homogenouschargecomp... Subscribe

Lotus' Omnivore engine is already 10% more efficient, with more to come

Last March at the Geneva Motor Show, Lotus announced its new Omnivore research engine. The Omnivore is a two-stroke direct injected engine designed to take advantage of the latest in electronic engine management to allow it to run on just about any liquid fuel (hence the name). In the time since the initial announcement, the boffins at Lotus Engineering have been exercising their creation on the dyno stand to evaluate the performance. The single-cylinder engine uses an air-assisted direct injection system. A movable "puck" in the top of the ... Read more →

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

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 ...

GM to debut HCCI on Opel Insignia? Jeremy Korzeniewski

Click on the HCCI equipped Opel Vectra for a high-res gallery There are rumors floating around the interwebs today regarding the Opel Insignia being the first official product from General Motors ...

VIDEO: GM's Paul Najt talks about HCCI engines Sam Abuelsamid

Last summer we had the chance to meet up with GM powertrain researcher Paul Najt and drive GM's prototype HCCI engines. Homegeneous charge compression ignition engines basically take some of the ...

Most promising green technologies number six: HCCI Jeremy Korzeniewski

Lotus' Omnivore engine is already 10% more efficient, with more to come 10 days ago on Autoblog Green

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 to debut HCCI on Opel Insignia? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the HCCI equipped Opel Vectra for a high-res gallery There are rumors floating around the interwebs today regarding the Opel Insignia being the first official product from General Motors using its highly-efficient homegeneous charge compression ignition, or HCCI for short. We can't confirm ...

VIDEO: GM's Paul Najt talks about HCCI engines 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Last summer we had the chance to meet up with GM powertrain researcher Paul Najt and drive GM's prototype HCCI engines. Homegeneous charge compression ignition engines basically take some of the technical concepts behind diesel engines and combine it with a gasoline engine. The result is a new ...

Most promising green technologies number six: HCCI 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the image to view high-res shots of the Mercedes F700 concept Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition, or HCCI, holds out a great deal of hope for green automotive enthusiasts. Mercedes-Benz has shown concept vehicles using the technology, which they refer to as DiesOtto, in their F700 ...

Featured
Breaking
Popular

View all

Tip of the Day

Guide to Common Green Acronymns