Sentences with phrase «as the fuel efficiency»

This is a win, win for companies throughout the supply chain as fuel efficiencies are realised.

Perhaps the biggest concern should be whether either of these trucks qualifies as fuel efficiency advances.

But as fuel efficiency became a compelling issue in the late 1970s, engineer Hulki Aldikacti successfully pitched management a plastic - body, mid-engine two - seater.

Performance There is a battle raging among luxury and mainstream automakers to figure out what type of engines should replace V - 6 and V - 8s as fuel efficiency becomes paramount in our age of more stringent regulations.

The NG900 introduced the Saab Information Display, or SID (available on S or SE models only), which gave the driver real - time information while driving, such as fuel efficiency and outside temperature.

Kia has announced updates to its 2013 model year Optima Hybrid model, improving the torque of the sedan as well as its fuel efficiency.

«Today, Jeep SUVs continue to deliver 4x4 leadership, as well as fuel efficiency, world - class craftsmanship, and premium on - road dynamics.»

This allows Trax to achieve robust acceleration, as well as fuel efficiency and lower engine noise at highway cruising speeds.

By combining a 3.5 L, V6 engine with this hybrid system, acceleration equivalent to V8 engines, as well as fuel efficiency equal or superior to in - line 4 - cylinder engines were realized, Honda says.

Despite the price difference, the hybrid is a sensible solution for anyone who spends most of their time behind the wheel in stop and go traffic, as fuel efficiency in that type of situation has been improved by 50 percent over the standard RX 350.

2019 chevrolet silverado gm authority → Chevy unveils 2019 silverado with a jawdropping redesign → 2019 chevy silverado may emerge as fuel efficiency leader → 2019 chevy silverado 1500, 2500, concept, release date → 2019 chevrolet silverado 1500 first look more models → Gm unveils 2019 chevrolet silverado automotive news → Chevrolet silverado wikipedia → First look 2019 chevrolet silverado full ny daily news → 2019 chevrolet silverado 1500 new, but is it improved?

As the fuel efficiency leaders in the range, the two four - cylinder TwinPower Turbo diesel models, 320d and the new 318d, both provide class leading fuel consumption along with plenty of performance.

«So we wanted to enhance performance as well as fuel efficiency on the Accord.

Get a look at the extra expenses aside from the payment that contribute to total cost of ownership, such as the fuel efficiency of the vehicle and insurance rates.

Not exact matches

These add fuel to the fire as well as bringing efficiency to the playing field,» Charlie Hayter, CEO of CryptoCompare, a data website for the industry, told CNBC by email on Wednesday.

This conflict between fuel efficiency, road use and tax revenue will only grow as Ottawa commits to tough new fuel standards.

The IMO has adopted mandatory rules for new vessels to boost fuel efficiency as a means of cutting CO2 from ship engines.

However, the Pan Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change lays out a number of policies that will compel more clean tech innovation in Canada, he said, including a price on pollution with a carbon price, to be in place across Canada by the start of next year, as well as a promised national clean fuels strategy, better energy efficiency standards and limits on greenhouse gases like methane.

As Boeing says in its press release: «The 787 Dreamliner is an all - new, super-efficient family of commercial airplanes that can fly long distances while offering 20 to 25 percent better fuel efficiency per seat and lower emissions than the airplanes they replace.

Low prices have emboldened many Americans to purchase vehicles with lower fuel efficiency such as trucks, vans and SUVs, which has been great for auto companies and lenders.

Plus, you can get vehicle data, such as information on carbon emissions, fuel efficiency, and even speeding, harsh braking and engine idling.

In a utopian world, Canadian auto workers would get huge raises, governments would lavish money on the industry, and cars would drive themselves as they met fuel efficiency and emissions standards effortlessly.

The fast innovation taking place in sales enablement technology has served as rocket fuel and turned this into the movement it's become, adding both efficiency and reach at an exciting pace.

Even as we've begun to improve efficiency in factories and power plants, our cars and trucks have grown bigger and more wasteful: average fuel efficiency actually declined in the 1990s, even as engineers came up with one technology after another that could have saved gas.

With a full day and the need for efficiency, I find drinking a kale smoothie in the morning or as an afternoon snack is a sure way to stay fueled and alert.

An energy efficiency program focused on such things as EPA SmartWay trailers and fuel efficient truck fleets means this carrot company has lower carbon emissions and is working toward a smaller environmental footprint.

Widely recognised as the largest fuel poverty and energy efficiency event in the UK, NEA's 33rd annual conference and exhibition is likely to attract over 300 delegates and 40 exhibitors.

In the longer term, we need to fuel - poverty - proof older households through much more serious energy efficiency policies and programmes, such as Warm Front in England and its equivalents in other parts of the UK

Background on the Warm Front and the successor scheme: Since 2000, when the Home Energy Efficiency Scheme was re-branded as Warm Front, with substantial additional funding and the introduction of heating measures to supplement insulation works, the scheme has formed a major element in fuel poverty policy.

Meanwhile, he added, the steady erosion of fuel duty yield is well known, as vehicle fuel efficiency improves and hybrid, electric and other vehicle technologies achieve significant market penetration.

Boosting the fuel efficiency of motor vehicles by «harvesting» the energy generated by their shock absorbers and feeding it back into batteries or electrical systems such as air conditioning has become a major goal in automotive engineering.

A trade - off between performance and fuel economy may be inevitable in the long run, and as manufacturers change the performance of their vehicles to increase their fuel efficiency, consumer complaints about performance may not go away.

Higher fuel economy gains — on the order of as much as 12 percent compared with older automatics — come from gear settings that are more optimized for efficiency, not performance.

While no countries put forward new targets, all of them — from emissions giant Australia to tiny Niue (population 1,398) inscribed their domestic carbon - cutting, fossil - fuel reducing, renewable energy and energy efficiency goals as part of the declaration.

For example, I have voted to improve fuel efficiency standards for vehicles, to provide communities with funding to expand public transportation, to provide tax credits to expand the use of wind and solar technologies, as well as expanding access to grants and tax credits for homeowners to weatherize their homes and purchase more fuel efficient vehicles.

Those modifications include stop — start (idle - off) systems in which the engine shuts down when the car is stopped during driving; low rolling - resistance tires (which are harder and thus less flat, reducing friction); variable valve timing for engines, which increases gas consumption efficiency; and fuel economy computers or displays to encourage eco-driving, such as such as those in the Toyota Prius, which show miles per gallon averages for that moment, hour, week or month, or when riding downhill, so that drivers are more aware of how their driving impacts fuel efficiency.

The experiment has potential as a source of renewable fuel, but at a solar - to - hydrogen efficiency rate of around 5 percent, the conversion rate is still too low to be commercially viable.

Beyond improvements to fuel efficiency and oil spill remediation, there are currently few easy methods to generate a stable vortex in the lab, so the team hopes their discovery of the «blue swirl» can serve as a natural research platform for the future study of vortices and vortex breakdown in fluid mechanics.

This also means that other generators, such as those powered by fossil fuels, can scale their power output in advance rather than rapidly ramping up or slowing down to compensate for wind, increasing their efficiency and improving the grid's reliability.

Consumer tip - of - the - day: increasing efficiency of fuel economy on a miles - per - gallon scale is not linear, as more miles - per - gallon (mpg) are initially better for your wallet and the planet than you might expect, and eventually trail off with diminishing returns.

Efficiency alone — even in the form of aircraft with improved engines and designs such as the Boeing 787, expected to deliver a 20 percent improvement in fuel efficiency over existing big airplanes — is not tEfficiency alone — even in the form of aircraft with improved engines and designs such as the Boeing 787, expected to deliver a 20 percent improvement in fuel efficiency over existing big airplanes — is not tefficiency over existing big airplanes — is not the answer.

Federal law requires that new cars be sold with a label that includes the vehicle's fuel efficiency as measured in miles per gallon.

New cars and trucks could improve fuel efficiency by 50 percent if existing technologies such as hybrids are adopted

In situations where consumers must average ratio information, such as comparing the fuel efficiency of two cars using the ratio miles per gallon, they often flub the numbers by incorrectly assuming the mathematic equation to find miles per gallon would be to average the sum of the mileage of both cars and then divide by two, instead of using a more complex equation needed to accurately compare ratios.

These safe GMOs will improve efficiency of such engineered organisms, which are now being used in closed systems, such as the production of pharmaceuticals, fuels, and new chemicals.

But by building on the basic step of achieving such high quantum efficiency for solar hydrogen generation, we could make the process of producing a «green» fuel much greener as well.»

The President's initiative will empower young men and women to invent and commercialize advanced energy technologies such as efficient and cost effective methods for converting sunlight to electricity and fuel, carbon capture and sequestration, stationary and portable advanced batteries for plug - in electric cars, advanced energy storage concepts that will enable sustained energy supply from solar, wind, and other renewable energy sources, high - efficiency deployment of power across «smart grids,» and carbon neutral commercial and residential buildings.

As part of a pre-Olympic cleanup, China this year adopted some of the toughest fuel - efficiency standards for automobiles anywhere and put pressure on refineries to produce higher - quality gasoline.

The students say that for heavy vehicles such as Hummers, the system can boost fuel efficiency from 2 to 10 percent, depending on the terrain.

Of those approaches, none came close to reducing emissions as much as conservation, increased energy efficiency and low - carbon fuels would.