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Offline thackney

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Mazda reportedly introducing sparkless gas engine in 2018
« on: January 17, 2017, 06:07:48 pm »
Mazda reportedly introducing sparkless gas engine in 2018
http://www.foxnews.com/auto/2017/01/16/mazda-reportedly-introducing-sparkless-gas-engine-in-2018.html

...The automaker is reportedly set to introduce the first modern gasoline automobile engine that works more like a diesel, using compression to ignite its fuel mixture, rather than an electronic spark.

The technology is known as Homogenous Charge Combustion Ignition (HCCI,) and it could deliver a 30 percent improvement in fuel economy, according to Nikkei. The lean-running motors also deliver better emissions performance than conventional gasoline engines.

Several automakers and engineering outfits have been working on HCCI in recent years, but issues with cold starting and the precise timing of the combustion make it a difficult technology to engineer. One solution has been the incorporation of part-time spark plugs that kick in at certain temperatures or engine loads. Mazda hasn’t publically revealed its plans, or exactly how its version works....
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Re: Mazda reportedly introducing sparkless gas engine in 2018
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2017, 06:54:25 pm »
I don't want to knock it without seeing more details, but I'm afraid this plan might backfire.
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Re: Mazda reportedly introducing sparkless gas engine in 2018
« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2017, 06:55:30 pm »
Quote from: Idaho_Cowboy on January 17, 2017, 06:54:25 pm
I don't want to knock it without seeing more details, but I'm afraid this plan might backfire.

Shame on you.   **nononono*
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Re: Mazda reportedly introducing sparkless gas engine in 2018
« Reply #3 on: January 17, 2017, 06:56:45 pm »
Quote from: Idaho_Cowboy on January 17, 2017, 06:54:25 pm
I don't want to knock it without seeing more details, but I'm afraid this plan might backfire.

Well played.
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Re: Mazda reportedly introducing sparkless gas engine in 2018
« Reply #4 on: January 17, 2017, 06:59:24 pm »
Quote from: Idaho_Cowboy on January 17, 2017, 06:54:25 pm
I don't want to knock it without seeing more details, but I'm afraid this plan might backfire.

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Re: Mazda reportedly introducing sparkless gas engine in 2018
« Reply #5 on: January 17, 2017, 07:00:58 pm »
Quote from: Idaho_Cowboy on January 17, 2017, 06:54:25 pm
I don't want to knock it without seeing more details, but I'm afraid this plan might backfire.

:facepalm2:

Good one!!!
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Re: Mazda reportedly introducing sparkless gas engine in 2018
« Reply #6 on: January 17, 2017, 07:06:53 pm »
Quote from: r9etb on January 17, 2017, 06:55:30 pm
Shame on you.   **nononono*
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