What many consider the Holy Grail of combustion technology is one step closer to prime time. In the race to field energy-efficient vehicles, don’t count out internal combustion technology just yet. GM ...

In the interest of making sure we all know they've got a mapped strategy for powertrain technology, GM is taking its message on the road. Recently, we got the chance to talk to a few of GM's experts ...

Control of auto-ignition phasing in homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) combustion has been achieved with a variety of methods that affect the thermodynamic state and the chemical ...

News that Mazda is hoping for a 30% fuel efficiency gain on an HCCI (Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition) engine to be introduced on the next generation Mazda3 in late 2018 brings this technology ...

The automotive ignition system is an incredibly amazing machine that has evolved for more than 100 years already and continues to evolve as the demand drives the need to develop more efficient engines ...

It seems like such a small thing—that tiny area approximately 0.040 of an inch wide inside each combustion chamber. That area we're talking about is the gap between the electrode and strap on each ...