The European Union (EU) last week announced proposed rules that would force European automakers to drastically curb the emissions from their vehicles by 2012 – something manufacturers are finding extremely hard to do using existing engine technologies. The Scuderi Air-Hybrid engine offers European automakers and economically viable solution for the emissions dilemma they are currently facing. In response to the proposed emissions laws, the Scuderi Group’s European headquarters issued a statement to the media asking the industry to further embrace its air-hybrid technology. Vice President of European Operations, Lutz Deyerling, said in his statement: Read more about "Scuderi Group reacts to proposed EU emission laws"...
Engineers commonly ask how the Scuderi Engine deals with heat, particularly in the engine's power cylinder. In this interview, Scuderi Group President Sal Scuderi answers the thermal question. As Sal points out, the Scuderi Engine actually has lower peak temperatures than a conventional combustion engine, and the company's research indicates that no special materials or lubricants (beyond commercially available synthentic oil) are required in the design. Download the MP3 or subscribe to the podcast. Read more about "Sal Scuderi On Heat and the Air-Hybrid Engine"...
One of the most notable differences between the Scuderi Engine and the conventional Otto Cycle engines is the air pressure. Read more about "Pressure is Everything"...
By Lutz Deyerling VP European Operations, Scuderi Group The overall worldwide automotive (and engine market) is undergoing a major change unlike ever before. This change affects all players in the market, OEM´s, suppliers, new technologies, consumers and investors. There has been shocking news about the US OEM´s every day. Yesterday, for example, for the first time an analyst from Merrill Lynch said that one of the top three automakers could go bankrupt soon. Scuderi European Vice President Lutz Deyerling addresses the crowd gathered to view the first model of the Air-Hybrid Engine at the 2008 Engine Expo in Stuttgart, Germany... Read more about "Scuderi Group: We Are Seeing Historical Changes"...
By Noaki Schwartz, Associated Press Writer | May 1, 2007 LOS ANGELES --Los Angeles can continue being the butt of smog jokes now that it has once again topped the American Lung Association's bad air list of most polluted cities in America. The association found that the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside metropolitan area had the worst air based on 2003 through 2005 figures. The Pittsburgh area was ranked as the nation's second most polluted metropolitan area followed by Bakersfield, Calif., Birmingham, Ala., Detroit and Cleveland. Visalia, Calif., Cincinnati, Indianapolis and St. Read more about "LA tops list of nation's most polluted"...
An article about the Scuderi Group recently appeared in the influential German publication Spiegel Online. A translated version of the article appears below. In the following podcast, Lutz Deyerling, vice president of European operations for the Scuderi Group, talks about the significance of the article: Read more about "Scuderi Group profiled in influential German publication "...
Plug-in hybrids charge Hill Bay Area group touts cars to House panel Washington -- Hydrogen-powered cars. Bio-diesel. Clean diesel. Vehicles propelled by ethanol, the corn-based fuel that's the dream of Midwestern farmers. Electric-gas hybrids. They've all been featured in mini-auto shows in recent weeks on Capitol Hill, where the spike in gas prices across the country has caught Congress' attention. Members and their constituents are searching eagerly for alternatives, and the possible technologies of tomorrow have lined up for their moment in the spotlight. Wednesday was the turn of Bay Area researchers, who brought their plug-in hybrid vehicle technology to... Read more about "Plug-in hybrids charge Capitol Hill "...
The popular German weekly business news magazine Wirtschaftswoche published an article about the Scuderi Group on November 10, 2008 that has received widespread attention in Germany. The following is a translation from the German: Miracle of Scuderi It drives and drives and drives and drives. Since 1876, when Nicolaus August Otto from Cologne, patented the Otto combustion engine, the four strokes principle has not changed from ingestion, compression, burning, and discharge. Despite all attempts by engineers to make the petrol engine simpler, faster, and more economical, the operation mode of engines has essentially remained the same for over 130 years. Read more about "Wirtschaftswoche: 'Miracle of Scuderi'"...
Reaching a significant milestone in its advancement of the world’s most fuel efficient internal combustion engine, the Scuderi Group is announcing the completion of the first independent laboratory study that predicts the Scuderi Split-Cycle Engine – under full-load conditions – will have higher power, torque and efficiency ratings than the current state-of-the-art turbocharged engines on the road today. In this podcast, Sal Scuderi talks with Tim Allik about this promising data report. Read more about "Podcast: New Scuderi Data Report "...
By Matt DeLuica, CBS 3, Springfield, MA Solar, hydrogen, and even water are all being developed as fuels of the future, and no matter what the brand, those behind the ideas just want to keep you from buying gasoline. But, West Springfield-based Scuderi Group is developing an engine that still runs on gas, but not nearly as much. "The key to really gaining on saving energy is to improve the efficiency of the internal combustion engine, and we're about the only ones who really have a good shot at making that happen," Scuderi said. Read more about "Local Company May Have Answer to Rising Fuel Costs"...