SOURCE: Scuderi Group

November 02, 2008 19:04 ET

Scuderi Air-Hybrid Engine to Make Its Japanese Automotive Industry Debut This Week at Nagoya Eco Clean Car Fair 2008

WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA--(Marketwire - November 2, 2008) - The Scuderi Group, developers of what is expected to be the world's most fuel efficient internal combustion engine, will debut the Scuderi Engine to the Japanese automotive industry this week at the Nagoya Eco Clean Car Fair, Nov. 7-9 at the Port Messe Nagoya. (Booth B-7)

(The Scuderi Group's podcast about the Nagoya Eco Clean Car Fair is available at www.airhybridblog.com).

For the first time, the breakthrough Scuderi Engine design will be presented to the automotive engineering community in Japan. The Scuderi Group is attending the event as an invitee of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), a government-related organization that works to promote mutual trade and investment between Japan and the rest of the world.

The Nagoya Eco Clean Car Fair 2008 is an exhibition that demonstrates advanced automotive technologies for environmental protection and CO2 emissions reduction. Over 30,000 attendees will visit 300 exhibits and take part in lectures, symposiums, workshops, test-drives and more. The exhibition is designed to stimulate replacement demand for fuel-efficient, low-emissions cars, expand the market for related products, and bolster innovation for green vehicle technologies.

The Scuderi Engine is expected to reach significant gains in efficiency while reducing toxic emissions by up to 80 percent. The basic Scuderi Engine is a split-cycle design that divides the four strokes of a standard engine over a paired combination of one (intake/compression) cylinder and one (power/exhaust) cylinder. And by firing after top-dead center, it produces highly efficient and clean-burning combustion with one cylinder and compressed air with the other. These two cylinders perform their respective functions once per crankshaft revolution.

The Scuderi Air-Hybrid uses the base Scuderi Engine and incorporates an inexpensive air tank and some controls. Unlike an electric hybrid that stores wasted energy in the form of electricity, the Scuderi Air-Hybrid captures unused energy in the form of compressed air.

The results of state-of-the-art computer simulations and testing indicate:

--  Fuel efficiency 25-50 percent higher than today's conventional engines
--  Nitrous emissions up to 80 percent less than current gasoline and
    diesel engines
--  Considerably more torque and power than conventional engines
--  Minimal manufacturing and retooling costs due to use of similar or
    common components
    

With a proof-of-concept prototype on schedule to be built this year, the Scuderi Engine will undergo rigorous testing before being unveiled to the industry in April 2009 at the SAE World Congress in Detroit. Images of the Scuderi Engine and the Scuderi Air-Hybrid can be obtained by contacting ccarlson@topazpartners.com.

About The Scuderi Group

Based in West Springfield, Mass., USA, with offices in Frankfurt, Germany, the Scuderi Group is a company focused on proliferating its technology through R&D and licensing. Its revolutionary Scuderi Air-Hybrid Engine Technology is the most significant improvement in engine efficiency in decades. The Scuderi Group's global patent portfolio includes more than 62 patents pending and 35 issued in more than 50 countries. For more information call 413-439-0343 or visit on the Web at www.scuderigroup.com. Or participate in the discussion at www.airhybridblog.com.