Goodbye spark plug, cars may soon start with laser

Forget spark plugs. You would soon be able to start your car by lasers, thanks to scientists who have developed what they claim is an ignition system which uses focused beams of laser light to ignite the fuel.

A joint team from Liverpool University and car giant Ford has come up with the technology that is more reliable and efficient than current spark plug technology and would enable vehicles to start more easily in cold and damp conditions.

“We are running engines everyday in our lab with this system now and our ultimate objective is have it inside cars driven by consumers.

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