Now, the traditional engine of transformation has been difficult to have the feeling of bright spots, all eyes focus more on the new energy vehicles. This time, the U.S. Akai Tethys Power Company (AchatesPower) David Johnson, president and CEO (DavidMJohnson) began to spare no effort to promote to the world of the opposed piston two-stroke engine.

    Akai Tis company was founded in 2004, its source is the dream of a scientist's experiments. James Rehm g (JamesLemke) in 1998 on diesel aircraft engine Junker's Jumo205/207 interest, which is a two-stroke opposed piston engine.

    Historically, two-stroke opposed piston engine in fuel economy and power, far more than other engines. However, due to their obvious shortcomings, this technique has not been adequate attention. In the 20th century, after decades, stringent emission regulations allow people to give up the development of this technology.

    Lei Muke felt that if the analysis through the use of modern tools, materials and engineering model that can do more to improve the emissions, the machine should have a good market prospects.

    In 2004, Wal-Mart family financial support, Lei Muke single-cylinder machine from the beginning of the formal business experiment. So far, this machine has been running in the lab of 2000 hours, received 800 patents. The shareholders also increased investment in a Sequoia Capital, Madrone Capital, Rockport Capital, InterWes capital and TrianglePeak capital.

    Experimental results is gratifying, it meets the most stringent Euro 6 emissions requirements and EPA10 and stable operation. And diesel vehicles compared to 15% of this engine can fuel than gasoline savings of 55%. Scientists in the company's efforts, the number of new parts on the machine, compared with similar conventional engine, 40%, and can share the existing production facilities.

    And in addition to fuel economy and emissions advantages, but also in terms of cost and weight advantages. And performance compared to the same four-stroke engine, two-stroke opposed piston engine weight by about 34% cost reduction of about 12%.

    Johnson in a recent interview on "Automotive Business Review (microblogging)," said: "According to our research done, the production of our existing plants convert the engine, and turn into a tradition of producing the next generation of engines, the cost even more the low. "

    However, the Akai Cervantes did not intend to personally create their own production machines, it would prefer to undertake R & D and prototype trial and the vehicle match, while the production to similar companies like Tata, joint venture or license production can be . This is Johnson's design for the company's business model, "do not personally do a large-scale investment, but with other companies, with the existing plant, the transfer of technology to produce I, we, in partnership attitude and stand with them, and not competitors. "

    Johnson's goal is to focus on looking for China and India.

    But this is also the Akai Tis the biggest challenges, they are a group of scientists and engineers, a genius, but knew nothing about the scale of production. AchatesPower company has 51 members, most of them have a physical science higher education background and extensive experience in engineering design of the engine. The company's Technical Advisory Board (TAB) of experts in the four fellow United States Society of Automotive Engineers, the two are National Academy of Engineering (NAE) members.

    For them, finding a capable partner is the key to success. But such partners in India, China and Brazil this market is not easy to find.