Filed under: Emerging Technologies, MPG

While the search for alternatives to the internal combustion engine continues at labs across the world, work hasn’t stopped on those traditional powerplants. Auto parts supplier Ricardo, for example, had just announced its HyBoost project, which aims to reduce the CO₂ emissions of a ” cost-effective, ultra-efficient gasoline engine in a C-segment passenger car” by something like 30-40 percent. That’s pretty impressive, and will take not only Ricardo’s resources but also that of the company’s partners: Controlled Power Technologies, the European Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium, Ford, Imperial College London, and Valeo. The test vehicle will perform as if it has a 2.0 liter engine underhood but will have CO₂ emissions under 100 grams per km. The HyBoost project is scheduled to take two years and will incorporate a lot of the technologies already available, like exhaust gas recovery, stop-start and regenerative braking, among others, in one car. Full details after the jump.

[Source: Ricardo]

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