Sentences with phrase «about diesel as»

Is it that their more efficient models tend to run on diesel, an issue in America both because of strict clean - air requirements and preconceived notions about diesel as a dirty, noisy alternative to gasoline?

Automakers are getting serious about diesels as one part of the fuel efficiency story.

Not exact matches

Hydro - fracking is not just about drilling into the ground, but running hugely powerful diesel engines to create the necessary pressure to fracture the underground shale as well as fleets of heavy duty trucks criss - crossing rural and scenic roads carrying heavy equipement and toxic by - products, including uranium.

As I understand it, the lawsuit was about forcing the cities to impose more drastic measures (e.g. ban diesel cars from cities) to stay within the «self imposed» nitrogen dioxide EU limits.

But they have an outsized impact, contributing about as much to VOC emissions as gasoline and diesel do.

NuScale claims it will be able to produce power at about seven to nine cents per kilowatt - hour — roughly the same as big nuclear plants, only a few cents more than the cheapest modern natural gas — fired or coal - fired plants, and one - third the cost of a typical diesel generator.

The objective of the current program is 1,000 hours of co-gasification of pyrolysis oil and black liquor, which makes a total of about 125 tons of the biofuel dimethyl ether (DME), popularly known as green diesel.

A 60 - litre tankful of diesel equates to about 200 kilowatt - hours of electricity, assuming the electrical energy is used three times as efficiently as the heat energy from diesel.

Chris and I met through Nick Tumminello, and as I found out more about him, I realized he was doing a lot of similar training in his gym that I do in mine, especially Strongman Training, only he has been doing it with athletes and personal training clients, turning them into brutally strong, DIESEL - powered monsters.

I grow up in the fire house and was a junior fire cadet as a teen I love everything about it from the smell of the diesel to the smell of the smoke when...

Readers will find stories about grants to clean up and replace outdated diesel school buses as well as articles discussing the latest in school - bus evacuation drills.

That all takes us back to my earlier comments about heavy vehicles, diesel engines, and torque; as they produce high torque values quite well, at low engine speeds, over a wide rev range, and they do it reasonably reliably too.

This is not an über - high - fuel - mileage competitor for the Mercedes - Benz E250 BlueTec or BMW 535d xDrive turbo - diesels, although the RLX Sport Hybrid will cost about as much as the latter.

Petrol / diesel engines are outdated in about the same way as books, theatre, steaks or good wine - there are so many cheaper, simpler, more accessible or user - friendly alternatives, but life without them would suck.

One key item auto makers want to talk about is bringing the consumer into the mix, either through higher fuel taxes or greater tax incentives to pay for advanced technologies such as hybrid powertrains and diesel engines.

Tesla hasn't announced the truck's price, though diesel semis cost about $ 120,000 each these days, same as a well - equipped Tesla Model S or X. Tesla's profitability for the Semi don't seem as favorable as its profit contribution to trucking companies.

There are no diesel engines, because the hybrid system costs about the same as a diesel would cost and achives similar fuel efficiency with a cleaner exhaust.

And once the new 3.0 - liter Power Stroke diesel joins the mix in spring 2018 as the first - ever oil - burner in an F - 150, there will be even more for Dearborn to brag about to their Detroit - area rivals.

As for the stupid comment about gas guzzling, Yes I'm sure an ultra modern 2l twin turbo diesel will guzzle diesel..

A particulate filter is available as an option for the diesel units (this reduces about 99 % of the particle emissions, without the need for additives).

In fact, while chatting with Turner about supercharging and amazing stuff such as the Napier Nomad flat - 12 two - stroke diesel compound aero engine (his favourite engine) is cool, the really fascinating area is his views on the future of the internal combustion engine and how we're going to get more power from it.

The combination of CVT and a diesel engine is a first - in - the - segment which raises apprehensions about its effectiveness as power and torque figures are down by 20 PS and 40 Nm respectively as compared to the manual diesel variant.

As for the LT - based diesel, it starts at about $ 25,000.

That would buy a lot of gasoline, and with diesel fuel running at about the same price as premium unleaded, you'd have to drive a lot of miles to make up the difference.

The base trim doesn't get sat - nav or a powered tailgate, which seems mean, although 142g / km CO2 from the cheaper 180bhp 2.0 - litre diesel variant is about as efficient as hefty, non-hybrid SUVs get.

* Horsepower and torque expected to top previous model (testing is ongoing — check media.gm.com for updates) * NOx emissions reduced at least 63 percent over 2010 models * Quieter operation * High - pressure (30,000 psi / 2, 000 bar) Piezo - actuated fuel system for greater fuel efficiency, improved performance and reduced emissions * Exhaust brake system that enables controlled vehicle slowdown on downhill grades without actuating the brakes * Selective catalytic reduction after - treatment system using diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) injection to provide the best overall diesel characteristics and performance — with a range of about 5,000 miles (8,000 km) between DEF refills * Combustion and after - treatment have been optimized to provide about 700 miles (1,125 km) between diesel particulate filter regenerations — a 75 - percent improvement over the previous system and significant contributor to improved fuel efficiency, as the regeneration process requires additional fuel * B20 biodiesel capability for an alternative fueling option * Internal revisions that improve durability

The new range of power plants will include two gasoline engines: a 1.2 Liter and 1.4 Liter Twinport variants as well as two different diesel options: a 1.7 CDTI and 1.3 CDTI ecoFLEX with fuel consumption ranging between 5.0 and 5.5 liter / 100 km, about 50 MPG, with a maximum CO2 emissions of only 129 g / km, a number that is very low.

Do this and you'll hear a fairly gruff engine note; acoustic engineering makes the GTD's sound about as appealing as a four - cylinder diesel can — but it's never going to sound as pleasant as a turbocharged petrol motor.

The engine choices include an economical diesel, a turbocharged four - cylinder, and a supercharged V6 that makes the XE sound almost as good as its sportier XF sibling (which is just about the best sounding car we've ever driven).

Early next year the engine range will be complemented by the TDV6 already mentioned as well as a 339PS (250kW) 4.4 - litre SDV8 and a «high - efficiency diesel hybrid», which we're sure we'll hear a lot more about when Range Rover is ready to tell us.

On Wednesday, the Stuttgart grand brand is probably going to display the standard GLC, with a range of 4 - and 6 - cylinder engines, both in diesel and petrol formats, together with a sporty AMG Sport version featuring a V6, as well as s GLC350 plug - in hybrid variant, combining a 2.0 - liter 4 - cylinder petrol engine with an electric motor, offering an electric range of about 30 kilometers.

It has some of the typical diesel engine clatter, but it's kept in check as well or better than just about every other full - size diesel truck on the market.

Second - gen Amaze compact sedan priced up to Rs 9.00 lakh for diesel - CVT trim; costs about the same as the Maruti Dzire and Hyundai Xcent.

The gas XD uses a same - size 26 - gallon fuel tank as the diesel, and we expect range to be more than 400 miles if our unscientific observed highway fuel economy of about 18 mpg holds true.

A new XF Sportbrake debuts for 2018, a station wagon that includes just about everything as standard equipment and comes with a price tag to match.The XF's range of turbocharged gasoline and diesel engines also grows this year, and the supercharged V6 returns as well.

Bradley also said that although the Outlander PHEV is the highest price Outlander available, when comparing the cost of electricity to the cost of diesel, the 3 year costs of the PHEV are about the same as the 3 year cost of the diesel Outlander version.

«When you take the purchase price and the running costs into account, it is about the same over a three - year period for the diesel as it is for the PHEV.»

Chevrolet is quick to mention that's quicker than the Jetta TDI DSG, although they fail to mention it's only by one - tenth of a second, and I doubt the kind of person that would buy a compact diesel cares all that much about how fast it gets to highway speed, so long as it actually does get there.

A 3.6 - liter gas engine comes standard, but I opted for the 2.8 - liter Duramax diesel engine, as the Rebelle Rally is as much about fuel management as it is about navigational accuracy.

GMC doesn't need to shout about its 2018 Terrain as it can handle that itself with its two gaping mouths at the front... The all - new Terrain made its debut at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) 2017 featuring new design (that is to set the tone for all GMCs of the near future), new turbocharged engines and even a diesel.

In lay terms, the 2014 MDX is quick, quiet, safe, and about as economical as an SUV can be without a hybrid or diesel engine.

At this juncture, as the sales numbers show, the Cruze diesel's volume makes it more a competitor for the Golf TDI, but we actually enjoyed driving Chevrolet's anti-Jetta, and like some things about it better, so here's more...

At # 17,690, it's about the same price as a top - spec diesel Renault Captur or Peugeot 2008, but those models are more spacious and a lot more fuel - efficient, too.

Prices for the Outlander PHEV start at around # 34,000, which is about the same as the most expensive diesel - powered Outlander.

The 3.0 - litre V6 diesel is a much better bet: with a 0 - 60mph time of 6.1 seconds it's very nearly as quick, but feels much more effortless in the way it goes about its business thanks to a wealth of low - down and mid-range torque.

I've just been reading about how the European Ford Mondeo (same platform as Ford Fusion) with a diesel engine gets about the same fuel economy as the Fusion hybrid we get in the US... but we can't get the diesel because supposedly Americans won't buy it.

Now set at $ 117,900, about $ 14,000 more than its predecessor's price when it departed the Australian market in September 2011, the A6 allroad continues on as a high - rise version of the latest A6 Avant, powered by an uprated 3.0 - litre 180kW / 580Nm turbo - diesel engine mated to a seven - speed dual - clutch transmission (S tronic) and quattro permanent all - wheel drive.

Meantime, Roeks was more talkative about the prospect of an Edge ST diesel, which could arrive here as the Endura ST given Ford Australia's new five - seat diesel crossover will be based on Europe's all - diesel Edge.

The Bentley Bentayga Diesel is surprising not just because a diesel SUV is about as far from a traditional Bentley as you can get, but because parent Volkswagen is still in the throws of a scandal over excess diesel - exhaust emissions.

At the moment Automobili Lamborghini SpA is talking about a production version of this concept as early as 2010, probably offering more engine variants, there is even a rumor about a V12 diesel powered edition.