A US Air Force Research Laboratory team hopes to develop a self-starting system for a hybrid piston-pulsed detonation engine (PDE), after demonstrating that both significant thrust and shaft power can ...

An automatic start-stop system in vehicles is known by many names: Some call it a "stop-start," others "S&S," and others a "micro-hybrid technology." But whatever you call it, it's a common feature in ...

PACCAR has patented a method for starting a vehicle’s engine that involves rotating the crankshaft while keeping the exhaust valves of the combustion chambers open before fuel injection. The engine ...

Those with the remote engine start (RES) feature for their vehicle will tell you it's a joy to have, especially in very hot or frigid weather. This king of all convenience features allows a car owner ...

Ioxus has added a uStart energy storage solution for Class 7 and Class 8 day cab trucks and tractors with up to 12L engines. UStart is a smart power solution designed to improve starting reliability ...

Ioxus offers the uSTART ultracapacitor-based engine-starting system as a drop-in replacement product that needs no special wiring. The product’s capabilities include increasing the vehicle bus voltage ...

INDIANAPOLIS. InterMotive Vehicle Controls has added Bluetooth connectivity to its idle reduction system that gives truck drivers controls over their engine even with the key out of the ignition. The ...

Maxwell Technologies and Kromberg & Schubert GmbH will incorporate Maxwell's BOOSTCAP ultracapacitors into a highly efficient, low-cost, engine-starting system for automobiles. Maxwell Technologies ...

Remote starters are a godsend for people who deal with freezing temperatures. Car owners who live in areas where there’s cold weather know how inconvenient it is sitting in a frozen car waiting for it ...