Yesterday Volkswagen officially announced the launch of the most fuel -
efficient production vehicle ever made.
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7) «The period is marked by technological advances in pottery
production, including the introduction and dominant utilization of the fast wheel and the appearance of
efficient, tow - tiered pottery kilns; metallurgy with deliberate alloying and evidence for local
production in the form of copper smelting furnaces on the outskirts of Khapuz - depe; stone working; and a development of wheeled
vehicles drawn by Bactrian camels and possible bulls as indicated by terra - cotta models.»
With its B10 engine life rating of 310,000 miles (meaning only 10 percent of
production samples have failed), an Aisin six - speed automatic transmission and a 12,000 - pound gross
vehicle weight rating, it fit the company's desire for a chassis that was powerful and yet
efficient.
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Specifically designed for transverse applications, it is one of the most
efficient and technically advanced ever used in a
production vehicle.
Chrysler Group LLC will invest $ 300 million in its existing transmission manufacturing facilities in Kokomo, Ind. to accommodate
production of a new fuel -
efficient eight - speed automatic transmission for future Chrysler Group
vehicles.
Volkswagen made a big splash at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show with a total of nine new
vehicles, including two new ultra fuel -
efficient concepts that will one day see
production.
The British automaker says the 9HP is designed for tranversely mounted engines, and will be one of the most advanced and most
efficient transmissions in a
production vehicle when the 2014 Evoque hits the market this fall.
«The lessons learned at Corvette Racing can benefit mainstream
production vehicles as GM continues to develop lightweight, aerodynamic, and fuel -
efficient cars and trucks.»
The 9 - speed automatic transmisson is one of the most
efficient and technically advanced transmissions ever in a
production vehicle.
The LT5 delivers the highest output ever for a Chevrolet
production vehicle, thanks in part to a new, more -
efficient intercooled supercharger system that offers 52 percent more displacement than the Z06's LT4 supercharger.
As for the manufacturers, they unanimously insist that research will continue on making
vehicles more fuel -
efficient, but because that research is expensive - and im - plementing it into
production vehicles even more expensive, with an unsure level of fi - nancial return - it's unclear how fervently the manufacturers will continue to fund the effort.
Hyundai is the first automaker in the world to incorporate this remarkably
efficient battery technology into
production vehicles.
«With the new A 45 AMG we have well and truly achieved our aim of developing the most dynamic, powerful and
efficient four - cylinder series
production car,» comments Tobias Moers, Head of Overall
Vehicle Development and Board Member of Mercedes - AMG GmbH.
The LT5 delivers the highest output ever for a Chevrolet
production vehicle, in part made possible by a new and more -
efficient intercooled supercharger system that offers 52 percent more displacement than the LT4 supercharger in the Z06.
Winterkorn underlined that the development of increasingly
efficient technologies, powertrains and
vehicles and environmentally sustainable
production would account for more than two thirds of the total investment of $ 50.2 billion (US$ 65.3 billion) planned by the Group up to 2015.
Be it buying equipment to enhance your
production, or a
vehicle for
efficient transportation, or even various fixed assets.
In addition, because electric motors can be 2 — 3 times more
efficient than internal combustion engines, PV can result in 200 — 300 times more useable energy for
vehicle transport than bioenergy per hectare (although fully realizing this potential will require battery
production to become more energy
efficient).
J&D also note that by transitioning to more
efficient technologies (for example, battery electric
vehicles over the internal combustion engine, electric heat pumps for homes, and solar thermal energy with storage to provide baseload power rather than fossil fuels and nuclear) we can actually reduce global power
production by 30 % compared to business - as - usual.
In addition, the country now needs to consider the
vehicle policies so as to attract the import /
production and use of cleaner and
efficient...
He then offered a strategy aimed at, among other things, reducing oil imports by one - third by 2025, partly by increasing domestic
production but largely by producing more
efficient vehicles and by moving advanced biofuels from the laboratory to commercial
production.
Directs the Secretary to conduct programs in partnership with the private sector that address: (1) hydrogen
production from diverse energy sources; (2) use of hydrogen for commercial, industrial, and residential electric power generation; (3) safe delivery of hydrogen or hydrogen - carrier fuels, (4) advanced
vehicle technologies; (5) storage of hydrogen or hydrogen - carrier fuels; (6) development of safe, durable, affordable, and
efficient fuel cells; and (7) the ability of domestic automobile manufacturers to manufacture commercially available competitive hybrid
vehicle technologies in the United States.
Meanwhile, US net oil imports dropped from 60 % in 2006 to 45 % in 2011, helped by increased
production as well as less driving in more
efficient vehicles.
In addition, they said, the federal government should implement tax credits and other incentives «to encourage rapid
production and consumer purchase of advanced
vehicles like hybrids, plug - in hybrids, and flexible - fuel
vehicles» and to produce «more
efficient vehicles across all models.»
Obama noted that there has been progress in the transportation sector, including the increased use of
vehicles that are powered by biofuels and natural gas, as well as the auto industry's more
efficient production methods involving traditional engines.
So far, the system is not
efficient enough to be cost - effective and implemented in
production vehicles.
Elio Motors wants to begin
production on the
vehicle, touted as fuel -
efficient and affordable, as early as April 2014.