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More Power from Motors by Injecting Ethanol, Methanol or E85

Posted on Thursday, June 19, 2008 posted by posted by Ecacofonix @ 11:06 AM

One of the most promising new ideas in energy efficiency comes from researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The proposition: get more power and efficiency out of turbocharged motors by injecting ethanol, methanol or E85 (85 percent methanol, 15 percent gasoline) into the engine at times of higher demands for power.

The MIT crowd claims this technology can boost gas mileage by as much as 30 percent, and that it allows a high-compression engine and high-boost turbocharger to operate on regular gasoline. Daniel Cohn, senior research scientist at the MIT Laboratory for Energy and the Environment, and other MIT professors, have formed a company, Ethanol Boosting Systems, and are testing their concept with Ford Motor.

On another front, Daimler and General Motors are experimenting with motors that run on gasoline but combine features of traditional gasoline engines (fuel ignited by a spark) and diesel technology (fuel ignited by compression of fuel and air).

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Comments:

Frankly I am once again amazed. I was convinced that the internal combustion engine was about as mature and developed as it was going to get.

Now I see major innovations coming down the pike.

It sure is exciting watching the Age of Bio-Technology unfold.

larryhagedon
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