Scuderi Group executives recently returned from a 10-day tour of India and meetings with the top automotive manufacturers in the country. The team reports significant progress in working more closely with various Indian OEMs to help bring its Scuderi Air-Hybrid Engine to the Indian auto, truck and bus market. Ashok Leyland Special Technical Director R.R.G. Manon (second from right) and Engine R&D General Manager Deshpande Prasann (right) demonstrate the Ashok Leyland’s dynamometer, used to measure an engine’s fuel efficiency and power, for Scuderi Group executives Nick and Steve Scuderi. Read more about "Scuderi executives return from successful trip to India"...
LOS ANGELES -- General Motors Corp. became the first automaker Wednesday to commit to building a gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle that can be recharged from an electric socket, a move that will lessen dependence on oil and help GM overtake Toyota Motor Co. in environmental leadership. While the pledge of a plug-in hybrid version of the Saturn Vue lacked details, GM Chairman Rick Wagoner said it was a key part of GM's long-term strategy. Wagoner and other GM executives have said the automaker misunderstood the impact of Toyota's launch of the hybrid Prius in 1999, pledging to get ahead of... Read more about "GM pledges hybrid cars that come with a plug"...
The Scuderi Group just completed a week-long visit to Munich, Germany, where it attended the MTZ-Konferenze Motor, where automotive R&D engineers from around Europe descended to discuss powertrain development, new hybrid technologies, and Europe's tough emissions standards. Scuderi engineering and licensing representatives participated in the event, meeting with a number of European contacts from the automotive OEM, supplier, or academic sectors. The intimate venue gave the Scuderi Air-Hybrid Engine great exposure to the region, which helped drive new meetings with more European automakers, including a long off-site meeting at the one of the local OEMs in Munich . Read more about "Scuderi Group Motors through Munich at MTZ-Konferenze Motor 2008"...
By Matt DeLuica, CBS 3, Springfield, MA Solar, hydrogen, and even water are all being developed as fuels of the future, and no matter what the brand, those behind the ideas just want to keep you from buying gasoline. But, West Springfield-based Scuderi Group is developing an engine that still runs on gas, but not nearly as much. "The key to really gaining on saving energy is to improve the efficiency of the internal combustion engine, and we're about the only ones who really have a good shot at making that happen," Scuderi said. Read more about "Local Company May Have Answer to Rising Fuel Costs"...
By Lutz Deyerling VP European Operations, Scuderi Group The overall worldwide automotive (and engine market) is undergoing a major change unlike ever before. This change affects all players in the market, OEM´s, suppliers, new technologies, consumers and investors. There has been shocking news about the US OEM´s every day. Yesterday, for example, for the first time an analyst from Merrill Lynch said that one of the top three automakers could go bankrupt soon. Scuderi European Vice President Lutz Deyerling addresses the crowd gathered to view the first model of the Air-Hybrid Engine at the 2008 Engine Expo in Stuttgart, Germany... Read more about "Scuderi Group: We Are Seeing Historical Changes"...
By Danny Fortson, Business Correspondent Wednesday, 11 June 2008 The chief executive of the world's largest energy company has issued the most dire warning yet about the soaring the price of oil, predicting that it will hit $250 per barrel "in the foreseeable future". The forecast from Alexey Miller, the head of the Kremlin-owned gas giant Gazprom, would herald the arrival of £2-per-litre petrol and send shockwaves through the economy. His comments were the most stark to be expressed by an industry executive and come just days after the oil price registered its... Read more about "An ominous warning that the rapid rise in oil prices has only just begun"...
On Oct. 25 Steven Scuderi, a patent attorney and legal counsel for the Scuderi Group, discussed the Scuderi Air-Hybrid Engine on Watercooler, a public television program hosted by veteran broadcast journalist Susan Kaplan on WGBY in Western Mass. Global warming and green technologies were the topics of the conversation. To listen to an MP3 of the full broadcast of the program click here. You can also watch a clip of Steven Scuderi speaking about the Scuderi Group's reception in Europe and elsewhere, the environmental benefits of the engine and more: Read more about "Steven Scuderi television interview "...
Scuderi Group to Unveil Diesel Air-Hybrid Engine Design at SAE Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress and Exhibition Oct. 31 - Nov. 2 Diesel Version of Breakthrough Engine to Provide Dramatic Cost, Power, and Environmental Benefits WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Scuderi Group announced today that they will be demonstrating the benefits of their breakthrough Air-Hybrid commercial diesel engine next week at the SAE Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress and Exhibition which takes place Oct. 31 to Nov. 2 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill. (Booth 531) The design and performance of the Scuderi Air-Hybrid Engine – potentially the world’s... Read more about "Scuderi Group announces participation in SAE meeting "...
The Scuderi Group talked with hundreds of participants at the SAE 2006 Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress and Exhibition Oct. 31 through Nov. 2 in Chicago. The company’s booth attracted a steady stream of executives, engineers, and others who learned more about the company’s progress to date and plans for the future. Application of the Scuderi technology to diesel design was a hot issue, with diesel emissions standards set to tighten in major markets around the world. India’s quickly growing commercial vehicle manufacturing industry was at the center of attention, with top executives from some of the world’s largest vehicle manufacturers... Read more about "Scuderi in Chicago for SAE event, preparing for India "...
The first appearance of the Scuderi Group in the French market was an unqualified success. Scuderi presented its breakthrough technology to major OEMs including Renault, Peugeot, Citroen and BMW France at the Normandy Motor Meetings in Rouen, France on Oct. 4 & 5. Scuderi also had the opportunity to talk to OEMs in the aerospace industry, including SNECMA, and major Tier 1 suppliers to the automotive industry that focus on engines and powertrains, including Magneti Marelli (a subsidiary of FIAT Italy). Besides pre-scheduled meetings, there were several workshops focused on new technologies. Read more about "Scuderi Debuts in France "...