The 2/4 CAR project follows on the success of the 2/4 SIGHT project which demonstrated the concept of a 2-stroke 4-stroke switching engine capable of achieving a 27 per cent fuel economy over the current best in class engine.
This project was selected by the Government’s Technology Strategy Board as one of twelve priority key strategies towards low carbon transportation. Further research on engine and switching control strategies is being carried out on the Brighton camless multi-cylinder engine in order to assist the industrial partners into producing a prototype demonstrator vehicle integrating the 2/4 switching engine technology.
Project participants
Dr Steve Begg
Dr Nicolas Miché
Professor Morgan Heikal
Project partners
Ricardo UK Ltd
Jaguar Land Rover
Denso sales UK Ltd
Technology Strategy Board
Project funding
3 years
SHRL funding from DTI: £251,977