Sentences with phrase «by idling vehicles»

Given the amount of oil wasted by idling vehicles each year, Linda's work is making important progress towards improving vehicle fuel efficiency — a key piece of the UCS Half the Oil plan.

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See current vehicle data: speed, direction of travel, ignition status, watch your vehicles move on your screen turn by turn... 90 day comprehensive historical playback, start / stop reporting, idle times, speed, zone alerts, idle alerts, maintenance alerts and more.

Comprehensive Health Policies: The District of Columbia enacted a law establishing a Healthy Schools Fund that includes directives to prohibit vehicles from idling near schools, implements the EPA's Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools programs, and requires a plan to operate school health centers by 2015.

These include: • One of the most technically advanced and cleanest smelters in the world which captures 99.9 per cent of sulphur emissions and generates two thirds of the plant's electrical power • A US$ 10m combined heat and power system that will reduce emissions by 90 per cent compared with separate heat and power systems • A vehicle idling reduction programme that now covers 360 vehicles and has resulted in the avoidance of more than two million gallons of fuel and emissions • New, more efficient trucks with fewer emissions

An idled program for vehicles driven by fuel cells is gaining new impetus from new programs at the U.S. Department of Energy

The recommendations, in addition to flying less and wasting 25 percent less food, include: carpooling or telecommuting once a week (75 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent (CO2e) saved by 2020, if adopted by all Americans); maintaining your car or truck, such as keeping tires properly inflated (45 million metric tons of CO2e); cutting the time spent idling in a vehicle in half (40 million metric tons of CO2e); better insulation at home (85 million metric tons of CO2e); programmable thermostats set higher (80 million metric tons of CO2e); reducing electricity demand from appliances that are «off,» so - called phantom demand (70 million metric tons CO2e); using hot water more efficiently, such as washing clothes in colder water (65 million metric tons of CO2e); buying EnergyStar appliances when old ones wear out (55 million metric tons CO2e); replacing incandescent lightbulbs with compact fluorescents (30 million metric tons CO2e); eating chicken instead of beef two days a week (105 million metric tons of CO2e); increased recycling of paper, plastics and metals (105 million metric tons of CO2e); «responsible» consumption, such as buying less bottled water (60 million metric tons CO2e).

It works by integrating throttle movements with the vehicle's electronically controlled functions such as cruise control or idle speed

In the majority of vehicles, engine idle speed is controlled by an idle control valve (ICV).

Your vehicle has an idle air control valve that adjusts the idle via commands by the ECU.

The Indian Maserati Levante will initially be powered by a 3.0 - litre, V6 diesel engine producing 275 HP of power, mated to an 8 - speed automatic gearbox and the engine is known for its smooth and timely power delivery, the SUV also gets a Start - Stop system that shuts down the engine when idle and turns it on when it is time to move again increasing the vehicle's fuel efficiency.

This is targeted at a specific client application where insufficient current can be generated by the alternator at engine idle speed to meet the high demand from the vehicle.

Assisted Direct Start automatically shuts down the engine when the vehicle is at idle and automatically restarts the engine when the brake is released or gas pedal is engaged, improving fuel economy by saving idle fuel consumption.

This valve is controlled by the vehicle's computer which will adjust idle speed based upon other measurements such...

Critical Knowledge: Based on current Outlander crossoverDesign inspired by Lancer Evolution sedanReshaped bumpers, headlamps, side mirrors, side sills, fenders and hoodEnhanced, more powerful V - 6 engineUpgraded shifting program with Idle Neutral LogicSuper All Wheel Control (S - AWC) 4 - wheel - drive (4WD) systemShorter, stiffer suspension19 - inch OZ Racing wheels; Brembo brakesFUSE Handsfree Media Gateway systemIntroductionBuilding on the success of its current Outlander crossover utility vehicle (CUV), Mitsubishi recently announced at the New York International Auto Show the Outlander GT Prototype, an all - new design intended to improve upon the performance and technology found in the current Outlander.

The engine features ESS (engine start - stop), which conserves fuel by turning off the vehicle's engine off when it is idling.

Using Transport Canada data Kia figures that if every passenger vehicle in Canada reduced idle time by two minutes a day we'd save 305,000 million litres of fuel a year — and pump considerably less nastiness into the environment.

Engine off at idle Low - speed, electric - only propulsion Cutting off fuel to the engine during vehicle deceleration Regenerative braking Energy - efficient accessory systems Unlike single - mode hybrid technology found in competitors» SUVs, the two - mode system maximizes city and highway fuel economy by integrating two electric continuously variable modes with four fixed mechanical gear ratios.

Mazda unveiled at the Paris Auto Show the Kiyora Concept, a model that features Mazda's new Smart Idle - Stop System (SISS) system and direct injection engines in an attempt to improve the average fuel economy of Mazda vehicles sold globally 30 % by 2015.

Rio also is the first non-hybrid or non-luxury vehicle to offer Idle Stop and Go (ISG) technology (available in early 2012), which helps to reduce fuel consumption by turning the engine off when the vehicle is not in motion — such as at a stop light or in traffic — and automatically restarting when the driver releases the brake pedal.

Exceptional gas mileage for a vehicle in its class is improved by the available ten - speed automatic transmission and Idle Stop technology.

Police vehicles spend a lot of time idling or negotiating... read more April 17, 2015 by Stephen Edelstein

RICHLAND, Wash. - If all the cars and light trucks in the nation switched from oil to electrons, idle capacity in the existing electric power system could generate most of the electricity consumed by plug - in hybrid electric vehicles.

[Mayor] Mussatto said it was important for councillors not to focus on just the harm caused by fossil fuel, but also pragmatic solutions that an ordinary person could implement, such as taking transit or not idling unnecessarily, «I couldn't live without my vehicle, but I can certainly reduce the number of trips I do use it for,» he said.

But there is one area that most schools have overlooked completely, and that is the air pollution caused by idling school buses and other vehicles.

While the world is idling by, blockchain is coming to the motor vehicle towing market.

Created a GPS - based telematics software module that provides real - time and historical vehicle tracking / reporting, wireless 2 - way communications, dispatch, exception alerts, vehicle navigation, engine diagnostics (J - bus or OBDII), DOT Hours of Service reporting, fuel transaction monitoring, fuel - saving device validation, stolen vehicle location, vehicle maintenance reporting, and performance metrics reporting by tracking of fuel consumption, idle time and driving habits.