Why Reinvent the Wheel?
Transonic looks to redesign the gas fuel injector instead, and save millions of tons of GHGs in the process
Hybrid vehicles are certainly a great idea, but they’ve had their problems. Namely, they aren’t catching on in large numbers. So if green proponents can’t redesign the car, then maybe we could just redesign its fuel injector. That’s the idea behind Transonic Combustion, a Camarillo, California-based R&D company that is making it possible for standard fossil-fuel-driven cars to sip gasoline at drastically lower rates.
The technology uses ultra-high compression and precision timing to achieve what it calls dramatically better mileage and lower greenhouse gas emissions. It will also allow conventional engines to run on bio-renewable flex fuels.
Founded in July of last year by Ohioan-cum-Silicon Valley inventor Mike Cheiky, Transonic immediately attracted attention from venture capitalists. Though no completed or marketable fuel injector has emerged from Transonic as yet, the company doesn’t seem strapped for support, whether from everyday drivers ready for some relief at the pump, or from investors who think the idea might work.
To learn more about the company, go to www.tscombustion.com
Friday, July 13, 2007
