The opposed-piston engine has been around for over 100 years and is more efficient in almost every way. The engine has no traditional valves, cams, or camshafts, and no head, so it’s simpler and ...

Greencarcongress – Achates Power, the developer a two-stroke, compression-ignition (CI) opposed-piston (OP) engine, is presenting performance and emissions results of the Achates engine used in a ...

That fresh air is squeezed into a small pocket in the center of the cylinder as both pistons come together, where finally diesel fuel is directly injected, igniting the mixture and creating the power ...

Horizontally-opposed engines are often referred to as "boxer" engines because the motion of the pistons sort of resembles a boxer, punching. Really, though, if any engine should be named for a boxer, ...

Security’s tight at Achates Power Inc. in San Diego, where you don’t just walk into the light-industrial building and expect a tour of the labs — something common where R&D is under way. Before ...

Designed in the U.S and tested in a Walmart delivery vehicle all summer long, this revolutionary opposed piston 3-cylinder seems set to prolong the life of ICEs. However, you won’t be seeing it inside ...

Moses Karomo is an enthusiastic automotive writer who can talk and write endlessly about cars. He has extensive automotive reporting experience, writing about all manner of automotive topics. He keeps ...

Developing new engines that perform better, weigh less, use less fuel, and meet stringent emissions standards is the primary goal of most engineers and automotive corporations. Companies continually ...

Groundbreaking engine technology appears fairly frequently, but few designs ever make it beyond the test bench and into production vehicles. EcoMotors International's opposed-piston engine on the ...

BELOIT, Wis. & SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The leading manufacturer of opposed-piston engines, Fairbanks Morse Engine, an EnPro Industries (NYSE: NPO) company, has signed a joint development and ...