Tech Talk: Could opposed pistons save the combustion engine?

Ricardo has developed an opposed-piston petrol engine that's lighter, cheaper and has a diesel's torque. The engine is intended for commercial vehicles such as American full-sized pick-up trucks

29 Aug 2023 | 3107 Views | By Jesse Crosse, Autocar UK

Interesting and unusual engine concepts come and go, but one, the opposed-piston engine (OPE) from Achates Power, continues to move towards production.

In 2020, Ricardo North America, the US arm of the century-old UK engineering firm, formed a partnership with Achates to help move the project on.

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