Sentences with phrase «as fuel consumption reduction»

They have roles they can fill as fuel consumption reduction devices, which given the right circumstances, are economically viable, but they can't scale all the way simply because the price of trying to do so eventually becomes too high, which is also true for nuclear.

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The reduction in drag could potentially cut fuel consumption by as much as 20 per cent, he says.

Autoblog adds, «The study suggests that the increase in hybrid vehicle sales will be influenced by such factors such as increased pressure from government agencies to reduce fuel consumption and overall vehicle emissions, as well as a drastic reduction in the cost of hybrid technology.»

A study by Delphi Powertrain presented at the SAE 2010 World Congress in Detroit concluded that a 3 - cylinder turbocharged gasoline direct injection (GDI) engine — such as the 1.0 L EcoBoost — offers an optimal combination of cost, lower emissions and reductions in fuel consumption for the most cost - sensitive vehicle segments.

At a curb weight of less than 2,200 kg, Lamborghini's team of designers and R&D engineers focused on weight reduction throughout the car's chassis, with an intelligent materials mix to ensure maximum stiffness for the best possible comfort and handling as well as lower fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.

The concept is what BMW calls as the meeting of its xDrive and eDrive, describing it «the logical next step towards bringing about a radical reduction in fuel consumption and emissions».

ETC provides some benefit in areas such as air - fuel ratio control, exhaust emissions and fuel consumption reduction, and also works in concert with other technologies such as gasoline direct injection.

It had as a goal in development an extreme reduction in fuel consumption and everything in this car converges to that purpose.

Continual improvement of this engine has resulted in an increase in power and torque to 135kW and 380Nm and a reduction in fuel consumption to just 5.2 litres per 100 km compared to the previous generation 520d, making it easily the most fuel efficient model in its segment, as well as the fastest accelerating, a further testament to BMW EfficientDynamics.

-- CO2 emissions reduced by 3.5 percent to 396 g / km, with a similar reduction in fuel consumption as a result of improved engine efficiency.

Using Mazda's motto rightsizing, like other Skyactiv unit, instead of today's popular downsizing (reduction of working capacity and number of cylinders), this engine does not feature the typical disadvantages of turbocharged engines, such as the so - called turbo hole, and often high fuel consumption in real driving conditions.

It also offers significant fuel consumption reductions, these boosted thanks to the introduction of an idle start - stop system as standard across the range.

It also leads to a reduction in fuel consumption and CO2 figures by as much as five per cent, as well as optimising emissions so as to be able to comply with the more rigorous exhaust emission standards of the future.

The powerplant sets standards in various areas such as its aluminium crankcase, its common - rail direct injection and turbocharger with variable turbine geometry which allow it to combine impressive punch with a further reduction in fuel consumption and emissions.

The maximum outputs for the 320d remain the same as the previous model at 135kW / 380Nm with a significant reduction in fuel consumption to just 4.5 l / 100 km.

The second diesel model in the range, the BMW 730d, underlines its status as the world's most economical and lowest emission model in the luxury class by a further reduction in both fuel consumption and CO2 emissions as well as optionally available BMW BluePerformance Technology.

Chassis incorporates weight redistribution, weight reduction and tyre wear, while aerodynamics improves front downforce, rear downforce, drag and DRS, alongside power train which enhances engine power and fuel consumption, although durability also plays a huge part as it reduces wear on power units and gearbox components throughout a range of enhancements to general wear, internal combustion engine, motor generator unit kinetic and heat, energy store, turbo charger, control electronics and gearbox.

As aerodynamic drag composes roughly two - thirds of the fuel consumption for a tractor - trailer at highway speeds, a 50 percent reduction in drag represents a 33 percent reduction in fuel consumption.

1st, the motivation for and as a result the actual reduction in, consumption is lessened so you don't get the positive impact of the tax on lowered fuel use that you desired.

Section 433 of the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act commits new construction and major renovation of U.S. federal buildings to follow the 2030 Challenge targets for the reduction of fossil fuel consumption — the same targets adopted by 70 % of the top 20 architecture, engineering, and planning firms in the U.S., as well as the AIA, ASHRAE, the U.S. Conference of Mayors, many state and local governments, and numerous other professional organizations.

This can be achieved in many ways, such as retrofitting of a building, the reduction of fossil fuel consumption, or the displacement of a non-renewable energy source by a wind turbine.

Here's one more reason why the final US climate bill really ought to be significantly strengthened: Climate Progress has done a bit of number - crunching of the EIA's Short Term Energy Outlook and finds that as it stands now, by the end of 2009 the US will already be halfway towards the emission reductions stipulated in ACES: The EIA projections say that by the end of 2009, United States» emissions will fall 6 %, due to «weak economic conditions and declines in the consumption of most fossil fuels.»

The chief goal of the proposal is to target fossil fuel energy imports / exports in order to provide a mechanism for pushing us into sustainable renewable energy sources and hopefully consumption reduction and efficiency as well.

This is a function of both countries not curbing their reduction in fossil fuel consumption quickly enough, as well as some countries resuming growth in fossil fuel consumption.