More details are emerging on the next generation of Ford Ecoboost engine technology, that uses ethanol injection to sustain a turbocharged engine at a high compression ratio. High compression increases thermal efficiency of otto engines, and fuel economy.
High compression is not possible with gasoline fuels, but is possible with ethanol injection technology that takes advantage of ethanol’s high octane rating that permits higher compression ratios.
The new generation of EcoBoost, according to a new report, offers up to 10 percent increase in fuel economy over first-generation EcoBoost, which is up to 20 percent more efficient than traditional engines. In Ecoboost, ethanol injection prevents premature detonation, or knock.
In Michigan, Ford announced that its petrol-injection and turbocharging EcoBoost technology will be available in 2009 in the Lincoln MKS sedan and Ford Flex, but the company would not confirm a timeli...
Ford Motors said that they are testing a new ethanol injection system, that will boost the efficiency of its EcoBoost engines by up to 40 percent. Ford has hinted that it may scrap plans for the F-100...
Flex Fuel US has released a $1200 Flex-Box Smart Kit that converts older cars to E85.
The EPA-certified kit, according to the company, results in a 15 percent reduction in overall fuel costs and an...
In Missouri, American Green Holdings announced the launch of the Ethanol Reformer, a patent-pending technology that improves ethanol efficiency in irrigation systems by more than fifty percent, while ...
In Michigan, General Motors has completed a demonstration vehicle that uses HCCI — Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition — a diesel-like compression technology in a gasoline engine. Th...
The U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the National Biodiesel Board are reporting that their 12 month study of St. Louis Metro buses using B20 showed that fuel economy dropped 1.76 from the...
More details are emerging on the next generation of Ford Ecoboost engine technology, that uses ethanol injection to sustain a turbocharged engine at a high compression ratio. High compression increases thermal efficiency of otto engines, and fuel economy.
