Among all the world’s uncertainties, at least one matter seems settled: Batteries and electric motors will have a major role in powering the cars and trucks of our future.

What is far less certain is how large that role will be, or how quickly the shift to electrification will happen.

But gas- and diesel-powered engines are not done yet. Just as electrified cars — whether hybrids or pure battery-powered models — seem headed for market dominance, Mazda announced a breakthrough in gasoline engines that could make them far more efficient. It is the latest plot twist in a century of improvements for internal combustion engines, a power source pronounced dead many times that has persisted nevertheless.

Source: New York Times, 17th August 2017

 

Although car manufacturers are embracing alternative power sources, they haven’t given up on internal combustion just yet.

Along with a push towards downsized turbo power, some of the smartest engineers in the world are using new techniques to make their engines more efficient and powerful. Here are a few of the most interesting modern takes on the internal combustion engine.

Source: http://newatlas.com 17th August 2017

http://newatlas.com/internal-combustion-engine-techniques/50929/

While some automakers are moving heavily into electric engine technology, Mazda continues to tinker with the internal combustion engine. It says it’s figured out how to make it a lot more efficient. The secret, according to Mazda, is compression ignition.

The next generation engine, called SKYACTIV-X, will appear in Mazda vehicles in 2019. The new technology uses a turbocharger with a compressed mixed of air and fuel and is similar to the process found in diesel technology.

Source: www.consumeraffairs.com 9th August 2017

For more: https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/mazda-announces-improvements-to-gasoline-engine-080917.html 

The use of turbocharged engines in U.S.-market light vehicles continued on an upward path in the ’17 model year, an exclusive WardsAuto survey shows.

They were installed in a record 27.6% of cars and light trucks built in the ’17 model run through March 2017, up from the prior benchmark of 24.1% in the entire ’16 model year.

Source: wardsauto.com, August 8th 2017

Read more: –http://wardsauto.com/engines/turbo-engine-use-record-high