"It is the highest efficiency you will probably meet," co-founder Gal Fridman told AFP at the company's offices near the Israeli commercial capital of Tel Aviv. Shaul Yakobi, inventor and co-founder of Aquarius Engines, poses next to a single piston combustion engine invented by the firm to drastically reduce fuel consumption In tests by the German engineering company FEV, the Aquarius engine's efficiency was more than double that of traditional engines. It has fewer than 20 parts and a single action, the company said. It replaces the combustion engine with its multiple pistons thrusting up and down with a single piston that goes side-to-side. Car engines are a major source of CO2 emissions.Īquarius's technology works by stripping back the traditional engine under the bonnet. Such efficiency is vital as countries seek to reduce carbon dioxide emissions-a main cause of climate change. The invention from Israeli-based Aquarius Engines is currently being discussed by France's Peugeot, the firm said.Īquarius says the cost of the engine will be as low as $100 (92 euros).Īccording to the firm, the engine can allow cars to travel more than 1,600 kilometres (990 miles) on a single tank of fuel, more than double current distances. Industry analysts, however, question the reinvented internal combustion engine's chances of success at a time when purely electric car technology is advancing and attracting investors.
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