Posted on 31 March 2006 | 0 Comments
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At the Stockholm Motor Show yesterday, Saab unveiled its BioPower Hybrid 9-3 convertible concept car.
From Saab,
By using 100% bioethanol the engine can produce even more power. At the same time fossil fuel emission is reduced to zero.
By coupling the turbo-charged engine with a battery-charged full hybrid drive system the car can deliver stunning performance and mileage.
The Saab BioPower Hybrid Concept is the world’s first hybrid vehicle without fossil fuel emission. And the world’s first hybrid soft-top.
Read the full press release at Autoblog for lots more information on this interesting new hybrid concept car.
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Posted on 29 March 2006 | 1 Comments
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DailyTech.com has a
nice story on the evolution of hybrid technology, from 1999's Honda's Insight two-seater to the new Lexus, Toyota and Honda models available today.
The bottom line,
As the price of hybrids come down and the mileage figures goes up, we can expect to see more and more people snapping them up. And before you know it, hybrid technology won't seem like just a passing fad.
The LA Times Dan Neal writes today about his driving experience in the new Lexus GS450h,
The well-bred hybrid
The Lexus GS450h adds a green machine to the sports luxury class. Doubters -- it's time to put away those slide rules and jump aboard.
How will hybrid haters attempt to dismantle the GS450h? By accusing its owners of green grandstanding? Perhaps, but the car's hybrid badging is quite discreet — just a lovely sword of chrome along the lower panels. By accusing them of insincerity? Fuel-efficient powertrains must be made available across the vehicle market; to insist otherwise is to insist that everyone drive the same kind of car, essentially repealing capitalism — which, as nice as that might sometimes sound, isn't going to happen. Yes, rich people can be more responsible too.
And from the sounds of it, they don't have to sacrifice in terms of performance either,
I didn't have access to a track and, not wishing to microwave my license, I didn't verify my hunch, but I'm guessing the GS450h is about a second quicker in the quarter-mile than the standard GS430. Considering the wads of cash that luxury and performance buyers blow for much smaller increases in performance, the GS' hybrid delta is charmingly nominal.
Oh, and by the way, the car gets 20% better fuel economy than its conventional cousin: 25 mpg city, 28 mpg highway, compared with 18/25 mpg. According to Lexus, that's good for a savings of about 200 gallons per year, or $560 at current California prices for premium fuel. In other words, even without tax credits and accounting for increases at the pumps, the hybrid delta is covered in five years.
Also, the car is rated as a super-low emission vehicle (or SULEV). Not bad for a "performance" upgrade.
To read the whole article,
click here.
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Posted on 29 March 2006 | 0 Comments
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A major milestone in the development of air hybrid engine technology will take place next week at the SAE World Congress in Detroit. For the first time, the Scuderi Group is unveiling the design of their breakthrough Air Hybrid Engine.
Here are some exerpts from announcement,
"These technology enhancements, and the subsequent patents, come at an important time as we as a nation look to be more efficient in our use of petroleum products and while the automobile industry struggles to increase the value of their automobile products," said Sal Scuderi, president of The Scuderi Group. "Once these advancements are incorporated into our internal combustion engine, the industry will have available the fuel efficiency, power, and impact on the environment that consumers are looking for and at a cost that makes sense."
While electric hybrids are struggling to reach a 50% increase, the Scuderi Air-Hybrid is anticipated to almost double the mileage of a vehicle. Besides having significantly higher increases in efficiency and better reductions in toxic emissions than electric hybrids, the Scuderi Engine also improves power and performance. Today's electric hybrid cars normally reduce power and performance to obtain an increase in mileage. Because the Scuderi Air-Hybrid increases power while improving mileage at a cost of only a few hundred dollars as compared to thousands for an electric hybrid, the Scuderi Air-Hybrid is the first hybrid system that makes economical sense.
As a result of this breakthrough design, the Scuderi engine is expected to:
1 Potentially double vehicle mileage
2 Reduce toxic emissions by up to 80 percent
3 Be compatible with all alternative fuels, including natural gas, ethanol, and bio-diesel.
4 Be easy and cost effective to manufacture by utilizing the same components found in today's engines
By utilizing fluid mechanics, thermodynamics and the unique features of a split-cycle design, the Scuderi Technology improves how an engine converts chemical energy into mechanical energy. Unlike conventional engines, the Scuderi engine divides the four strokes of a standard engine (intake, compression, power, and exhaust) over a paired combination of one compression cylinder and one power cylinder. These two cylinders perform their respective functions once per crankshaft revolution, while conventional engines require two revolutions of the crankshaft to perform these same functions.
The Scuderi Technology can be applied to any piston engine from very small gasoline powered lawn mowers engines to very large diesel powered train engines. The technology is patented worldwide with six patents issued and several pending in over 45 countries. The Scuderi Group plans to license the technology to qualified engine manufacturers.
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Posted on 29 March 2006 | 0 Comments
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The Scuderi Group is an engine development company of fluid and thermodynamic experts focused on improving the performance of the internal combustion engine. The revolutionary Scuderi Split-Cycle Engine technology is the most significant improvement in engine performance in decades and can be applied to any internal combustion engine including gasoline, diesel, bio-diesel, and natural gas.
An independent engine laboratory has completed a year-long computer modeling study resulting in further advancements in the technology as well as significantly adding to the company’s already impressive patent portfolio.
Currently underway at a world renowned independent laboratory is the development of both gasoline and diesel prototypes of the Scuderi Split-Cycle Engine. Funding efforts are well underway for the continued development of the working prototypes and the commercialization of the technology through a worldwide licensing program.
Visit our website at
www.scuderigroup.com.
Scuderi Group, LLC
1111 Elm Street, Suite 4
West Springfield, Mass 01089
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Posted on 29 March 2006 | 0 Comments
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House Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi filed a mammoth clean energy bill yesterday that would provide loans and grants to municipalities to pursue renewable energy and provide a $2,000 credit for purchasers of hybrid vehicles.
The 364-page Green Communities Act would also expedite permitting for the siting of clean energy facilities, provide a $300 credit for businesses to offset the purchase of solar water heaters, and require state government to take steps to cut down on electricity use and set guidelines for energy-conscious state construction projects.
DiMasi, touting his bill as the first of its kind in the country, said that only a $1.4 million appropriation would be necessary to finance the tax credit portions of the bill and that overall the bill "is going to save an awful lot of money."
Read more of the State House News Service story on Boston.com.
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Posted on 29 March 2006 | 0 Comments
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Executives from the Scuderi Group are busy hosting the company's booth (1502) at the 2007 SAE World Congress at the Cobo Center in Detroit today, the first day of the conference.
The SAE World Congress is one of the biggest automotive conferences in the world, with engineers, manufacturers, and journalists from around the world converging here to discuss the latest technological designs and accomplishments.
This year's theme at SAE is "sustainable mobility." In a welcome message to participants, Michigan Governor Jennifer M Granholm wrote that developing sustainable resources and practices "is one of the most critical issues of our time."
With a theme like that, the Scuderi Group is in the right place at the right time at this year's SAE World Congress.
Since the beginning of the event this morning, Scuderi executives have met with representatives of OEM's from Asia, India, and North America. The company's new video has spurred interest and discussion and many more meetings are planned through the week.
We will be blogging live from this year's SAE World Congress, so keep coming back for updates as they unfold.
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Posted on 29 March 2006 | 0 Comments
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After several meetings with officials from the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) and the state’s Executive Office of Environmental Affairs (EOEA), the Scuderi Group has been informed that the MBTA is interested in possibly using the Scuderi Air-Hybrid Engine as part of a future air-hybrid bus pilot project.
The MBTA is the country’s oldest transportation system serving around 1.2 million passengers on a daily basis, operating a fleet of approximately 1,000 buses, consisting of diesel, compressed natural gas and electric. It is constantly looking at ways to improve its fleet's efficiency and environmental performance. While the MBTA has recently began procuring a fleet of 155 new emission control diesel buses, they agreed to consider using buses with the air-hybrid engine once the engine’s are fully developed.
"A pilot project could potentially be developed, however, where MBTA expertise, bus routes, and/or buses could be used for real time testing of the Scuderi Engine,” wrote Maeve Bartlett, Assistant General Manager for Environmental Compliance. "If such a program is appropriate, we would be interested in working with the Scuderi Group and its partners to test the new technology…”
In further discussions, the EOEA has also expressed their interest in using the Air-Hybrid Power Generator engine application, initially, as back-up generators for several state buildings, including prisons, hospitals, and schools. After reviews of the air-hybrid technology, officials are convinced that once the working engine is available on the market, it will enable them to save thousands of dollars in electrical costs.
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Posted on 29 March 2006 | 0 Comments
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It's clear given the recent poll covered on CNN today that it's going to take a lot for the Big Three to reclaim the trust and faith of the American driving consumer any time soon. Over 60 percent surveyed said that they oppose any government assistance to bail out the auto industry. While all the talk and opinion has mostly centered on the financial turmoil, Congressional and automotive leaders need to be more aware of the innovation taking place that has the ability to be give the industry what it needs to survive.
It will be interesting to hear what the Big Three actually have in the works to help restore their businesses and their brands. New ideas and ways of managing the internal combustion process will be at the heart of future R&D. With the reality of electric batteries and cars revealing many limitations and barriers to becoming an adequate fuel source for the transportation industry, things will be running on oil and gas for a long time. There's no getting around it.
So, before that time comes, the Scuderi Engine is going to change for the better the way automobiles, trucks, and buses burn fuel and impact the environment. Those involved in deciding the automakers' futures need to take this into consideration as they decide the fate of the Big Three. Nothing else on the table holds this much promise.
This week, the Scuderi Group provided Mass. Lt. Governor Tim Murray with a technical briefing on the building of the prototype and it's efficiency gains and enormous environmental impact. (Read more in The News.) As an entirely new internal combustion process and the most significant advancement since the Otto Cycle over 130 year ago, the Scuderi Split Cycle Engine - along with its Air-Hybrid component - has the potential to reach historical efficiency increases and emit up to 80 percent less toxins than any engine on the road today. Conventional or hybrid.
As the issues continue to be discussed and get more attention, we hope the industry and the lawmakers take the time to understand the technology and the worldwide benefits it holds.
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