SAN DIEGO, Nov. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Achates Power, a developer of radically improved internal combustion engines that increase fuel efficiency, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and are lower cost, ...

Achates Power of San Diego has developed a two-stroke truck diesel that has two crankshafts linked to two opposed pistons facing each other in a common cylinder. The biggest advantage of this design ...

Converting the ignition of a fuel-air mixture into usable mechanical energy lies at the core of a dizzying number of internal ...

The 10.6-litre, 2-stroke, 3-cylinder, opposed-piston Achates engine already meets 2027 regulations while being lighter. But hey, relax. That company also said that by 2030 50% of its new vehicle sales ...

Achates Power’s heavy-duty opposed-piston diesel engine is the only diesel engine operating on the road capable of meeting CARB’s 2027 regulation. Achates Power’s cleaner, heavy-duty diesel engine it ...

At a time when heavy-duty internal combustion is frequently castigated in the shadow of zero-emission all-electric and fuel cell powertrains, a leading non-profit clean transportation group is ...

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Argonne, which is partnering with Achates Power to develop a hydrogen-powered engine, recently began testing the engine in Argonne’s state-of-the-art facilities. In a groundbreaking demonstration, ...

Designed in the U.S and tested in a Walmart delivery vehicle all summer long, this revolutionary opposed piston 3-cylinder seems set to prolong the life of ICEs. However, you won’t be seeing it inside ...

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Achates Power, Inc. (API) showcased at ACT Expo what has been demonstrated as the cleanest and most efficient internal combustion engine (ICE) architecture to date.

San Diego-based Achates Power announced today that the heavy-duty, opposed-piston engine it developed in a project funded by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and several partners entered ...

Can gasoline-powered vehicles be climate friendly? One company is using an old engine featuring opposed pistons to reduce fuel use. The Nazis put a similar engine in airplanes. One of the puzzles ...