"The death of internal combustion"

[Diabolik]

Just an article I came across...

Suck, squeeze, bang, bust; the death of internal combustion

I think alot of what he says is true, though I don't know how soon as engines are always getting more efficient.

Thoughts?

[kambites]

As has been discussed on here before, ICE efficiency is up against the laws of physics - with a steel block, the theoretical limit is about 37% efficient (see the Carnot Cycle) and even that's not really achievable if the engine is driving the wheels directly. Advances can improve other areas of a car's economy (aerodynamics, weight reduction, regenerative braking, etc.) but those would typically equally apply to cars with any other method of propulsion.

I think internal combustion engines probably have some way to go yet, if nothing else because there isn't really a viable alternative yet for some applications, but I doubt they'll be directly driving the wheels for very long and ultimately I suppose they'll vanish altogether.

[vescaegg]

cut through pictures are cool

[thinfourth2]

2 points

1 who cares what powers 95% of the cars out there as they are quite frankly fking dull.

2 These things

are toys not museum pieces and can be found in many places