New Pneumatic Hybrid Engine Could Save Gasoline?
Lino Guzzella, Professor of Thermotronics at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, believes he has a better idea for hybrid auto engines.In Guzzella’s pneumatic hybrid, a tank of compressed air would be grafted onto a car engine instead of an electric unit. That air would be released into the engine by an electronically controlled valve to produce motion; gasoline can be injected at the same time for quicker response.In early testing, the new engine produced a fuel savings of one-third over the gas engine alone, but Guzzella’s team says savings could reach 50% in cities because of the nature of the design, which would recharge the compressed air tank during braking.
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