Sentences with phrase «as in a gasoline engine»

It does not lower the total volume of gas inhaled by the engine as in a gasoline engine throttle.

Not exact matches

A recent article in The New York Times joined the naysayers by featuring a group of economists dismissing the big data wave as no match for the Internet or gasoline engine in terms of innovations that have defined economic revolutions.

Gasoline is a petroleum - derived liquid mixture consisting primarily of hydrocarbons, used as fuel in internal combustion engines.

In addition to improving the efficiency of gasoline - powered internal combustion engines through technologies such as direct injection, variable valve timing and turbocharging, the plan rests on giving a boost to electric - powered automobiles, such as the Nissan Leaf or Chevrolet Volt, according to officials at the DoT's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Today, five million rickshaws ply India's streets with roughly 80 percent of these iconic open - air taxis still boasting two - stroke engines in midsize cities such as Pune, Rajkot and Surat; many of the rest either run on two - stroke compressed natural gas (CNG) engines or the larger and cleaner - burning four - stroke gasoline or CNG engines.

That is in part because you waste less making the electricity and also because electric engines convert as much as 75 percent of available energy into forward motion, compared with the 20 percent energy conversion rate of gasoline engines.

Now an international team of researchers led by the lung researcher Marianne Geiser from the Institute of Anatomy at the University of Bern and the aerosol researcher Josef Dommen from the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI has shown that secondary particles from gasoline combustion in Euro 5 engines directly damage lung tissue as well as weaken its defense functions.

The maximum thermal efficiency of present - day gasoline engines for automobiles is on the order of 30 %, believed to fall to a level as low as 15 % in states from idling to low - speed city driving.

A3 / B3 Stable, stay - in - grade oil intended for use in high performance gasoline engines and car & light van diesel engines and / or for extended drain intervals where specified by the engine manufacturer, and / or for year - round use of low viscosity oils, and / or for severe operating conditions as defined by the engine manufacturer.

As Nissan continues to expand its Titan pickup truck line, we now know how much buyers will pay for the 5.6 - liter gasoline V - 8 engine in the 2016 Nissan Titan XD.

The trucks will, as they always have been, be built in Canton, Mississippi, with engines built in Indiana (the Cummins diesel) and Tennessee (the gasoline V - 6 and V - 8).

In an effort to expand its commercial vehicle sales in an uncertain economy, Ford has just announced that it will offer its 6.8 - liter gasoline V - 10 as an optional engine in the Super Duty F - 650 medium - duty truck, making it the only medium - duty truck to offer gas propulsioIn an effort to expand its commercial vehicle sales in an uncertain economy, Ford has just announced that it will offer its 6.8 - liter gasoline V - 10 as an optional engine in the Super Duty F - 650 medium - duty truck, making it the only medium - duty truck to offer gas propulsioin an uncertain economy, Ford has just announced that it will offer its 6.8 - liter gasoline V - 10 as an optional engine in the Super Duty F - 650 medium - duty truck, making it the only medium - duty truck to offer gas propulsioin the Super Duty F - 650 medium - duty truck, making it the only medium - duty truck to offer gas propulsion.

In North America, we can expect the same gasoline engines as in the 3 - series, including the 180 - horsepower 2.0 - liter twin - scroll turbo for the 420i, the 240 - horsepower, 2.0 - liter turbo four in the 328i and the 300 - horsepower, 3.0 - liter turbo six in the 335In North America, we can expect the same gasoline engines as in the 3 - series, including the 180 - horsepower 2.0 - liter twin - scroll turbo for the 420i, the 240 - horsepower, 2.0 - liter turbo four in the 328i and the 300 - horsepower, 3.0 - liter turbo six in the 335in the 3 - series, including the 180 - horsepower 2.0 - liter twin - scroll turbo for the 420i, the 240 - horsepower, 2.0 - liter turbo four in the 328i and the 300 - horsepower, 3.0 - liter turbo six in the 335in the 328i and the 300 - horsepower, 3.0 - liter turbo six in the 335in the 335i.

Bentley at a later stage will also offer the Bentayga with a less expensive V - 8 engine in gasoline and diesel form and as plug - in hybrid.

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.

(Other modes include Touring, which is the default setting; Mountain, which reserves energy for steep grades; and Hold, which allows drivers to use only the gasoline engine so that they can save the charge for pure electric driving for later, such as when they are in the city.)

At the top of the line, we can look forward to a Tiguan R which will use the same brawny 290 - hp turbocharged 2.0 - liter gasoline engine as in the Golf R, capable of 280 lb - ft of torque.

CARB also stipulates that the gasoline engine (the APU, or auxiliary power unit, as the organization calls it) can't kick in until the battery charge is depleted.

There is no lack of power from the engine, and the transition from gasoline to E Power mode is smooth as silk; in fact, it didn't feel or drive anything like a hybrid vehicle, and that's exactly what Porsche was going for.

The forthcoming Bentley SUV, which was first teased in 2012 as the EXP 9 F concept, goes on sale in 2016 with a W - 12 gasoline engine, and the plug - in version will debut a year later.

With almost as much performance as the current SKYACTIV - G engine in the Miata, but with comparable emissions to a 1.5 diesel motor, the SKYACTIV - X engine offers longevity to the gasoline burning engines that us petrol heads cherish.

In Hyundai's home market, Korea, the Tucson (known there as the Tucson ix) can be equipped with an all - new 2.0 - liter turbo - diesel engine, or a 2.0 - liter gasoline unit.

Ever - economical Kia likes to point out that its engine, which gets 15 mpg (15.7 L / 100 km) city / 20 mpg (11.8 L / 100 km) highway, runs on regular - grade unleaded gasoline, while the Honda Odyssey requires premium fuel, something fast becoming more of a selling point as gas prices in the U.S. increase.

Since your engine requires API SG or higher, and the oil you have is API SN, there should be no issue with using this oil in your gasoline / petrol engine as it is well above the rating for your engine.

For now we expect a similar range of gasoline and diesel engines as are available on the current GLK; it's also possible a hybrid variant could arrive in the future.

Across the Atlantic, the U.K. has already announced that it will ban the sale of vehicles with gasoline or diesel engines by 2040 (including hybrid and plug - in hybrid vehicles, as well), which mirrors a plan also proposed in France.

The VTEC TURBO engine series were introduced in 2013 as part of the Earth Dreams Technology range and include new features such as gasoline direct injection, turbochargers, and Dual Cam VTC.

North American SKYACTIV - G 2.5 - liter gasoline engine models were set to go on sale in January 2013 as 2014 model year vehicle, followed by SKYACTIV - D engine models in second half of 2013.

Take the base engine in the Nissan Sentra as a prime example: with just 130 - hp and 128 lb - ft of torque on offer, the 1.8 - liter four - cylinder gasoline engine that's available on almost every Nissan Sentra trim has outputs you'd associate more with a supermini than a compact sedan (the entry - level Ford Fiesta supermini, for example, has 120 - hp and 112 lb - ft of torque on tap).

As I said, I spent my first week flitting about the city without troubling the spark plugs at all and, even with the gas engine working as a Bunsen burner, my 300 - km - plus of sub-zero commuting required just 2.7 litres of gasoline for every 100 kilometres of urban crawl, ironically just about the same as I averaged in the first - generation VolAs I said, I spent my first week flitting about the city without troubling the spark plugs at all and, even with the gas engine working as a Bunsen burner, my 300 - km - plus of sub-zero commuting required just 2.7 litres of gasoline for every 100 kilometres of urban crawl, ironically just about the same as I averaged in the first - generation Volas a Bunsen burner, my 300 - km - plus of sub-zero commuting required just 2.7 litres of gasoline for every 100 kilometres of urban crawl, ironically just about the same as I averaged in the first - generation Volas I averaged in the first - generation Volt.

The concept shares the same basic plug - in hybrid setup as the Chevrolet Volt and Opel Ampera, but using a turbocharged 1 L 3 - cylinder natural gas - powered engine as its range extender instead of General Motors» current 1.4 L gasoline engine.

To attain the very high specific power in the 2.0 TSI (97.5 kW / 132.5 PS per liter displacement), Volkswagen decided on a turbocharged gasoline direct - injection engine known internally as the EA113.

In the US, the V60 will launch as a front - wheel drive version with 250 horsepower or an all - wheel drive version with 316 horsepower (both powered by gasoline engines).

BMW is developing a new lineup of engines that will come in three -, four - and six - cylinder sizes as well as gasoline and diesel configurations.

For instance, Toyota's line of hybrid models has expanded from the first - generation Prius, a pipsqueak that arrived in the United States in 2001 with a 70 - horsepower gasoline engine and a 44 - horsepower electric motor, to include larger vehicles such as the Highlander, a hybrid utility wagon with a total of 268 horsepower from its gas and electric power plants.

Known as the Fusion in the United States, the fourth - generation Ford Mondeo launched in autumn 2014 in Europe with a sleek look, powerful EcoBoost four - cylinder gasoline engines, and fuel - efficient TDCi diesel units, as well as a balanced chassis that delivers an ideal compromise between comfort and handling.

As for any model year questions: Keep in mind, because the Fusion was newly designed for 2013, changes for 2014 are modest, though the gasoline Fusion will get an even smaller, 1.5 liter, EcoBoost engine.

These values were made technically feasible by a high - tech alliance: a TSI engine (gasoline powered with 110 kW / 150 PS) that is as fuel efficient as it is sporty, an electric motor (20 kW / 27 PS) and a 7 - speed Direct Shift Gearbox (DSG)-- which in the eyes of many car drivers is the best automatic in the world today.

With low - sulfur diesel now mandated across the United States, sophisticated engine management and an emissions - control system that makes the engine just as clean as any gasoline - powered vehicle in the market, you end up with a terrific SUV.

When the car stops at a light or in traffic, the gasoline engine can suspend and the AC keeps running, all to make the car seem as normal as possible.

Under the hood, the 455 - cubic - inch V8 was retained as standard equipment, but featured a lower compression of 8.5 to 1 compared to 10.25 to 1 in 1970 as part of a GM corporate mandate requiring all engines to run on 91 Research octane regular leaded, low - lead or unleaded gasolines.

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.

In plain words it allows a significantly lighter gasoline engine to produce the same mileage as a diesel, but without the diesel disadvantages.

Because it also has a high torque right from the moment it starts, the vehicle has the same driving performance as a car with a V6 gasoline engine even when operating in electric mode.

Based on the announcement, as of the 2013 model year, the Ford Fusion was the first sedan to be offered with a traditional gasoline engine, a gasoline - electric hybrid drivetrain, or a plug - in hybrid drivetrain.

The new Veloster features a 1.6 - liter turbo gasoline (T - GDi) and at this time, delivering finally 204 hp (in Europe this engine offers 186 hp) and a seven - speed double clutch transmission (DCT) as we told you two months ago in an exclusive article.

Its successor, the E30, brought with it 4 and 6 cylinder gasoline engines as well as the introduction of a convertible as well as the four - door model in the US market.

Gasoline engines are identical to the 2016 Chevrolet Malibu: a 1.5 L turbocharged inline four - cylinder (I4) engine that produces 170 horsepower (12 hp less than the 2.4 L engine in the previous Equinox but more torque), a 2.0 L turbocharged I4 engine that produces 252 horsepower (48 hp less than the 3.6 L V6 engine in the previous Equinox), or a 1.6 L turbo - diesel I4 engine that produces 136 horsepower (the latter will also be available in future Chevrolet Cruze models as well).

The battery is charged by plugging it in, but also from regenerative braking and from the gasoline engine in the back of the car acting as a generator.

As part of Kia's drive to increase sales in the large sedan segment, the new Cadenza will be manufactured with a total of three gasoline engines - with different engines being available around the world to best suit local legal requirements.