The purpose of the ignition system is to ignite, or fire, the spark plugs in order to generate power to run the engine. To do so, the battery sends current to the ignition coil. Then that high voltage ...

Controlled Auto Ignition (CAI) as a promising future combustion process is a concept to strongly reduce fuel consumption as well as NOx emissions. The acceptance and the potential of this combustion ...

By 2035, Bosch believes 70% of new cars could still have combustion power, though that includes plug-in hybrid and ...

ABSTRACT Research has been conducted on Controlled Auto-Ignition (CAI) engine with natural gas. CAI engine has the potential to be highly efficient and to produce low emissions. CAI engine is ...

Heat initiates the internal combustion process. Diesel engines utilize the temperature buildup from extremely high compression (pressure) to ignite the air/fuel mixture, with a little help from glow ...

News that Mazda is hoping for a 30% fuel efficiency gain on an HCCI (Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition) engine to be introduced on the next generation Mazda3 in late 2018 brings this technology ...

Brunel University in London is to begin researching future powertrain concepts using Camcon Automotive's new Single Cylinder Intelligent Valve Technology (SCI). The system uses the company's ...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is the latest European leader to call for the death of the internal combustion engine. In an interview with German magazine Superillu, Merkel suggested that a ban on ...

Mercedes-Benz is reassessing its electrification strategy, acknowledging that its initial targets were overly ambitious. Mercedes CEO Ola Källenius openly discussed the strategy shuffle with German ...

Most drivers think of the ignition switch as the slot where they insert the key to start their car, but that’s actually the ignition lock cylinder. The ignition switch is a more complex electrical ...