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Bicycle Bob · 03-12-2009, 07:14 PM

IC engines still have the highest potential Carnot efficiency - big diesels are getting over 50% now, and still wasting enough heat for a bulky Stirling or the new refrigerant turbine.

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Bicycle Bob EcoModding Apprentice Join Date: May 2008 Location: N. Saskatchewan, CA Posts: 1,805 Appliance White - '93 Geo Metro 4-Dr. Auto Last 3: 42.35 mpg (US) Stealth RV - '91 Chevy Sprint Base Thanks: 91 Thanked 460 Times in 328 Posts	IC engines still have the highest potential Carnot efficiency - big diesels are getting over 50% now, and still wasting enough heat for a bulky Stirling or the new refrigerant turbine.