The models suggested that levels of air pollution would fall without the government having to do much
as older diesel vehicles are replaced by newer ones that emit less nitrogen dioxide.
Skeen explains that although new diesel vehicles are cleaner than ever before, some of the latest generation gasoline engines emit as much particulate matter
as older diesel engines.
Not exact matches
Thirty - two - year -
old Sean Croft left his career
as a
diesel mechanic to help his parents run one of the country's largest certified organic carrot farms in northern Victoria.
The
old diesel motor of the Sancta Maria would tonk away
as he brought us out of the harbor on the last of the tide; he'd stick his head out of the wheelhouse coming round the point, mutter, «God send the fish,» and look around wildly to the east and the west for inspiration.
Diesels have long been regarded
as among the dirtiest of power plants, a reputation that lingers because so many decades -
old examples of this durable technology still work the roads today.
Volkswagen was a particularly ardent
diesel promoter, with a marketing campaign featuring
old women that sought to dispel notions that
diesel engines were loud, smelly, dirty and underpowered on the highway
as literal
old wives» tales.
I'm twenty years
old, in the army, work
as a
diesel mechanic.
It's a little more potent than the
old diesel too with 201bhp, and it uses the same seven - speed S tronic
as the 55 TFSI - but otherwise, details are thin on the ground.
As with the
old car 2.0 - litre and 3.0 - litre
diesel engines are joined by 2.0, 2.5 and 3.0 - litre petrol units all in mildly tweaked form.
The engine uses some advanced new tech to boost efficiency and performance, but we'd be surprised if it didn't turn out to be
as reliable long - term
as the
old - tech
diesel units.
The biggest change
as part of the update is the switch from the
old 2.2 - litre
diesel engine to the new 177hp, 2.0 - litre Ingenium series
diesel engine that debuted in the country earlier this year with the new Jaguar XF.
The
diesel variant of the new A4 is powered by the same EA288 1968cc four - cylinder turbo -
diesel motor
as the
old car, but its power and torque rating have taken a huge jump and the new A4
diesel now makes a healthy 188bhp and 400Nm of torque.
Its 1.3 - litre, four - cylinder, turbo -
diesel engine makes the same power and torque
as on the
old car (75hp and 190Nm), but with gearing being significantly taller here (the final drive is different) in the interest of efficiency, there are no performance gains borne out of the weight reduction.
The new Swift's
diesel engine spins at a relatively relaxed 2,300 rpm at 100kph in fifth gear
as opposed to a busier 2,600 rpm in the
old Swift.
Introduced
as part of the mid-life updates to both the Range Rover and Range Rover Sport, it brings a new plug - in hybrid powertrain that engineers admit undoes some of the
old diesel hybrid's wrongs.
The
old Audi A7 Sportback is available with a variety of petrol and
diesel engines, with displacements
as small
as 2.0 - litre.
Though fuel consumption of some models is impressively low, some owners of
older diesel BMWs have faced big repair bills when parts such
as turbochargers, injectors or exhaust filters have failed out of warranty.
The torquey 1.5 TDCi
diesel is heaps of fun
as it always was and you will find no change between the new and
old car in pure performance terms.
The owner (identified by Yahoo UK
as 29 - year -
old Gerogiy Kosilov from the Ukraine) saw the Smart's trailblazing potential when he discovered it came with a rear - mounted turbo
diesel engine.
What the Dzire gains over the
older car is more fuel efficiency
as well
as automated manual transmission option in both petrol
as well
as diesel trims.
Described by an insider
as «a considerable step forward» over the
old car's
diesel hybrid, the JLR employee said the new plug - in Range Rover should be seen
as the «perfect for the typical Aussie lifestyle».
As if the traditional Land Rover wasn't archaic enough, a pensioner has swapped the
old diesel engine for a coal burner and steam power
Sharp looks, an efficient
diesel engine and generous standard equipment are key to its appeal, but unlike Hyundais of
old, it's no longer a budget choice and costs around the same
as most of its key rivals in the large family - car class.
The 4.4 V8
diesel also continues in the new Range Rover and now gets 334bhp, which probably means it's
as quick
as the
old V8 Supercharged, although Land Rover aren't saying at the moment, and does 32.5 mpg, and nor are they telling us what the new 3.0 litre V6
diesel can do in terms of performance, but we do know is it has 254bhp and can do 37.7 mpg.
This apparent reversal comes
as Germany's highest federal administrative court approved the ban of
older diesel vehicles in the cities of cities of Duesseldorf and Stuttgart - the latter being home to Porsche.
As solar penetration grows in Hawaii, new projects will not be compared to
diesel generation, but to
older solar projects.
On the other hand, it is reasonable to assume that natural market factors will gradually result in a reduction of ever more expensive fossil fuel combustion
as older coal - fired power plants are shut down and replaced by nuclear plants,
as hybrid and electrical cars gradually replace gasoline and
diesel driven ones, and
as energy efficiency is improved and waste reduced.
A new super-efficient
diesel, operating at its optimum load, will be about
as efficient
as an
old inefficient power station.
In doing so we'll also prevent some 1.5 million premature deaths annually due to improved air quality.Soot Comes Out of the Atmosphere in Weeks, Not Decades Since soot — which in this context comes from
older diesel engines and burning other fossil fuels, industrial sources, inefficient biomass cookstoves used in many developing nations — comes out of the atmosphere in a matter of weeks, not decades or centuries like carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases, removing the source of pollution is highly effective in both stopping the warming effects
as well
as improving air quality.
This includes some of the
older watches like the Fossil Q Marshal, CASIO Smart Outdoor Watch, and Michael Kors Access Bradshaw,
as well
as some of the more recent watches like the Fossil Q Venture and Fossil Q Explorist, the
DIESEL Full Guard, Misfit Vapor, Montblanc Summit and quite a few others.