Perfect piezo: traditional fuel injection systems are solenoid based. Now a growing number of automotive companies are backing piezoelectric systems to deliver fuel more accurately.(Mechanical Components)

The Engineer | November 7, 2003| | Copyright

MOST EXPERTS agree that it will be some time before we're all driving around in hydrogen-powered vehicles. For instance, Ford's UK managing director Paul Thomas argued in the The Engineer (News, 24 October) that nothing less than worldwide government-led change would persuade car manufacturers to switch to hydrogen.

But while car companies appear to be waiting for politicians to take their risks for them, they can happily continue with the relatively risk-free development of the internal combustion engine. And one of the most fertile areas of improvement in the IC ...

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