Sentences with phrase «diesel technology when»

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U.S. auto manufacturers dabbled in the diesel auto industry during the oil embargo in the late 1970s, when there was a strong push to bring more efficient vehicle technologies to market.

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.

When The Detroit News asked Nissan senior vice president for U.S. sales Fred Diaz when the Titan diesel would be coming, he only said «Not Soon Enough,» but also hinted at technologies being considered for other future produWhen The Detroit News asked Nissan senior vice president for U.S. sales Fred Diaz when the Titan diesel would be coming, he only said «Not Soon Enough,» but also hinted at technologies being considered for other future produwhen the Titan diesel would be coming, he only said «Not Soon Enough,» but also hinted at technologies being considered for other future products.

When Audi debuted its first diesel - powered Le Mans racer in 2006, the R10 TDI, it wanted to push diesel technology heavily.

«The latest diesel technology is really such a step in emissions, performance, particulates; it's better for the environment when compared to [an equivalent] petrol,» Speth told Autocar.

This technology eliminates turbo lag, and enables the diesel to perform better and respond quicker when the gas pedal hits the floor.

When combined with the 1.7 - litre diesel engine developing 115 ps, the inclusion of Blue Drive technology results in the i40 achieving CO2 emissions and fuel economy figures of 113 g / km and 65.7 mpg, respectively.

It's by no means perfect, but Holden's first diesel Commodore not only matches its key competitors on value and cost of ownership, but goes one step further when it comes to technology, refinement, comfort and dynamics.

Partially due to that cutting - edge technology (diesel engines, for example, are notoriously complex), the Ram doesn't beat all its competitors when it comes to dependability, but owners absolutely love their trucks and it the inclusion in this list was a result of that consumer love.

What we would like to see from Toyota and other car makers: More affordable very fuel - efficient and low - emission hybrids, plug - in hybrids, all cars flex fuel so that they can run on cellulosic ethanol when it is available (the fuel sensors required for that are apparently only about $ 30 - no reason not to include them in all cars), diesel - hybrids with the latest emission technology (to run on biodiesel where available, of course) and, as soon as battery technology is ready, affordable electric - only vehicles.

It runs on gasoline but borrows heavily from diesel engine technology, achieving fuel savings of as much as 30 percent when compared to a more traditional gasoline engine.