Will Split-Cycle Engine Compete With EV Powertrains?

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Probably not, but people can dream.

If the latest claims by Scuderi Group are accurate, the technology could shake up the auto industry and provide some competition for today's alternative fuel vehicles. Scuderi executives say its split-cycle concept is boosting fuel efficiency by 20 percent to 30 percent (and that figure could ultimately reach 50 percent) while reducing emissions.

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My take on it is that people have been working on internal combustion engines for over a century, and they've become very sophisticated. We've had all kinds of different engines tried, Wankel, etc., yet no one improvement has resulted in a sudden radical improvement in efficiency. All the improvements have been incremental and it has taken a very long time to get to the current state of the art. What are the odds that would that suddenly change now?