The opposed-piston engine has been around for over 100 years and is more efficient in almost every way. The engine has no traditional valves, cams, or camshafts, and no head, so it’s simpler and ...

Opposed-piston engine technology has been touted as a possible alternative to conventional engine designs for years. Now, opposed-piston engine developer Achates Power reports that its 10.6L ...

Moses Karomo is an enthusiastic automotive writer who can talk and write endlessly about cars. He has extensive automotive reporting experience, writing about all manner of automotive topics. He keeps ...

DETROIT — While Tesla, General Motors, Nissan, BMW and other automakers doggedly push to bring battery-powered vehicles into the mainstream, Achates Power engineers are betting that an old technology ...

Two-Stroke Opposed-Piston Diesel Engine By Achates Power The Achates Power opposed-piston engine is packed full of unique technology. The supercharged, turbocharged, diesel 3 cylinder makes use of six ...

DETROIT –While Tesla, General Motors, Nissan, BMW and other automakers doggedly push to bring battery-powered vehicles into the mainstream, Achates Power engineers are betting that an old technology ...

When we here in the modern age think of an “engine,” we are usually thinking of a four-stroke, four-cylinder, gasoline-fed, internal-combustion engine with the valves on the top. But why must that be ...

I love weird engines—give me a rotary, a turbine, or, hell, even a flat-eight and I’ll be happy. That’s why I was so excited when I heard that INNengine of Granada, Spain had produced a opposed-piston ...

Diesel is dead? Not quite yet. Achates announced Friday that it has produced a heavy-duty, two-stroke diesel engine with near-zero emissions that costs less than a conventional engine and is expected ...

DETROIT -- EcoMotors International, the suburban Detroit company developing an opposed piston-opposed cylinder engine, has signed a $200 million (1.2 billion yuan) deal to build the engines in ...

You’d be forgiven for thinking that the diesel engine is dead. The relentless electric hype has become just a little hard on the eyes and the eardrums, especially now with the recent launch — I think ...