Sentences with phrase «diesel powered engines»

When it comes to the emissions of diesel powered engines, the impacts are serious and potentially deadly.

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Today I was driving my GASOLINE powered car around a city with a lot of other GASOLINE powered cars, I saw some trucks and buses driving around with DIESEL engines, and got stopped at a level crossing while a train, pulled by 2 DIESEL locomotives went by.

What France really needs to do, according to a number of environmentalists, is slash its dependency on diesel - powered engines.

Designs, manufactures, distributes and services diesel and natural gas engines, electric power generation systems and engine - related component products, including filtration and emissions solutions, fuel systems, controls and air handling systems.

The use of petrol and diesel engines to power cars will also need to be «much less dominant» and replaced with electric power and biofuels, a policy meeting in the House of Commons heard.

«There's still a perception from the past where in consumers» minds, diesel engines are for trucks or are dirty and stinky,» said Torsten Karnahl, general manager for product strategy at Volkswagen, which recently upped production of the diesel - powered Passat to meet rising demand.

Even the oil sands ultimate consumption in a gasoline, diesel or jet engine only results in 500 kilograms of CO2 - equivalent per barrel of refined petroleum products, meaning total oil sands emissions from well to wheel are considerably lower than those of this nation's more than 500 power plants burning coal to generate electricity.

RailPower Technologies Corp.'s Green Goat diesel — electric «switcher» — a small, short - distance locomotive for assembling, disassembling and moving trains in rail yards — was a promising technology powered primarily by batteries (even when it idled) and employed its diesel engine only to recharge the batteries.

And much of the technology needed to cut the world's black carbon output already exists, including pollution traps that can be installed on diesel engines and solar cookstoves that replace models powered by burning wood or dung.

The conversion technology is well established (the Germans used it during World War II), and liquid coal can power conventional diesel cars and trucks as well as jet engines and ships.

Soot, which climatologists call black carbon, emanates from diesel engines, power plants, the clearing of forests or burning of fields, and open cookstoves common in developing countries.

Catalysts have been an integral part of diesel - and gasoline - powered engines since the mid-1970s as federal regulations called for reductions of carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides.

«In places like Africa, cell phone towers are typically powered by little putt - putt diesel engines that run 24/7,» VRB CEO Tim Hennessy says.

The initial thought was to develop a 20 - foot wingspan (6.1 meters) aircraft powered by hybrid diesel / electric engines, but the team started with smaller versions for testing, built by rapid prototyping.

«We compared the efficiencies of [the port's] diesel engines versus fuel cells, studied the energy efficiencies at various power levels and estimated the savings and reductions in emissions that would be realized if they were to convert to a fuel cell - powered operation,» Pratt said.

«However, the continuing problem demonstrates that more remains to be done, especially in cleaning up coal - fired power plants and existing diesel engines.»

A 2009 study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that efforts to reduce fine particle pollution from automobiles, diesel engines, steel mills and coal - fired power plants have added between four and eight months to the average American's life expectancy in recent years.

Communities of color and those with low education and high poverty and unemployment may face greater health risks even if their air quality meets federal health standards.A pervasive air pollutant, the fine particulate matter known as PM2.5 is a mixture of emissions from diesel engines, power plants, refineries and other sources of combustion.

These new trucks — which employ a diesel combustion engine along with a hydraulic high - pressure accumulator that stores energy captured during braking — get 35 percent better fuel economy and generate as much as 30 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions as compared to the non-hybrid diesel - powered vehicles they are replacing.

Highly turbocharged alcohol - fueled direct - injection spark - ignition (DISI) engines operated at a high compression ratio could be as or more efficient than diesel engines while also providing advantages of lower vehicle cost, lower emissions and higher power, according to a recent modeling study by Leslie Bromberg and Daniel Cohn at MIT.

The main engines on up to nine cruise ships will switch from diesel to gas power and the upgrade will also include installation of a hybrid battery system....

Jacobson has also said that soot from diesel engines, coal - fired power plants and burning wood is a «bigger cause of global warming than previously thought, and is the major cause of the rapid melting of the Arctic's sea ice».

Why It Matters: Catalysts have been an integral part of the exhaust systems of diesel - and gasoline - powered engines since the mid-1970s when federal regulations called for reductions of carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides.

An interesting fact to consider is that sunflower oil can be mixed with diesel fuel and used to power diesel engines if outdoor temperatures are warm enough!

II and is a fully equipped, air conditioned, 38 foot Pearson fly bridge sport fisherman powered by twin 375 HP diesel engines.

The economical four - cylinder, Euro 5 emissions compliant turbo diesel engine produces enough power to propel the bus at freeway speeds, and with a 100 - litre fuel tank has a huge operating range between refills.

The combustion engine (petrol or diesel) drives the front wheels and the motor powers the rears, so in situations where grip is limited, the Numero 9 can use its limited four - wheel drive capability for added stability.

Standard Equipment: 3.0 - liter turbo - diesel V - 6 engine 7 - speed automatic transmission 4Matic permanent all - wheel drive 4 - wheel Airmatic suspension Hill start assist Speed sensitive power steering 4 - wheel electric traction control 4 - wheel disc brakes with ABS Tire pressure monitoring system 19 - inch alloy wheels Power tilt / sliding sunroof Fixed panorama sunroof over 3rd row seats Rain - sensing wipers Comand system with 6.5 - inch display Bluetooth connectivity In - dash 6 - disc DVD / CD changer Three rows of seating 8 - speaker audio system Dual - zone automatic climate control Premium leather - wrapped steering wheel Heated front seats Power windows / locks / mirrors Privacy power steering 4 - wheel electric traction control 4 - wheel disc brakes with ABS Tire pressure monitoring system 19 - inch alloy wheels Power tilt / sliding sunroof Fixed panorama sunroof over 3rd row seats Rain - sensing wipers Comand system with 6.5 - inch display Bluetooth connectivity In - dash 6 - disc DVD / CD changer Three rows of seating 8 - speaker audio system Dual - zone automatic climate control Premium leather - wrapped steering wheel Heated front seats Power windows / locks / mirrors Privacy Power tilt / sliding sunroof Fixed panorama sunroof over 3rd row seats Rain - sensing wipers Comand system with 6.5 - inch display Bluetooth connectivity In - dash 6 - disc DVD / CD changer Three rows of seating 8 - speaker audio system Dual - zone automatic climate control Premium leather - wrapped steering wheel Heated front seats Power windows / locks / mirrors Privacy Power windows / locks / mirrors Privacy glass

We've been hearing about a diesel - powered Colorado and Canyon since before the mid-size trucks even launched, and it looks like the engine's combination of low - end torque and low emissions will be worth the wait.

The Kei Concept's song - and - dance is that it is powered by the brand's much - touted Skyactiv - X engine, a spark - controlled compression ignition powerplant designed to give diesel levels of fuel economy and torque without spewing pesky diesel particles.

Anyone who has travelled to Europe probably noticed that about half of the vehicles on the road were powered by diesel engines.

Although the F - Series Super Duty's gasoline engine — a 385 - hp, 6.2 - liter V - 8 — remains unchanged for 2015, the 2015 Ford Super Duty's optional 6.7 - liter Power Stroke turbo - diesel V - 8 has been tweaked inside and out.

Powering the fourth - gen car will be a selection of petrol engines or a CDTi diesel engine.

The European model will be powered either by a 2.0 - liter gasoline or 2.2 - liter diesel engine, with a six - speed automatic transmission and engine stop - start.

One had the 188 - hp engine but was mated to a six - speed manual that isn't offered stateside, while the other featured the automatic transmission but had a lower - powered four - cylinder diesel for the European market.

All of these vehicles are powered by the same 3.0 - liter turbo - diesel V - 6, and it's a spectacular engine in each application.

By combining the high - revving performance of petrol power and superior torque and fuel economy of diesel propulsion, Mazda quotes 10 - 30 per cent increases in torque and 20 - 30 per cent gains in engine efficiency over the current Skyactive - G generation engines.

With 235bhp from 4800 - 5600rpm and 258 lb ft from 1650rpm the new engine's performance has no close equivalents in the crossover class — diesel rivals from BMW and Mercedes produce less power but more torque, and few rivals offer petrol variants with similar specifications.

Despite utilising power from a turbocharged 2 - litre diesel engine producing significantly less power — it peaks at 187bhp — the arrival of 295 lb ft of torque from just 1750rpm gives the BMW enough punch to worry a supercar worth more than four times its list value.

Powered by a combination of four and six - cylinder petrol and diesel engines, the current flagship is the P380 model, which features a 3 - litre supercharged V6 engine.

Powering the new Focus will be an initial offering of four engines — two petrol and two diesel.

Offered with either rear - or all - wheel drive, the 535d is powered by a turbo - diesel 3.0 - liter six - cylinder engine that makes 255 horsepower and 413 pounds - feet of torque.

Closest is the A160 which does indeed use a 1.6 - litre engine, but the diesel A180d has a 1.5 - litre unit, the A180 a more potent petrol 1.6, the A200d a 2.1 - litre diesel and the A200 features the 1.6 - litre from the A160 and A180, tuned for yet more power.

Downsizing was first introduced with VAG and Peugeot 1.4 lt turbo engines which replaced the 1.6, 1.8 and in some cases the 2.0 lt petrol engines, with less emissions and more power and torque, something that they had to do in order to compete also with the smaller diesel engines.

For 2017, power comes from a gas four - cylinder or V - 6 engine; Audi has stopped offering a turbo - diesel V - 6 while it works on resolving an emissions - cheating scandal, and the gas - electric hybrid has been shelved until the Q5 is redesigned.

With new prototype regulations arriving next year, there wasn't much buzz in the prototype classes other than Mazda's decision to jettison the uncompetitive diesel that hamstrung its cars for the past two seasons in favor of a conventional gasoline - powered engine.

Some vehicles equipped with a 6.0 L diesel engine may experience white smoke, lacks power, exhaust odor, surges, runs rough, or no start when cold.

The turbo - four is the sole engine for the moment, although there is a diesel - powered GLC300d arriving next year.

As for the origin story of the Power Stroke engine, you may have heard that Ford is using a version of Land Rover's diesel, but in fact it's the other way around.

The truck is powered by a 3.0 - liter turbocharged diesel engine that delivers 240 hp and 420 lb - ft of torque, and this engine is mated to a TorqueFlite eight - speed automatic transmission.