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Old 07-27-2009, 10:11 AM   #32
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Water injection allows higher compression among other things. Every engine is a set of trade-offs between many variables, horsepower, torque, efficiency, complexity, maintainability, wear, etc. Of course you can get more of one if you sacrifice another.

Hardly revolutionary or an alternative for gas.

The alternative for gas is solar/wind/nuclear IMO, everything else is just adding complexity and inefficiency. The only problem is energy storage density, but once that is improved then just go electrical cars.
It may not be revolutionary (as it was used 80 years ago), but it is great to know alternatives.

I agree. Electric would be most desirable.
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