Aug

21

Big Change Coming to Internal Combustion Engines

August 21, 2019 | Leave a Comment

Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA) scientists have developed an innovative, electrohydraulically actuated valve train for internal combustion engines, that enables completely free adjustment of stroke and timing, while at the same time being robust and cost effective. This valve train was mounted on a serial production engine and has been running […]

Apr

16

Electric Vehicles Improve Air Quality

April 16, 2019 | 3 Comments

A new Northwestern University study quantified the differences in air pollution generated from battery-powered electric vehicles versus internal combustion engines. The researchers found that even when their electricity is generated from combustion sources, electric vehicles have a net positive impact on air quality and climate change. The U.S. and other more developed countries with air […]

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