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Why? It's lighter, so less power is required to move the whole car, so it's fine if it provides less power than a regular diesel. It is also easier and cheape
by faeyanpiraat 6y ago
Why?
It's lighter, so less power is required to move the whole car, so it's fine if it provides less power than a regular diesel.
It is also easier and cheaper to make.
Is durability and maintenance the real issue?
- topspin 6y agoIt has the properties of a two stroke engine. I hesitate to call it a two stroke because that isn't strictly true, apparently. However, it has a narrow power band, like a conventional two stroke. This means that it's a poor engine outside its power band; excessive emissions, inefficient, etc. Inside its power band it can be tuned to be clean and efficient. So using it for constant RPM applications such as a generator can make sense. Using it as the prime mover where a wide power band is needed is a bad choice.