02-16-2018, 11:20 AM
All interesting points.
I was aware of the saab engine, but I also knew it wasn't really tested and manufactured like the nissan one. Definitely should have been more clear.
Totally agreed on 4 cyl turbos replacing the v6's.
The main thing I see from this nissan engine is the ability to burn alcohol/gas mixtures more efficiently. Or hell, any fuel for that matter. You could just as easily adapt this technology to a gaseous based fuel system. Take the Old Honda civic gx from the 90s. ran on propane. If you were able to use this same variable compression technology on that, you could theoretically burn hydrogen gas as well, since hydrogren requires a much higher compression ratio to burn efficiently compared to propane.
Scotty,
Electric cars are actually much more cost prohibitive to bring to the market, because our infrastructure currently has a liquid distribution system. Yes, we have an electric grid as well, and adding a couple chargers here and there is certainly not the hardest to do, but if you're talking about a major shift from gasoline, it seems to me that another liquid form of fuel would have the least effect on our current distribution methods.
Out of curiousity, why do you think alcohol isn't feasible? I feel like changing some of the fuel fittings in a new car to copper fittings to fight the corrosive nature of ethanol would be a fairly easy change on the manufacturing side of things.
I was aware of the saab engine, but I also knew it wasn't really tested and manufactured like the nissan one. Definitely should have been more clear.
Totally agreed on 4 cyl turbos replacing the v6's.
The main thing I see from this nissan engine is the ability to burn alcohol/gas mixtures more efficiently. Or hell, any fuel for that matter. You could just as easily adapt this technology to a gaseous based fuel system. Take the Old Honda civic gx from the 90s. ran on propane. If you were able to use this same variable compression technology on that, you could theoretically burn hydrogen gas as well, since hydrogren requires a much higher compression ratio to burn efficiently compared to propane.
Scotty,
Electric cars are actually much more cost prohibitive to bring to the market, because our infrastructure currently has a liquid distribution system. Yes, we have an electric grid as well, and adding a couple chargers here and there is certainly not the hardest to do, but if you're talking about a major shift from gasoline, it seems to me that another liquid form of fuel would have the least effect on our current distribution methods.
Out of curiousity, why do you think alcohol isn't feasible? I feel like changing some of the fuel fittings in a new car to copper fittings to fight the corrosive nature of ethanol would be a fairly easy change on the manufacturing side of things.
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2003 Xterra - Sarah
"America is all about speed. Hot, nasty speed." Eleanor Roosevelt