A US Air Force Research Laboratory team hopes to develop a self-starting system for a hybrid piston-pulsed detonation engine (PDE), after demonstrating that both significant thrust and shaft power can ...

Longmont, Colo., Aug. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Stored Energy Systems, SENS, the leader in DC power systems, today announced the SuperTorque® 8ZR (8ZR), an innovative DC genset engine starting ...

Jacobs Vehicle Systems' new Active Decompression Technology enables a diesel engine stop-start system while eliminating engine-shake at both start-up and shutdown. Jacobs Vehicle Systems has ...

PACCAR has patented a method for starting a vehicle’s engine that involves rotating the crankshaft while keeping the exhaust valves of the combustion chambers open before fuel injection. The engine ...

Ioxus has added a uStart energy storage solution for Class 7 and Class 8 day cab trucks and tractors with up to 12L engines. UStart is a smart power solution designed to improve starting reliability ...

Ioxus offers the uSTART ultracapacitor-based engine-starting system as a drop-in replacement product that needs no special wiring. The product’s capabilities include increasing the vehicle bus voltage ...

Ioxus, Inc. announced Monday its uSTART engine starting system, the industry’s only drop-in replacement product that needs no special wiring, is now available for heavy trucks. Ioxus says ...

LONGMONT, Colo., Jan. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Stored Energy Systems (SENS), a leader in power solutions for mission-critical infrastructure, will showcase its fully integrated engine-starting and DC ...

Jason Lee, the author, is Global Product Manager for Supercapacitors and Circuit Protection at Eaton Bussmann Corp. He has worked developing supercapacitor products and markets since 2008. Prior to ...

Since its U.S. release in 2000, the Toyota Prius has been the subject of both mockery and admiration. While some deride the hybrid for its inconspicuous look and lack of traditional power, others ...

For anyone who has owned a snowmobile, there have largely been two different ways to get the engine started. Traditional pull-start motors are lighter and reliable, but they can be physically taxing.