A California start-up has produced a vehicle ignition system it says reduces harmful emissions and raises fuel economy, while tossing aside century-old science still being used today, as the world awaits greater consumer acceptance of electric vehicles.
The system developed by Transient Plasma Systems (TPS) of Torrance, Calif. substitutes low-temperature plasma for the traditional spark and also does away with ignition coils.
Running an extremely lean mixture, meaning having a lot more air than fuel, you can burn at lower temperature which is going to produce less NOX and you’re going to have a more efficient engine because there’s less heat losses burning at a lower temperature
Read the article at Forbes.
