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GM's HCCI engines now run from idle to 60 mph!

Since our first encounter with General Motors' HCCI (homogeneous charge compression ignition) engines in August 2007, the powertrain research engineers at the GM Tech Center in Warren, MI have continued plugging away at the technology, trying to turn it into a marketable reality. The basic premise of compression ignition is simple. Based on the Ideal gas law (PV=nRT), if you decrease the volume of a particular quantity of air, the temperature rises to the point where fuel will spontaneously combust. The hard part is controlling the pressure, ... Read more →

GM's FYI Blog introduces HCCI technology Jeremy Korzeniewski

If you happen to listen to the AutoblogGreen podcast, you already know how we feel about the potential of HCCI engine technology. If you don't listen to our podcast, (first of all, why not?) you can ...

HCCI update: Prototype in 2008 Derrick Y. Noh

A couple months ago, Bruno pointed AutoblogGreen readers to a New York Times article summarizing the current status of Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI) engines, technology that attempts ...

What will the car of the future look like? Sebastian Blanco

If you're a fan of green car technology, then you might wonder how to explain all the possibilities (hybrids, biofuels, electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids, diesel engines, etc.) to someone who ...

GM's HCCI engines now run from idle to 60 mph! 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Since our first encounter with General Motors' HCCI (homogeneous charge compression ignition) engines in August 2007, the powertrain research engineers at the GM Tech Center in Warren, MI have continued plugging away at the technology, trying to turn it into a marketable reality. The basic premise ...

GM's FYI Blog introduces HCCI technology 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

If you happen to listen to the AutoblogGreen podcast, you already know how we feel about the potential of HCCI engine technology. If you don't listen to our podcast, (first of all, why not?) you can learn about the new engine type in our entire category dedicated to HCCI. Being that this is a new ...

HCCI update: Prototype in 2008 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

A couple months ago, Bruno pointed AutoblogGreen readers to a New York Times article summarizing the current status of Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI) engines, technology that attempts to take the best of both diesels and gasoline-fueled internal combustion engines. This Engineer ...

What will the car of the future look like? 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

If you're a fan of green car technology, then you might wonder how to explain all the possibilities (hybrids, biofuels, electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids, diesel engines, etc.) to someone who doesn't know from cellulose-based ethanol. If you've got a friend you'd like to bring in to the green car ...


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