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Navistar to Produce EcoMotors' opoc Engine

There are only a handful of engineering companies which can brag they have managed to draw both the attention and the money of Bill Gates. Among them, engine manufacturer EcoMotors, a company whose idea of an engine may forever change the face of the automotive world.

After in the middle of last year Bill Gates found the technology to be worth $23.5 million of his and Khosla Ventures' money, the idea now drew the attention of one of the biggest players on the market.

Navistar announced today that it had decided to back EcoMotors in its efforts to manufacture the opposed piston-opposed cylinder engine, with the first real world application of the idea being a turbo-diesel. Although the details of the deal between the two are still kept under wraps, this can only be considered good news for those who believe the internal combustion engine still has a future.

"We continue to be on the cutting edge of technology and our development agreement with EcoMotors once again demonstrates our commitment to develop new, innovative approaches to the commercial vehicle industry," said Dan Ustian, Navistar chairman.

"Our company has a long history of pushing the envelope to deliver state-of-the-art, customer-focused solutions and we see great promise in EcoMotors' breakthrough engine design."

opoc is, basically, a type of engine which can run on several types of combustion fuels, including gasoline, diesel or ethanol. Unlike traditional engines, it comprises two opposing cylinders per module, separated by a crankshaft. Each cylinder comes packed with two pistons, which move in opposite directions. Full details on how the technology works can be found at the following link.
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Daniel loves writing (or so he claims), and he uses this skill to offer readers a "behind the scenes" look at the automotive industry. He also enjoys talking about space exploration and robots, because in his view the only way forward for humanity is away from this planet, in metal bodies.
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