Intelligent engine management
Is there still a future for petrol-powered engines? Yes! STIHL continues to manufacture machines, such as the MS 500i petrol-powered chainsaw with electronically controlled injection and the innovative MS 881 petrol-powered chainsaw - the most powerful series-production chainsaw in the world with a power-to-weight ratio of 1.5 kg/kW. As the only one in its performance class, it complies with the strict requirements of the European EU 5 emissions standard and meets the strict CARB and EPA US standards. As well as intelligent engine management, carbon-reduced alternative fuels and lubricants also play an important role in ensuring that our power tools’ operation is as economical and environmentally friendly as possible.
Fuels and lubricants
STIHL develops synthetic and biogenically manufactured fuels and lubricants such as STIHL MotoMix. Compared to conventional fuels, STIHL MotoMix produces up to 10% lower CO2 emissions.
As precise as a Formula 1 engine
Professor Michael Bargende spent many years developing “large” engines for an automotive manufacturer. He is now a professor at the Institute for Internal Combustion Engines and Automotive Engineering at the University of Stuttgart (Germany). His facility has been collaborating with STIHL for more than 20 years. Here, Professor Bargende talks about the commonalities and differences between small and large combustion engines and about what makes engines for handheld power tools so challenging.
