Pete Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Interesting tech, what do we think? https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/hyundai-continuously-variable-valve-duration-engine-tech/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Interesting how much development is still going into ICE when EV is seemingly all the rage (Pistonheads threads influencing me here). It 'almost' seems like this could be the ideal answer to emissions calcs vs performance almost like a legit work around the co2 test? Cycnical maybe but it opens up efficiency gains whilst retaining some get up and go. If my understanding here is that it's like having a supra with standard cams 1-2000 rpm then 264's 2000-4000 then 272's 4000 up (or yes infinitely variable but you get my point) ? So it'd idle like stock but free up power high in the rev range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 "All the rage" https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-48865702 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Hey I'm with you but its being pushed by legislation etc etc and has an air of inevitability...........probably just a long time scale and I spose this tech is great for a hybrid anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formatzero Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 Hey I'm with you but its being pushed by legislation etc etc and has an air of inevitability...........probably just a long time scale and I spose this tech is great for a hybrid anyway. Yeh despite electric cars making up only 1%of new car sales manufacturers are now starting to throw millions at development,our own Jaguar late to the party.Until range is ramped up and charging points are everywhere it's a tough sell ,but it will come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted July 16, 2019 Author Share Posted July 16, 2019 It's all about the charging points. Our government has put naff all into the infrastructure - but then I suspect they're petrified about loosing so much fuel tax. Hence why they've started putting 20% VAT on renewable energy installs and left fossil fuel installs at 5%. Ridiculous backwards thinking money grabbing a$$holes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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