Sentences with phrase «efficient than driving»

Let's be honest, transportation infrastructure in many Canadian cities is often less efficient than driving, so many of us opt for getting behind the wheel instead of taking a seat on the train or bus for our daily commute.

Our question: how many people need to take the bus for it to be equally or more efficient than driving alone in a car?

Hank, it appears as if methane created in bio-reactors is less energy incentive and more energy efficient than driving around in the country side and polluting ground and drinking water or pay people for drilling rights.

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A new study says a fleet of self - driving cars would be far more efficient than a bunch of error - prone humans.

The automaker has the least fuel - efficient fleet in the U.S., and it's poured less investment into technology like autonomous driving than bigger rivals.

Its conclusion — that drive - thrus create fewer emissions than parking lots — is based on a finding that when parkers turn off their cars, the catalytic converter cools and is less efficient at reducing emissions.

Premier Foods expects to more than double the original # 20 million cost reduction target, set last year, to over # 40 million by 2013 by creating a stronger and more efficient business that will help release funds to invest behind driving the group's recovery and growth plans.

As she addresses the ball with one waggle, takes her customary one practice swing and then launches a Titleist nearly 310 yards (about 20 longer than her normal drive), you realize that this is perhaps the most efficient transfer of energy from a moving object (her clubhead) to a stationary one (the ball) that you have ever beheld.

One of the big ones was that running the ball is significantly less efficient than passing the ball in terms of sustaining drives and moving the ball.

Sure, it takes a little more effort to be super-green, but if you feel guilty about tossing out bags and bags of garbage and driving a gas - guzzling SUV, maybe you should change your life - style to soothe that guilt rather than convince yourself that it is OK to continue to pollute and trash the planet as long as you use energy efficient bulbs.

Incorporating a pricing mechanism into our climate policy would likely be more efficient at driving down greenhouse gas emissions at a lower cost than the current policy of regulating such emissions under the Clean Air Act.

Funding efficiency Nevertheless, another $ 100 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (better known as the stimulus) was made available on March 2, to be awarded via ARPA — E to the best proposals for new grid - scale storage devices, better power converters and more efficient air conditioners, such as the ones being developed by the Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) that rely on sound waves rather than mechanical pistons to drive compressors.

In the same tests, the car was 11 per cent more fuel efficient than a control car in city driving and 8 per cent more efficient in motorway driving.

The Oberth effect is an exception to the rule that ion drives are more efficient than chemical rockets; you need a lot of thrust, quickly, to take full advantage of the gravitational kick start from Earth, and only high - thrust rockets can provide it.

Having one fewer child would reduce a family's climate burden 20 times more than driving a fuel - efficient car or using energy - saving appliances, according to this statistical analysis.

Managed hosting uses cloud technology that drives more efficient resource use than physical servers allowing many organizations to share IT infrastructure without strangling resources.

The redone interior has high - quality, attractive materials; the driving experience has less wind and road noise, as well as an even - smoother ride; and both the traditional and hybrid models are all more fuel - efficient than the 2011 Camry.

In concert with the transmission and engine improvements, the 2015 Bentley Mulsanne Speed is 13 percent more efficient than the outgoing model, and boasts a driving range of an additional 50 miles.

The engine, which delivers 365 hp in the Ford F - 150, has proven to be more fuel - efficient than V - 8s and could improve upon the Expedition's current EPA ratings of 14/20 mpg (city / highway) with rear - wheel drive and 13/18 mpg with four - wheel drive.

The upshifts are much faster now, and the batteries are doing everything they can to help you drive like hell, rather than helping you be efficient.

In this mode, the batteries are doing everything they can to help you drive like hell, rather than helping you be efficient.

I have understood that rear - wheel drive (RWD) and all - wheel drive (AWD) cars are less fuel efficient than front - wheel drive (FWD) cars, and that for this reason most cars sold today are FWD.

On the flipside, thanks to the temporary high - compression cycle, efficiency is better than ever before, seeing a 35 percent boost in combined MPG when compared to the outgoing QX50, and ostensibly the most efficient non-hybridized CUV in the segment with 27 combined mpg for the front - wheel - drive model.

It's this capture and reuse of energy that makes the Toyota hybrids more efficient in stop - and - go city driving than they are on the highway.

This engine pairs only with front - wheel drive and should offer up even higher fuel economy than the old A3 TDI's 30/42 mpg city / highway ratings, thanks to the new engine's more efficient operation.

Fuel economy numbers have not been released for either new model, but it would be safe to bet that the X3 sDrive 28i will be slightly more efficient than its all - wheel - drive variant, which is rated at 28 mpg on the highway.

While customers before could not have both an efficient four - cylinder engine with anything other than front - wheel drive, they can now get the best of both worlds.

The Boxster and Cayman are way more efficient than that, so to the latest 911 and I reckon you'd have to drive the diesel Cayenne pretty hard to get it down to that level.

However, the diesel - powered model is $ 8,800 more than a rear - drive 530e iPerformance and $ 7,050 more than a 530e xDrive iPerformance, both of which are currently the most fuel efficient 5 Series models available.

Call Anderson Ford & Lincoln in Kingman, Arizona today at (928)-757-3131 to schedule a test drive or log on to www.Andersonfordkingman.com to see our other inventory available.Reviews: * Ride quality is smoother than many of its competitors; plenty of space for passengers and luggage; fuel - efficient and performance - oriented engines; many available tech and luxury features.

When it comes to the efficient conversion of power to pace on anything other than perfectly smooth roads, the 4MATIC leaves the rear - drive E63 hobbled and a little soggy in its wake.

The new 2017 GMC Acadia SLE - 2 is compact and lighter when it comes to size, making it easier to drive in tight spots while also being fuel efficient than the previous models.

Although full time 4 wheel drive cars are not as much «fun» to drive as are rear wheel drive ones they are so much faster and efficient than the other types that unless one drives them he is unable to imagine the cornering speeds 4wd cars are able to reach safely.

However, as a general rule, if you keep the standard adaptive dampers in their softest setting and select Efficient mode via the Drive Performance button - for tamer accelerator response and less aggressive gearchanges, etc - the M5 bumbles around in a more relaxed fashion than the always more aggressive - feeling Mercedes - AMG E63.

Honda CR - V's all - wheel drive powertrain puts you at the helm of 184 - horses of power, ideal for zipping around town or commuting to work in an efficient, race - borne engine that's significantly more powerful than it's Toyota RAV4 class brethren.

That is unfortunate, as cars are typically more affordable, more efficient, and more fun to drive than a crossover SUV.

Gasoline engine is considerably less efficient than similarly priced rivals; you might find the ride too firm over broken pavement; V6's boisterous exhaust may get tiresome in day - to - day driving.

Spacious backseat and cargo area for the segment; sharper and more engaging to drive than most; supercharged V6 power at a four - cylinder price; fuel - efficient diesel engine option; higher - than - usual ground clearance and surprising off - road capability.

The latest E-Class is bigger than its predecessor but lighter by up to 70 kg (154 lbs), which should make it both more fuel - efficient and more fun to drive.

More fuel efficient than Kia's existing six - speed automatic transmission, the new DCT has been engineered with low fuel consumption and a sporty driving feel when in manual mode, and with comfort and smoothness when left in automatic mode.

Despite the performance, the new RS4 Avant's motor - which transmits its power through an eight - speed automatic gearbox and permanent four - wheel drive - is considerably more efficient than the old V8.

The DNA drive mode selector returns, but now as a knob rather than the previous toggle switch; it also adds new fuel - sipping Advanced Efficient and sportier Racing (on high - performance models) modes to complement the existing Dynamic and Natural settings.

Each and every new model year, we marvel at the fact that the new Ford Mustang lineup is more powerful, more capable, more efficient and more fun to drive than the Ford Mustang lineup that came before it.

At the same time, both top sportscars are now even more efficient with a New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) fuel consumption of 9.7 litres / 100 km, which is 15 % lower than before.

The thing with the Prius is that it's about more than just driving a fuel efficient hybrid.

Roomy, comfortable, efficient, tech - savvy, and sometimes even fun to drive, today's midsize sedans deliver more bang for the buck than perhaps any other...

The killer punch, however, was a part - time four - wheel - drive system that cut in only when it was needed, making the CR - V more efficient than many of its rivals.

The Prius v is an efficient vehicle that offers more cargo room than most small SUVs and four driving modes that give you the drive you prefer.

Where the torquey diesel motor has more than enough go, the efficient 1.4 - litre petrol feels more than adequate and works well as a chauffeur driven car.

Thanks to a lightweight aluminum construction, it's up to 480 kg lighter than before, which means it's more fuel - efficient and better to drive.