Not exact matches
His home was among the most industrial and polluted communities in the nation, routinely blasted by burning
gases and thick smoke from the refinery, and next to chemical plants, a commercial port frequented by huge
diesel ships and a slew of shuttered factories left
over from the city's World War II shipbuilding days.
The compression tester will max out somewhere around 180psi for
gas engines and could be up
over 300psi for
diesel engines (thanks for the add Solar Mike).
The
diesel engine's benefit
over the
gas motor is most evident at the fuel pump.
The
gas - powered 6.8 - liter V - 10 carries
over into the new trucks, but the F - 750's 6.7 - liter Cummins ISB turbo -
diesel six - cylinder — essentially the same
diesel used in the Ram 2500 and 3500 pickup trucks — is no longer offered.
But what puts this Range Rover
over the top for me is its
diesel engine, which is a practical and enjoyable power train choice compared with the model's
gas offerings.
Diesels offer plenty of torque, fuel economy and range, but typically they will be found on compact class and higher cars and usually at a premium
over conventional
gas engines.
For example, stepping up to the
diesel from the 3.3 L
gas V - 6 is $ 8,200, while opting for the
diesel over the 2.7 L EcoBoost V - 6 is $ 7,500.
Ford plans to offer both
gas and
diesel drivetrains in Europe, but
over here in the US, we will likely be stuck with the same two motors as before — a 1.6 - liter I4 or a 1.0 - liter I3, the latter of which can provide some mega fuel economy.
Things will feel slightly different
over different models, the smaller cabs and 2x4 will feel more «nimble» than the 4x4 crew cab, but the motors, both
gas and
diesel, have the power to lug these monsters around sufficiently.
Right now, the Mazda2 is being sold in a lot of markets all
over the world, thanks to a relatively affordable and efficient package, which comes with a number of engine variants including a 1.3 and 1.5 - liter
gas engine and a 1.2 and 1» 6 - liter
diesel variant.
Over the years, however, Edge has expanded its offerings to include innovative game - changing products for
diesel and
gas car, truck and Jeep markets.
I dom» t think Americans are ignorant regarding
diesels, rather most of the
diesels brought
over have still gotten absolutley sh ** ty
gas mileage for the price.
With that said, I like the ML350 Bluetec
diesel best
over the
gas - powered ones.
Even with the mileage advantage
diesel engines have
over gas engines, that was a pretty ominous gap.
According to VW, the hybrid powertrain increases fuel economy by four mpg
over the
gas - only model and three mpg compared to the
diesel.
Over the past decade, the industry has morphed from one in which lower carbon emissions would come from
diesel and natural -
gas cars to one in which connected, autonomous, fully electric cars are expected to be a reality by 2030.
Chesapeake Energy Corporation plans to create a $ 1.0 - billion venture capital fund
over the next 10 years, Chesapeake NG Ventures Corporation (CNGV), dedicated to identifying and investing in companies and technologies that will replace the use of gasoline and
diesel with natural
gas and natural
gas - to - liquids (GTL) fuels.
It's not clear yet what will replace
diesel trucks, possibly natural
gas for a while, although the greenhouse advantages of natural
gas over efficient
diesel engines are small.
Then again, to the extent that natural
gas substitutes for coal in electricity generation (and fugitive methane emissions are low) and electric vehicles powered by relatively clean electricity substitute for gasoline and
diesel, CO2 emissions
over the next two decades could be far less than expected 10 years ago.
Gas and
diesel vehicles have had tons of government help
over the years (in so many ways...) that a little investment in charging stations can't hurt.
We've come a long way in terms of remote and emergency power options
over the last ten years, having gone from relying almost completely on
gas or
diesel generators and boxes of single - use batteries to solar chargers and rechargeable batteries for supplying electricity, and from
gas lanterns to LED lights for illumination, which is good for the average camper or emergency preparedness kit.
Cutting methane leakage rates from natural
gas systems to less than 1 percent of total production would ensure that the climate impacts of natural
gas are lower than coal or
diesel fuel
over any time horizon.