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Adding E100 to the turbo-direct-injection mix could greatly improve efficiency

In the early to mid-nineties, Australia's Orbital Engine Corp was very popular in the auto industry. They had developed an innovative pneumatic direct fuel injection system that was paired up with two-stroke engines. Several of the big automakers (GM, Chrysler and Honda among them) had signed licensing agreements to use their technology and had even built prototypes to test. Unfortunately the only engines based on Orbital's technology that made it to production in the US were for marine applications. Orbital has persisted, particularly with ... Read more →

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