Sentences with phrase «best fuel cycle»

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Fat is a better fuel source for low intensity, aerobic activities like running, cycling and walking.

The new report is considered a good guide to what the influential Blue Ribbon panel is expected to say on issues related to the fuel cycle.

Because they interrupt the proliferation that fuels the human - to - mosquito cycle, they are well suited to curb the spread of infection.

«Right now, there are no good options for utilities,» said Charles Forsberg of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, who is the executive director of MIT's nuclear fuel cycle study.

«When it comes to life cycle greenhouse gas emissions, wind and solar energy provide a much better greenhouse gas balance than fossil - based low carbon technologies, because they do not require additional energy for the production and transport of fuels, and the technologies themselves can be produced to a large extend with decarbonized electricity,» states Edgar Hertwich, an industrial ecologist from Yale University who co-authored the study.

Cornell University researchers factored in the carbon emissions over the course of natural gas's life cycle when it is extracted using hydraulic fracturing — which includes drilling the wells, erecting the construction sites, building pipelines to transport the gas, fueling the pumps that force the water underground, and transporting the wastewater — and concluded that natural gas is dirtier than coal.

Studtite, or uranyl peroxyde, is a well - known compound in the nuclear fuel cycle used for decades.

The experiments have provided invaluable data that will be used to validate codes and nuclear data for advanced fuel cycles, as well as to derive reactor kinetics parameters for studies of transient / accident phenomena for these fuels.

Eating for the sake of fueling our bodies so we feel and function well is really the only way to get out of a bad cycle of dieting.

Dropping the «food is just fuel» paradigm — or any other beliefs you have about food that encourage restriction, or make you feel ashamed of your relationship with food — is a good first step in ending the diet - binge cycle once and for all.

Humanity must become aware of the urgent need to replace fossil fuels with renewable energy sources to avoid the catastrophic scenario of using coal as an energy source as well as to replace the current model of development for sustainable development, which, by reverse logistics, with the reuse, recovery and recycling of materials, thus reaching the so - called closed production cycle, could delay the exhaustion of natural resources of the planet Earth.

The biggest change, however, is that the 4.0 L V - 6 has been replaced with an Atkinson - cycle 3.5 L V - 6 with port and direct fuel injection for better efficiency and more power.

It hits sixty two seconds quicker and also delivers 1 mpg better on each of the EPA fuel economy cycles (estimated 19/24 for front - wheel - drive Escape V - 6 models, 18/23 for all - wheel - drive V - 6 models.)

Time hasn't been good to the 2012 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid: while it's still Hyundai's most fuel - efficient vehicle, it was one of the many models implicated in the company's MPG inflation scandal and, as such, no longer scores 40 mpg on the EPA test cycle.

EPA fuel economy figures for the diesel are still a ways off, but we can tell you that in the European test cycle it's nearly 25 percent more efficient than the GLK350; ours probably won't do quite as well, however, because the U.S. diesel doesn't get the auto stop / start system.

Subaru's 0 - 62 mph times have the diesel out - dragging the 2.0 - liter gas engine, and in the European fuel economy cycle, the diesel gets better mileage than the wimpy 1.6 - liter.

Rated at 278 hp and 265 lb - ft of torque, it features direct and port injection, variable valve timing with intelligent wider intake — which means it uses the Atkinson cycle at cruising speed for better fuel efficiency and switches back to Otto - cycle when torque is necessary — and variable valve timing with intelligent exhaust.

The BMW 116d powered by a 2 - litre four - cylinder 85 kW / 115 bhp diesel engine is available both in a 5 - door and a 3 - door version and, with a fuel consumption of 4.5 litres / 100 km in the EU test cycle, it offers better fuel economy than any other model of this series.

It only generates 69 grams of CO2 per kilometer, well below the European target of 95 grams, and it consumes only 3 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers, which is over 78 miles per gallon, but that's on the European test cycle, which is far easier than the U.S. test, so expect lower numbers when it's sold in the American market.

From a fuel economy point of view these units do well, with the 1.3 - litre MultiJet II turning in a 56.5 mpg showing on the combined cycle.

This is a surprisingly pleasant hybrid system that delivers more than acceptable acceleration — with a 0 to 62mph time rated at 8.7 seconds — and strong fuel economy: the equivalent of just over 28 imperial mpg on the US EPA's city test cycle, and better than 42mpg on its highway cycle.

The new sedan is also just as fast as the previous car, needing six second to hit 60 mph with rear - wheel - drive and 5.8 clicks to achieve the same benchmark with xDrive, but fuel economy is better based on European - cycle figures.

Power is transmitted by a six speed manual gearbox engineered to accommodate the increase in torque and fuel consumption is just 7.1 litres per 100 kilometres on the combine cycle, well ahead of its rivals.

Fuel economy's good too: both return upwards of 38mpg on the combined cycle — not bad for an SUV.

In the EU test cycle, the new BMW 328i Touring records average fuel consumption of only 6.8 litres per 100 kilometres (41.5 mpg), allowing it to better the economy of the outgoing 160 kW / 218 hp BMW 325i Sport Wagon by a full 10 per cent.

It is a development of the Atkinson cycle unit which has been deployed to good effect in the GS F and RC F, its performance supported by advanced D - 4S fuel injection technology.

[52] The TwinAir received the Best New Engine Award for 2011 and was marketed the «world's greenest petrol engine,» based on official Euro test cycle data for emissions and fuel consumption.

The turbocharged and direct - injection powerplant uses an innovative modification to the conventional four - stroke cycle to offer an improved combination of power, efficiency and responsiveness, delivering an impressive 184 horsepower and 221 lb - ft of torque, as well as a respectable highway fuel economy of 27 mpg.

Hybrids typically fare better in the EPA's city cycle fuel economy ratings than in the highway test due to hybrids» ability to run solely on electric drive at times.

well the Ibiza FR hatch, which by the way, is faster than the JDM Honda CR - Z by about 1.5 seconds in the 0 - 100 km / h sprint, records a combined fuel economy in the EU cycle of 62.7 mpg UK that translates to 4.5 lt / 100 km and 52.2 mpg US, with an official CO2 figure of 119 g / km.

4L / 100 km on a combined cycle is as good as its gets, giving it another entry in the record books as one of the most fuel efficient engines in today's cars.

Ford's design aimed for the C - Max Hybrid to deliver better fuel economy than the Toyota Prius v. [18] Ford had reduced its estimated fuel economy twice, once in 2013 and again in 2014, with the second revision placing fuel economy below the Prius V. [19] The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) initially rated the hybrid model at 47 mpg ‑ US (5.0 L / 100 km; 56 mpg ‑ imp) with the same rating for combined / city / highway cycles.

The real - world fuel economy benefit is consistent no matter the drive cycle, meaning the engine is efficient in the city as well as on the highway — unlike hybrids, which are most efficient in stop - and - go traffic.

The MINI Cooper S Clubman offers not only impressive performance, but also an exceptionally good economy, with average fuel consumption in the EU test cycle of just 6.3 litres / 100 kilometres or equal to 44.8 mpg imp.

Clever turbocharger technology, as well as idle - stop system across the range and other up to date engine tweaks reduce fuel consumption of the front - wheel drive variant to 8.4 L / 100 km on the ADR combined cycle — 25 per cent better than the outgoing model.

With 103 hp, it will power both standard versions of the new Golf that are claimed to return 61.9 mpg as well as an upcoming BlueMotion fuel - miser model - with optimized aerodynamics, lower ride height and low - rolling resistance tires - that is claimed to get 73.5 mpg on the combined European consumption cycle.

It improves fuel economy by 4 - 5 per cent on the combined cycle, lowering the total to 20.9 mpg, but Bentley claims it can be as much as 20 per cent better in the real world.

Interestingly, the 3.0 - liter TDI V - 6 Touareg gets even better fuel economy than the Hybrid — an impressive 31.7 mpg in the combined European cycle.

While a larger displacement Atkinson cycle engine may offer less top - end horsepower than a traditional Otto internal combustion engine, its increased thermal efficiency allows for strong acceleration and better fuel economy, Saga said.

These upgrades grant more precise fuel metering and better atomisation, resulting in a more efficient combustion cycle.

As well as being powerful, the 32 - valve DOHC engine is fuel efficient, engineered to operate on the Atkinson cycle in everyday running and to switch seamlessly to the Otto cycle for performance driving and cruising at speed.

Toyota's takes a multi-pronged approach to eking better fuel economy and power from the new Atkinson cycle engines:

The weight loss has also significantly helped the Maruti Suzuki Swift, improve its fuel efficiency and as per the ARAI test cycle, the petrol version now delivers 22kpl (improvement of 7 %) and the diesel 28.4 kpl (12 % better).

Its latest - generation 3.0 - litre straight - six diesel comes with an all - aluminium crankcase as well as common - rail direct fuel injection with piezo - injectors, delivers 180 kW at 4,000 rpm, and gives the car average fuel consumption in the combined EU cycle of just 6.5 litres / 100 kilometres, as well as a CO2 emission rating of just 173 grams per kilometer.

The best Navara for fuel economy is the 2WD King - Cab with a 46.3 mpg combined cycle showing, but you could throw a blanket over the whole range as even the 4x4 Double - Cab with the dCi 190 (187bhp) engine manages 44.8 mpg and 167g / km of CO2.

Its best - in - class CO2 emissions and combined cycle fuel economy offer customers significant, pan-European tax incentives, inner city congestion charge exemption and exceptionally low running costs.

Despite the fact that the new engine is significantly more powerful than the V8s that preceded it, the Ferrari 458 Italia produces just 320 g / km of CO2 and fuel consumption is 13.7 l / 100 km (combined cycle), the best in the entire segment.

Best - in - class CO2 emissions of just 89 g / km and combined cycle fuel economy of only 3.8 l / 100 km offer customers significant, pan-European tax incentives, inner city congestion charge exemption and exceptionally low running costs.

Some power is cut in the Atkinson cycle, but the computer brain calls it into operation when full potency is not needed, so it's one more clever trick eking out mildly improved fuel economy short of hybridization which produces even better gains.

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