The opposed-piston engine has been around for over 100 years and is more efficient in almost every way. The engine has no traditional valves, cams, or camshafts, and no head, so it’s simpler and ...

Moses Karomo is an enthusiastic automotive writer who can talk and write endlessly about cars. He has extensive automotive reporting experience, writing about all manner of automotive topics. He keeps ...

Remarkable innovations have been made to automotive technology since Karl Benz introduced the world to the "Motorwagen" in 1866 and Henry Ford gave rise to the American auto industry with the Model T ...

Opposed-piston engine technology has been touted as a possible alternative to conventional engine designs for years. Now, opposed-piston engine developer Achates Power reports that its 10.6L ...

The newly formed organization will host a series of meetings of its members to exchange research results, insights and ideas regarding opposed-piston engines with hydrogen combustion. Several ...

When we here in the modern age think of an “engine,” we are usually thinking of a four-stroke, four-cylinder, gasoline-fed, internal-combustion engine with the valves on the top. But why must that be ...

Two-Stroke Opposed-Piston Diesel Engine By Achates Power The Achates Power opposed-piston engine is packed full of unique technology. The supercharged, turbocharged, diesel 3 cylinder makes use of six ...

Designed in the U.S and tested in a Walmart delivery vehicle all summer long, this revolutionary opposed piston 3-cylinder seems set to prolong the life of ICEs. However, you won’t be seeing it inside ...

Can gasoline-powered vehicles be climate friendly? One company is using an old engine featuring opposed pistons to reduce fuel use. The Nazis put a similar engine in airplanes. One of the puzzles ...

I love weird engines—give me a rotary, a turbine, or, hell, even a flat-eight and I’ll be happy. That’s why I was so excited when I heard that INNengine of Granada, Spain had produced a opposed-piston ...

Free-piston engine generators and linear machines represent an innovative departure from conventional rotary systems, offering high thermal efficiency and operational flexibility by eliminating the ...