Press Releases

Pinnacle Engines To Present Technical Paper on Engine Efficiency Improvements at SAE 2012 World Congress
New Internal Combustion Engine Test Indicates Efficiency Gains of 15-30%
San Carlos, CA – April 23, 2012
Pinnacle Engines (SAE Booth #430), developer of ultra-efficient engine designs, will address automotive professionals at SAE 2012 World Congress & Exhibition held on April 24-26, at the Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan. Pinnacle will share findings of a technical paper detailing how it has designed, built and tested a unique opposed-piston engine with a goal of improving real-world vehicle mileage, while avoiding additional cost. In its basic configuration, at light loads the engine obtained efficiency improvements of 15-30% over conventional poppet-valve technology.
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Pinnacle Engines Introduces its Ultra-Efficient Combustion Engine
Top Investors Commit $13.5 Million; Former Cummins Executive Ron Hoge Named Chairman and CEO
San Carlos CA – March 31, 2011
Leveraging years of research and development and more than 500 hours of dynamometer testing, Pinnacle Engines’ ultra-efficient engine is based on a four-stroke, spark-ignited (SI), opposed-piston, sleeve-valve architecture. In drive cycle simulations performed by Pinnacle Engines, it achieves 30 – 50% better fuel economy without the large cost penalty normally associated with dramatic fuel economy improvement. The performance of the Pinnacle Engines design has been independently verified by FEV, Inc., a globally recognized leader in engine development and a Pinnacle Engines development partner.
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