"jminer" (jminer)
06/14/2016 at 12:32 • Filed to: None
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Saw this article earlier on Wired and it seems like a promising new take on our favorite oddball engine. Not designed for automotive initially, but interesting anyway.
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A mazda rotary for your time
Sam
> jminer
06/14/2016 at 12:46 |
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While I like me a good Dorito, I still don’t understand what a gas Wankel can do that a piston engine cannot do better or more efficiently.
Electric Wankel is pretty cool, though.
CalzoneGolem
> Sam
06/14/2016 at 12:47 |
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Sam
> CalzoneGolem
06/14/2016 at 12:54 |
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Not only that, but the massive oil consumption, terrible fuel economy, and worst of all - it doesn’t produce that much powerto offset the drawbacks.
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jminer
> Sam
06/14/2016 at 12:57 |
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It’s not a electric Wankel, but a regular old internal combustion one with a refines design to make it more efficient.
They talk about it being used as a generator or confined space use mainly as opposed to direct drive in an automotive.
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Sam
> jminer
06/14/2016 at 12:59 |
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Ah, I just saw EVs in the title and assumed it was electric. I would be a very light generator motor for a Volt-style hybrid for sure.
Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
> Sam
06/14/2016 at 13:00 |
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Lots of power in a smaller/lighter package. And the reason why it uses lots of oil is because it’s basically a 2 stroke. And that means it burns oil by design.
Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle
> Sam
06/14/2016 at 18:38 |
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The article says they fix those problems by putting a peanut rotor in a triangle chamber but even the article doesn’t mention much in terms of automotive applications.