Sentences with phrase «engine efficiency gains»

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In gaining fuel efficiency, ion engines sacrifice thrust, the ability to deliver strong acceleration.

The efficiency gains from using ultrahigh temperature materials in gas turbines and jet engines could have a real impact on CO2 emissions and global warming.»

«The EEA looks towards a future transition of the mobility system beyond making efficiency gains in internal combustion engine technology.»

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.

In general, diesels offer up to 30 % efficiency gains relative to comparably sized gasoline engines.

DSF adds about $ 350 to the cost of an engine, Gustanski says, and increases a four - banger's fuel efficiency up to 8 percent, though in the VW Passat, Delphi claims a 5 - percent gain.

The authors argue that vehicle fuel economy may be improved through three primary methods: reducing vehicle weight and size; increased market share of alternative powertrains that show more efficiency than conventional gasoline engines; and, rather than continuing the historical trend of emphasis on vehicles that are heavier, larger, and more powerful, ensuring that improvements in vehicle technology's efficiency gains are directed toward increasing fuel economy.

The electric motor has been downsized slightly and the gas engine gains efficiency at the expense of a little top - end power.

The 2018 RAV4 will also include a 2.5 - liter four - cylinder engine capable of 176 horsepower as well as a unique hybrid model that can achieve impressive fuel efficiency gains.

The 1.6 - liter EcoBoost engine also features other fuel - saving powertrain technologies such as Assisted Direct Start (start - stop), which contributes to an additional 3 % gain in fuel efficiency.

The hatchback was announced with four petrol and three diesel engines, with fuel efficiency gains of about 17 percent compared to the older model that was sold in India.

Not all of the efficiency gains were due to engine upgrades; the Kia - built, 6 - speed automatic transmission (a manual is available) deserves some of the credit.

Its 1.3 - litre, four - cylinder, turbo - diesel engine makes the same power and torque as on the old car (75hp and 190Nm), but with gearing being significantly taller here (the final drive is different) in the interest of efficiency, there are no performance gains borne out of the weight reduction.

The new Kappa HEV engine alone delivers a 3 % gain in fuel economy through three stages: gas extracted upstream ensures more than 20 % EGR rate, the EGR cooler delivers a cooling efficiency of 98 % and the single stage gear EGR valve results in a 56.9 millisecond response time.

Regardless of whether Mazda offers a SkyActiv - G turbocharged engine in the 2018 Mazda CX - 5, the 2.5 - liter SkyActiv - G naturally aspirated engine should continue serving, albeit with some performance and efficiency gains.

What efficiency you gain in being able to pick any engine speed, you lose in frictional / parasitic losses.

The introduction of two new engines to the A5 range delivers outstanding efficiency gains of up to 18 percent.

Kia takes a jump ahead of the minivan competition by fitting the Sedona's 3.3 - liter V - 6 engine with direct injection, gaining efficiency and the ability to downsize the displacement from the typical 3.5 - liter engine found in the segment.

On those journeys where we engaged the X4's Eco Pro mode, which includes a coasting and regenerative braking system to maximise efficiency from the engine, we were able to see real gains demonstrated in kilometres through the driver display.

Its 2.0 - liter Dynamic - Force direct - injection inline four - cylinder engine (M20A - FKS) adopts the latest in Toyota technology and structural efficacies for gains in power, fuel efficiency, and cleaner emissions.

Unless there is a huge gain in efficiency, the Nissan variable compression engine makes no sense to me either.

The engine should yield fuel efficiency gains of more than 50 % compared to a downsized, turbo - charged gasoline direct injection engine, while reducing the... Read more →

This engine produces 170 hp and 175 lb - ft of torque — a carryover from the outgoing model — with the latest version of the CVT achieving a 40 percent reduction in friction loss, as well as gaining a wider gear ratio and greater efficiency compared to earlier units.

It would be informative to know from Nissan more about the thermal efficiency gain for this engine over similar engines - for the city and highway cycles.

Polestar, Volvo's racing and performance division, is widely recognized for their ability to develop dramatic horsepower and torque gains in turbocharged engines, while maintaining peak fuel efficiency.

The thirty - five years of experience we've gained in the field of turbocharging are manifested in this engine's unique combination of maximum performance, dynamism, and fuel efficiency.»

Engine efficiency alone will only gain around 10 % on the highway, don't expect miracles from less drag and rolling resistance.

«While there was a 1.8 TFSI engine in the former Audi TT line - up, the new 2.0 TFSI engine brought both power and efficiency gains when it arrived in the all - new third - generation TT,» Goult was quoted saying in a press release issued today.

For the first time in a Commodore, there will be no rear - wheel drive, no V8 and no ute, and lesser models will come with 2.0 - litre four - cylinder turbo diesel and petrol engines driving the front wheels via an eight - speed auto, which should bring big efficiency gains.

The Honda system provides fuel efficiency gains principally through running a smaller - capacity internal - combustion engine and relying on the supplemental power from the electric motor to enhance performance, on those occasions when required.

3.8 - liter Direct Injection Lambda V6 engine All 3.8 - liter engines will be coupled to an in - house - developed eight - speed transmission with SHIFTRONIC and precisely calibrated gear ratios for an overall transmission efficiency gain of six percent.

The goal of performance exhaust headers is mainly to decrease flow resistance (back pressure), and to increase the volumetric efficiency of an engine, resulting in a gain in power output.

This ambition has inspired even more power from the new four - cylinder engine in the MINI John Cooper Works Countryman, as well as ensuring further gains in efficiency.

Both engines bring increases in power and efficiency over the outgoing models, with the 2.0 - liter gaining 26 horsepower over the V6.

New Direct Injection for Higher Performance and Efficiency A revised version of the FB 2.0 - liter 4 - cylinder Boxer engine gains direct fuel injection and other enhancements to boost both performance (now 152 horsepower vs. 148 before) and drivability.

«CNG vehicles still rely on internal combustion engine technology, which is less efficient in fuel requirements than electric vehicles, whose engines gain energy from braking and have higher operational efficiency,» the executive summary states.

From the article: «CNG vehicles still rely on internal combustion engine technology, which is less efficient in fuel requirements than electric vehicles, whose engines gain energy from braking and have higher operational efficiency,» the executive summary states.

In the chapter, «If it isn't boring, it isn't green,» on page 290 he starts a new section by saying «But to get the most efficiency gains and to make the Energy Internet - smart grid complete requires that one more big piece of the puzzle be put into place — electrifying transportation, and moving as many cars, trucks, buses and trains away from exclusively combustion engines and into plug - in electric hybrids or plug - in all - electric cars.»

We can wonder, though, if simply down - sizing cars and engines, using more carbon fibers and advanced materials, improving aerodynamics, reducing rolling resistance in tires, etc, might not be an easier way to gain efficiency.