New technology and the availability of much - cleaner
diesel fuel means we'll be seeing more manufacturers introducing diesel cars and light trucks in the next two years.
Not exact matches
High demand for
diesel and home heating
fuel in particular
means refineries are willing to pay more for crude oil, said Tom Kloza, global head of energy analysis at Oil Price Information Service.
The environmental impact is potentially huge; I
mean that was a boat carrying
diesel fuel, about 5 tons of oil and lubricants [and] 154 passengers.
But where the EcoDiesel (paired with an eight - speed automatic transmission) is aimed at lofty
fuel efficiency, Nissan's
diesel — which has a six - speed automatic — is
meant for hard work.
Keeping your
fuel filter working well
means that you're keeping potentially disastrous debris out of the gas or
diesel fuel before it can cause lasting harm.
On the
fuel efficiency front, the Tata Nexon delivers 21.5 kpl for the
diesel variant and 17kpl for the petrol, which
means it is thirstier than its rivals.
More powerful SkyActiv gasoline engine and 2.2 - liter
diesel engine (available second half of 2017) offering, Mazda says, «hybrid levels of
fuel economy,» which might
mean 35 - 40 mpg.
Diesel fuel in the USA (prior to late 2006) had a significantly higher level of sulphur than the
fuel used in Europe, which
meant that
diesel cars from European makers had to either be fitted with specially developed
fuel and emissions control system for the (prohibitively small) North American market, or simply could not be sold in that market.
That
means the fun TwinAir petrol and
fuel - efficient
diesel have been dropped, leaving two so - so petrol engines in 1.2 or 1.4 - litre guises.
The inclusion of the PHEV model
means that running costs are extremely low, and even on long trips,
fuel economy is on a par or better than that of
diesel rivals.
The Sprinter's efficient
diesel four - cylinder engine and a smooth shifting seven - speed automatic transmission also
mean you'll save money on
fuel costs.
The economical
diesel options
mean fuel economy can reach up to 63mpg.
That
means the end of the 1.6 TDI Comfortline auto and the no - show of a new 1.4 - litre three - cylinder turbo -
diesel, which in Europe produces the same 66kW / 230Nm but reduces
fuel consumption to 3.4 L / 100 km.
That's because the four - wheel - drive system uses more
fuel and the petrol car has an excellent stop - start system,
meaning that the petrol car's 51.4 mpg is only just beaten by the
diesel's 57.7 mpg..
Diesel power also typically
means good
fuel - mileage figures: Check out the
diesels in the Volkswagen and Mercedes - Benz lineups, and Jeep also offers a
diesel Liberty.
For the
diesel models, this
means that the combined NEDC
fuel consumption of the B 180 CDI and B 200 CDI has dropped by as much as seven percent — depending on tyre size — to 5.2 - 5.4 and 5.4 - 5.6 litres per 100 kilometres, respectively.
Choosing the 118bhp BlueHDi
diesel means you get a six - speed gearbox, which makes the engine quieter at speed and also improves
fuel economy.
The Tundra's size
means it can be challenging to maneuver in tight situations and, understandably, it is not particularly
fuel - efficient, and there is no
diesel engine option.
The new Directive is
meant to amend Directive 98 / 70 / EC relating to the quality of petrol and
diesel fuels and amend Directive 2009 / 28 / EC on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources.
The material transportation sector — and here I
mean trucks and trains and ships — depends almost entirely on fossil
fuels and
diesel fuel («Fuel oil») in particu
fuel («
Fuel oil») in particu
Fuel oil») in particular.
5) One barrel of crude oil produces roughly 10 gallons of
diesel and 19 gallons of gasoline which
means diesel is a better niche
fuel and gasoline is better general purpose
fuel.
In practical terms, that
means that the amount of time it takes to payback the carbon debt of producing biofuel on that land to replace fossil
fuels is even greater than we thought; and pretty much makes palm oil biodiesel produced in such conditions worse than petroleum - based
diesel.
Well, in my opinion, it
means we need to treat our liquid
fuels (with high - energy density) as very precious resources as we have yet to prove that we can create a renewable liquid
fuel even nearly equivalent to gasoline (petrol) or
diesel.