft engine is fully operational and ready to test

Rolls-Royce says it’s finished building the first demonstrator for its massive UltraFan engine, which will eventually hit the skies in airliners to be developed in the 2030s. Testing begins soon, with expectations of a 25% leap in efficiency.Continue R… Continue reading World’s largest aircraft engine is fully operational and ready to test

Jeep CJ Surge electromod predicts possible plug-and-play EV 4×4 kit

A 625-hp stick-shifting e-Wrangler with 2-second 0-60 mph might be flashy at its debut, but an electric 4×4 that could really achieve beautiful things would be smaller, lighter and more modestly powered … just like the all-new CJ Surge. Developed for… Continue reading Jeep CJ Surge electromod predicts possible plug-and-play EV 4×4 kit