Ford to use lasers instead of spark plugs to ignite and burn fuel

[w211e46]

Pretty interesting article I came across:

http://www.carthusiast.com/ford-to-...-spark-plugs-to-ignite-and-burn-fuel-504.html

 

[Sal Collaziano]

Interesting article. It looks to be yet another way to save gas...

 

[TJPark01]

You know, I have one simple request. And that is to have sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads! Now evidently my cycloptic colleague informs me that that cannot be done. Ah, would you remind me what I pay you people for, honestly? Throw me a bone here! What do we have?

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bh7bYNAHXxw"]YouTube - Austin Powers - Sharks with lasers[/ame]

 

[Michael_S]

That's really, really cool... now that you think of it, why hasn't this been done before? Hasn't the basic technology been around for quite a while?

 

[GripperDon]

It's a lot harder than it seems on the surface. We tried from 1975 thru 1980 and could not put together a cost effective viable system. Many thins have changed since then I know however it is still a tough nut to beat out the good old cheap spark plug / coil system. They make that so cheap and long lasting it blows your socks off. So congrats to Ford Motor Research and Auto-Lite if they can pull it off.