Sentences with phrase «best diesel fuel»

Although designed specifically for diesel engines, this strong choice for the best diesel fuel injector cleaner can also be used for some gasoline engines if diluted further.

Not exact matches

Good fuel economy — the diesel engine's long suit — reduces CO2 emissions.

Suncor provides a good, diversified example of the sector — Suncor markets oil sands products from a variety of operations, both mining and in situ operations, and sells both diluted bitumen and synthetic products including diesel fuel.

As their competitors at Honda and Toyota moved into the hybrid realm, Volkswagen spent years trying to convince consumers that their diesel engines were clean, powerful, fuel - sipping better alternatives.

It reduces and prevents build - up in both gas and diesel engines as well as lubricating the entire fuel system.

The wells also contained benzene at 50 times the level that is considered safe for people, as well as phenols — another dangerous human carcinogen — acetone, toluene, naphthalene and traces of diesel fuel.

These mines do not expose miners to potential carcinogens like asbestos, radon, and silica, which therefore allowed DEMS to better isolate the effects of working near diesel - fueled machinery in enclosed spaces.

The report, published this week by the Environmental Integrity Project, found that between 2010 and July 2014 at least 351 wells were fracked by 33 different companies using diesel fuels without a permit.

The Environmental Integrity Project's report identified 14 well fracturing products — commercially called emulsifiers, dispersants, additives and solvents — sold by Halliburton that contain diesel fuels.

Then, in 2011, a congressional investigation found that in fact between 2005 and 2009, 12 companies had injected 32 million gallons of diesel fuel or fracking fluids containing diesel fuel in wells in 19 states.

For example, it can transform two 6 - carbon chains into a 2 - carbon chain (a good heating gas) and a 10 - carbon chain (perfect as a diesel fuel).

The kit detected diesel fuel — a concern with respect to illegal dumping and leaking tanks — with a sensitivity better than one part per million.

But those reactors» spent fuel pools are benefiting from a diesel generator that is still working to keep cooling water in place, according to World Nuclear News, though temperatures are beginning to rise in these pools as well.

VW's dreams overtake reality Their mainstay design, turbocharged direct injection (TDI), was marketed as a clean diesel system that delivers good fuel economy and power, claims that turned out to be too good to be true.

These new trucks — which employ a diesel combustion engine along with a hydraulic high - pressure accumulator that stores energy captured during braking — get 35 percent better fuel economy and generate as much as 30 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions as compared to the non-hybrid diesel - powered vehicles they are replacing.

A research collaboration between South Africa - based Sasol and the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at the University of Pretoria (UP) has led to the commissioning of high - tech equipment to gain better insights into the properties and performance of synthetic diesel fuels.

The E350 BlueTec is a tough sell for several reasons: It's priced higher than the regular E350, it's fuel economy is only marginally better than its gas - fed counterpart, and average fuel costs for its owner will be higher because diesel fuel is generally more expensive than gasoline.

Best of all, this diesel powerplant promises to deliver better fuel economy than its gasoline - powered siblings» 15/23 mpg city / hwy rating.

Because it gets fuel economy that's significantly better than the S400 Hybrid, particularly on the highway (the EPA rates the hybrid at 19/25 mpg city / highway, and Mercedes reckons that the diesel will earn a 20 / 31 - mpg rating), but is expected cost only a few thousand dollars more.

Of course, with a diesel engine fuel economy is 30 percent better right out of the box.

Pump all the gas out, flush it with good clean diesel fuel ad see what happens

The fuel savings between the two models are minimal at best, especially when you consider that diesel fuel often costs a bit more than gasoline.

It kind of sounds like a diesel as it rasps for a second when you accelerate, and it performs a bit like a diesel as well because the smooth but slow - shifting transmission keeps the rpms low to enhance fuel economy.

The 2014 Porsche Cayenne Platinum Edition is also available in diesel guise, with a 3.0 - liter turbodiesel V - 6 engine good for 240 hp and EPA fuel - economy ratings of 20/29 mpg (city / highway).

Other engines on offer include two petrols — a 99bhp 1.4 - litre and 118bhp 1.6 - litre — as well as a 108bhp tune of this 1.6 diesel and a very meagre sounding 89bhp 1.4 CRDi, which majors only on list price with worse fuel economy than the 1.6 and a yawning 13.5 sec 0 - 62 time; unlikely to be called upon in Top Trumps, but it will translate into overtaking frustration in the real world.

It's not the first time the brands have worked together, having shared diesel engine tech across the Toyota, BMW and MINI brands for several years as well as collaborating on hydrogen fuel cell tech.

If full - size luxury sedans are from Mars and fuel - sipping diesels are from Venus, the best - of - both - worlds 2014 Audi A8 L TDI claims dual planetary citizenship.

Sadly, Audi no longer offers a diesel engine in the Q5 in the U.S. due to its emissions - cheating scandal, so if you want better fuel economy, you'll have to opt for the Lexus NX 300h hybrid, which is rated 33/30/31 mpg.

«The Silverado 4500HD / 5500HD trucks are the flagship of our full - line commercial truck portfolio and we've designed them to be among the best in the industry in maneuverability, serviceability, visibility, quietness and comfort, diesel fuel economy, and more,» said Ed Peper, General Motors Fleet VP, in a statement.

High - revving diesels - featuring both direct (in - cylinder) and indirect fuel injection - have been developed by some of the best names in the auto business: Mercedes - Benz AG, Volkswagen AG and VM Motori SpA.

With diesel, this is ok, because the fuel burns (relatively) slowly, so it doesn't need to be timed very well.

This is the natural replacement for the diesel engine, which I figure should be on its deathbed thanks to Volkswagen Group's Dieselgate and the prospect for hydrogen fuel cell trucks, electrified cars, and this sort of engine, as well as Mazda's Skyactive - X Compression four - banger.

Not a single line or surface remains exactly as it was on the concept car, and the putative three - cylinder diesel engine has become a gasoline - fueled three — effectively half of BMW's classic 3.0 - liter in - line six — that's even better for the environment, but BMW has managed to retain all the spirit and sense of the show car's Blade Runner futurism in something we can buy and drive in 2014.

To put it in perspective, the A7 diesel gets much better highway fuel economy than the much smaller Volkswagen GTI, which has a turbocharged, 2.0 - liter gasoline four - cylinder, and it's almost on par with a four - cylinder Honda Accord.

In Europe, an optional turbo - diesel engine provides better fuel economy and greater torque, but that engine isn't offered here.

To boot, diesels get their best fuel economy under the types of conditions that most Americans drive — on the open road.

We remember when they would brandish their pocket calculators while trying to convince Americans that diesel is a better alternative in the fuel - efficiency sweepstakes.

The diesel offers the stronger performance; although 0 - 62mph times are the same for both engines at a claimed 11.5 sec, however, the diesel's fuel economy is almost 25 per cent better, achieving a claimed 70.6 mpg combined, compared to 53.3 mpg.

«We can do lot more with today's propulsion systems, both gas and diesel, as you downsize and add direct - injection and electrification to those systems,» Smyth says, noting GM is working on all possible future powertrain technologies, including hybrid - and all - electric vehicles, as well as plug - in hybrids and hydrogen fuel cells.

EPA fuel economy figures for the diesel are still a ways off, but we can tell you that in the European test cycle it's nearly 25 percent more efficient than the GLK350; ours probably won't do quite as well, however, because the U.S. diesel doesn't get the auto stop / start system.

Of course, any one of the diesel SUVs is a better bet than their gasoline - fueled counterparts.

Imagine a fuel - saving, 2 - stage turbo diesel engine, Best - in - Class payload, cargo volume, interior standing height, available 4 × 4 drive train, advanced safety features and legendary Mercedes - Benz reliability that will help drive your business to success.

Subaru's 0 - 62 mph times have the diesel out - dragging the 2.0 - liter gas engine, and in the European fuel economy cycle, the diesel gets better mileage than the wimpy 1.6 - liter.

The entire SEAT Leon engine range is frugal and smooth, although the 1.6 - litre TDI diesel is the one to choose for the best fuel - economy figures

It also scores well on the EPA's fuel economy tests: the eight - speed automatic - transmission version comes in at 24/36 mpg city / highway, beating out last year's most frugal 3 - series, the diesel - engine 335d, by a hair.

Battery powered cars have environmentally unfriendly mining processes for the battery precious metals, and taking into account the shipping of the various components and the huge battery weight it makes it laughable really they'll never handle as well as a conventional petrol or diesel car until battery tech either comes a huge way or the fuel cell tech moves forward.

In general, fuel filters consist of pleated paper or a mesh screen that pull flakes of sediment as well as water in the case of a diesel engine, sorting these materials away from the fuel and ensuring that they do not enter the engine.

You're better off with the diesel variant if you want fuel savings.

After winning and putting its stamp on the Dakar Rally with the Race Touareg powered by a fuel - efficient TDI (direct - injection diesel), Volkswagen is now taking up the issue of sustainability in the Scirocco GT24 as well — and emphatically — on the race course.

While the typical Maserati Quattroporte customer is not interested in fuel economy figures, the automaker offers a diesel engine as well — not available in North America, though.