Modern humans in the developed world today are used to using some form of rechargeable battery, whether it is in a mobile phone, a laptop or an electric vehicle. Most of us don’t think about the contents of the battery other than the amount of charge it holds! However, the internal guts of these batteries may well become the foundation of new wars as the need and therefore … [Read more...]
The American V4 Engine
Some months ago here at Motoring Weekly, we wrote about the V12 motor developed by some Australians who “stretched” a General Motors LS1 V8 to be effectively 1.5 engines - and they were casting a full block rather than connecting two motors together. Now we have found a company that has gone the other way with the LS1 - they have shrunk it down to a V4. Motus, a now defunct … [Read more...]
Winter Tyres
Motoring Weekly is based in Sydney and as such has no need for this type of tyre on its vehicles! What are winter tyres and how do they differ from summer tyres? For many people in the northern hemisphere, changing tyres is a biannual process - switching tyres to suit the prevailing weather conditions, indeed if anyone in the southern climates of Australia were to go skiing … [Read more...]
Dan Gurney’s Last Engine
Over the past few months, Motoring Weekly has published articles about different technologies and configurations to improve the internal combustion engine - something that we at MW Towers think still has plenty of life in as Governments argue and make ill-judged decisions about moving to electric power. Recent articles have included the cam-less engine, Mazda considering the … [Read more...]
The Camless Engine
A few years ago, Koenigsegg, the Swedish manufacturer of hyper-cars showed off a new style internal combustion engine: the camless engine. Specifically, it was a subsidiary called Freevalve that showed the engine. The idea is relatively simple - which is often the basis for many great ideas! If you remove the cams that open and shut the valves, you can not only lighten the … [Read more...]
