The Answer?

[Eddie Haskell]

MSU’s shock wave combustion generator is the size of a cooking pot and generates electricity very efficiently. This revolutionary generator replaces today’s 1,000 pounds of engine, transmission, cooling system, emissions, and fluids resulting in a lighter, more fuel-efficient electric vehicle. This technology provides 500-mile-plus driving range, is 30% lighter, and 30% less expensive than current, new plug-in hybrid vehicles. It overcomes the cost, weight, and driving range challenges of battery-powered electric vehicles.
This development exceeds national CO2 emission reduction goals for transportation. A 90% reduction is calculated in CO2 emissions versus gasoline engine vehicles. Wave Disk Generator application scales as small as motor scooters and as large as delivery trucks, due to its small size, low weight, and low cost. This technology enables us to radically improve the atmosphere and human health of major global cities.

http://arpa-e.energy.gov/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=0O_uoJdrclc%3d&tabid=225

[HysteryDiagnosis]

1. Kicked and recommended as perhaps the single most important innovation in

the last 1,000,000 years.

[HereSince1628]

2. Lots of missing parts compared to a conventional combustion engine

[MineralMan]

3. Good for ARPA for funding this.

I'm heartened to see a combustion engine project that is not being promoted by some Blue Sky company looking for investors.

[Wilms]

4. k/r n/t