Since joining Formula 1 in 1994 as an engine supplier, Mercedes engines have powered cars that have earned a combined total of 149 Grand Prix wins, split between McLaren, Brawn, and its own factory ...

Nissan claims to have made a major efficiency breakthrough in efficiency for an internal-combustion in its e-Power hybrid system. The automaker announced Friday that it had reached 50% thermal ...

The Mercedes AMG Formula 1 team's 2017 season has been a successful one thus far, and although the drivers deserve much of the credit, the team itself has done some remarkable things as well. Notably, ...

As we know, the internal combustion engine is approaching its twilight, but Japanese carmaker Nissan has other plans. In its recent press release, Nissan's STARC engine concept (Strong, Tumble, and ...

Mercedes-AMG has managed to refine its Formula One engine to the point where it achieves thermal efficiency of over 50 per cent during dyno testing. The company’s engine has been competing in F1 since ...

Nissan is developing an engine for road cars that could reach 50% thermal efficiency, meaning the potential for much more fuel-efficient cars. An engine's thermal efficiency is a measure of how much ...

You probably know electric turbochargers all but eliminate lag. But there’s a lot more to them. What is a turbocharger’s job? In essence, it’s to increase thermal efficiency. An electric turbocharger ...

Nissan isn’t giving up on the internal combustion engine just yet and has confirmed it can create an engine with a thermal efficiency of 50 per cent. A typical production engine has a thermal ...

In the big scheme of things, gas-powered internal-combustion engines aren't all that efficient, as most of what they generate is waste heat. Toyota is believed to offer the most thermally efficient ...

Harnessing quantum states that avoid thermalization enables energy harvesters to surpass traditional thermodynamic limits ...

It's no secret that we're fans of using the racetrack to improve road car technology here at Ars. It's also no secret that we believe the discipline of endurance racing (Le Mans and the like) to have ...

Since the beginning of Formula One's hybrid era, Mercedes has had the engine to beat. Mercedes has won the last four Formula One constructor's championship with drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg ...