One hundred and forty - four years ago, Jevons wrote, «It is wholly a confusion of ideas to suppose that
the economical use of fuel is equivalent to a diminished consumption.
Jevons concluded that: «It is wholly a confusion of ideas to suppose that
the economical use of fuel is equivalent to a diminished consumption.
The twin - turbo straight - six power unit already giving the BMW Z4 sDrive35i truly impressive dynamics and all - round performance is characterised in particular by its spontaneous and direct response to the gas pedal, fascinating free - revving performance, and unusually
economical use of fuel for a car in this class.
Available either as a four - door sedan or hatchback, the Mazda3 is powered by a 2.5 - liter four - cylinder engine lauded for its eager performance and
economical use of fuel.
In describing what is now known as the Jevons Paradox, he wrote: «It is wholly a confusion of ideas to suppose that
the economical use of fuels is equivalent to a diminished consumption.
Not exact matches
The
use of alcohol as a
fuel for internal combustion engines, either alone or in combination with other
fuels, has been given much attention mostly because
of its possible environmental and long - term
economical advantages over fossil
fuel.
«It is important for us to understand this, so that we can design new materials, for example, to build better or more efficient solar cells, or make better and more
economical use of fossil
fuels,» Elmlund said.
So far, lack
of an inexpensive and stable catalyst has limited widespread,
economical use of hydrogen
fuel cells (HFCs).
Other options include the more powerful (yet still reasonably
economical) BMW 740d diesel, as well as the BMW 740Li, BMW 750i and BMW M760Li petrols — although these are rare choices due to their higher
fuel consumption and tax obligations; the 6.6 - litre M760Li, for example, returns just 22mpg — but in fairness, the rest
of the petrol engines
use roughly half as much
fuel as that.
Even better news is that BMW's spanner men and women have managed to make the 30d engine more
economical, now
using fuel consumption
of 6.2 L / 100 km, down from its predecessors 7.4 L / 100 km.
Regardless
of whether you are looking for a
used compact car for the
economical sale price or the outstanding
fuel efficiency, the time is right to get a great deal.
We didn't get to drive the turbo - diesel model, a $ 73,900 quattro proposition, which is a shame because Audi reckons it's the most
economical diesel AWD vehicle in Australia,
using fuel at a rate
of 4.6 L / 100 km.
We've seen hybrid vehicles — which
use a tiny gasoline engine and a big electric motor for power, resulting in high overall
fuel mileage — marketed in the United States
using two central selling points: that hybrids such as the Toyota Prius and Honda Civic and Insight are
economical, getting in excess
of 45 miles per gallon, and that environmentally, hybrids are The Right Thing To Do.
If the Government would recognize that the
use of fossil
fuel is not sustainable and would set the goal to achieve a hydrogen - based energy economy by 2020 or earlier, it would not only stimulate biochemical and physical research, but additional development
of using hydrogen gas in stead
of fossil
fuel (already possible, but not yet
economical).
Initially, the biofuel will be blended at a ratio
of 30 percent for San Francisco - bound flights, but then will be mixed into the
fuel delivered underground to all United planes, a crucial step in making biofuel
use economical.
Performance
of the engine is fantastic and
fuel used is
economical.