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Podcast: Advantages of the Air-Hybrid Design
In the following podcast, Scuderi Group President Sal Scuderi talks about some of the advantages the Scuderi Engine's Air-Hybrid Design, how it compares to electric hybrids, and how it can be used.
Report: Plug-Ins Very Costly to Manufacturers, Minimally Effective on Reducing Fuel Consumption
This headline from Monday's press release issued by the National Research Council, which functions under the auspices of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering, summarizes the conclusions of a 130-page report: “PLUG-IN HYBRID VEHICLE COSTS LIKELY TO REMAIN HIGH, BENEFITS MODEST FOR DECADES”
But they might be on to something...
The last line of the article could be the most important: "The researchers don't completely dismiss the technology, however. They say a hybrid using an air tank recharged by an internal combustion engine is more efficient and 'could eventually compete with hybrid electric vehicles.'"
2009-12-02: Vive La France!
The Scuderi Engine made its French debut today with the opening of the 2009 Spark Ignition Engine of the Future International Conference in Strasbourg, France, that was organized by the Société des Ingénieurs de l'Automobile (SIA) and the Institute for Reciprocating Engines of Universität Karlsruhe (TH).