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Re:Fully digital valves open up engine possibilities by jondumbau on Sunday August 12, 2018 @08:08PM (#17747196)
Also the "2 strokes are the future" remark seems a bit off too. The future of enduro bikes and chainsaws maybe.
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Re:Fully digital valves open up engine possibilities by Fjolsvith on Sunday August 12, 2018 @11:27PM (#17747857)
Yeah, this idea is just in time for the all-electric revolution.
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Re:Fully digital valves open up engine possibilities by King-Aaron on Sunday August 12, 2018 @11:49PM (#17747903)
The "all-electric' revolution you've got in mind is likely much further away than you expect. There will be a market for internal combustion engines for many more decades before all-electric vehicles can replace the markets in areas that are more remote, or require long hauling vehicles etc.
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Re:Fully digital valves open up engine possibilities by londons_explore on Monday August 13, 2018 @03:02AM (#17748466)
Yes, but like the hard drive market, as soon as a replacement technology comes over the horizon, all investment in improvements to the existing tech pretty much stops.
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Re:Fully digital valves open up engine possibilities by jondumbau on Sunday August 12, 2018 @11:54PM (#17747918)
agree. but you can barely get a 2 stroke passed the existing emission laws, and they're not generally in use in motor racing outside of enduro. ¯\(°_o)/¯
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