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Super-Efficient Gas Engine Gets 98 MPG

inhabitat.com -- by Ariel Schwartz

Eventually, we’d like to think that everyone will be driving around in all-electric cars. But in the meantime, it’s important to develop efficient gas engine technology. That’s where a new system from Transonic Combustion comes in. The California-based startup has developed a fuel-injection system that can improve the efficiency of gasoline engines by 50%.

A standard engine using Transonic Combustion’s system gets 64 miles per gallon in highway driving–even more impressive than hybrids like the Prius, which gets only 48 miles per gallon. So why is the system so effective? According to MIT Technology Review, “Transonic’s injection system varies from direct injection in two ways: it uses supercritical fluids and doesn’t require a spark to ignite the fuel.

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Submitted Mar 13, 2010 By: UncleCurt

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remay Champion Author Houston Posts:2,042 Points:1,118,315 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 11:45:28 AM Ignore remay Report Abuse This is at least the 3rd post of this company's claim. They certainly are getting a lot of P.R.
ENORMS Champion Author Colorado Posts:1,973 Points:662,925 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 7:20:54 AM Ignore ENORMS Report Abuse Need to get these to market sooner!!
Night Owl Champion Author Toronto Posts:2,540 Points:797,415 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 10:45:32 PM Ignore Night Owl Report Abuse These engines won't be available until 2014.
Jeeputtputt All-Star Author Cincinnati Posts:530 Points:144,720 Joined:Aug 2009	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 10:24:24 PM Ignore Jeeputtputt Report Abuse Sounds great, how long do we wait?
FordF2502001 Champion Author Mississippi Posts:2,872 Points:628,615 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 10:09:43 PM Ignore FordF2502001 Report Abuse 0 to 60? Who cares
SBlouch Champion Author San Antonio Posts:4,705 Points:1,015,760 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 9:46:22 PM Ignore SBlouch Report Abuse So now that there is a super efficient gas engine which auto do they expect to put it in. Sure hope it isn't a compact.
FuelOilOH All-Star Author Cleveland Posts:997 Points:544,785 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 8:18:06 PM Ignore FuelOilOH Report Abuse Yes, but can it do 0-60 in 5.2 seconds?
SpaceAce5 Veteran Author South Dakota Posts:300 Points:66,245 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 7:59:05 PM Ignore SpaceAce5 Report Abuse now that the 98mpg engine has offically manufactured, put it in a sedan not a compact and get it out for sale. yeah, right. what was i thinking!
FastAndy Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:4,203 Points:1,080,560 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 7:43:45 PM Ignore FastAndy Report Abuse We need all the auto-makers building these more fuel efficient engines for their cars and trucks.
POLELANE Champion Author Ohio Posts:6,040 Points:682,545 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 7:21:32 PM Ignore POLELANE Report Abuse can i put it in my dodge motorhome and do that?
ops3 Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,229 Points:737,025 Joined:Dec 2007	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 7:01:04 PM Ignore ops3 Report Abuse I'll believe it when I see it!!!