What really makes us prefer the 2.5 - liter, though, is that it's
far more fuel efficient.
It's safe to assume that this C7 would have been smaller, lighter, and
far more fuel efficient than today's Corvette to help meet more stringent CAFÉ requirements.
At the same time, the aviation industry has become
far more fuel efficient in the face of soaring prices.
Not exact matches
Although the small, labor - intensive factories here envisioned are
far more efficient than individual producers, they can become still
more efficient when they employ fossil
fuel energy and enlarge their production.
Researchers in the United States have discovered a new and
more efficient method for converting the main components in natural gas into liquids that can be
further refined into either common commodity chemicals or
fuels.
Researchers have discovered a new and
more efficient method for converting the main components in natural gas into liquids that can be
further refined into either common commodity chemicals or
fuels.
Sales of compact sedans are especially strong these days because they are
more spacious,
more luxuriously trimmed, dramatically safer, and
far more fuel -
efficient than ever before, even while pricing has hardly increased.
True, the M35h is
far more efficient than the M37, but a BMW 528i gets you fairly close to this hybrid's
fuel economy for a lot less coin.
So
far the Boxster is faster,
more reliable,
more fuel efficient, cooler, amazingly less expensive (cost much less in
fuel, priced $ 8000 less than the G).
One thing Mazda never managed to solve however, was the problem with
fuel consumption, and although the latest generation of Renesis rotary engines were
far more efficient than its predecessors, it just couldn't deliver the same power, torque and high - mpg ratings as modern conventional turbocharged engines.
Equally quick but
far more fuel -
efficient is the new 3.0 - liter TDI clean diesel that earns an EPA estimated 38 mpg on the highway.
While the GTI is in a league of its own with an
efficient TSI engine that offers the performance of
far more expensive sports cars, the Golf GTD is making its debut with phenomenal
fuel economy and a range of approx. 1,000 kilometres (with a 55 litre
fuel tank).
Adopting dry clutch technology enables the transmission to be lighter and even
more efficient, with a simpler cooling system and energy - saving electro - mechanical actuation for clutches and gear shifts,
further benefiting
fuel consumption and CO2 emissions, Ford says.
Despite its significant increase in power and dynamic performance, the new 911 Turbo S, at 11.4 litres / 100 kilometres (equal to 24.8 mpg imp), does not consume any
more fuel than the Porsche 911 Turbo, making it by
far the most
efficient sports car in its performance class.
With estimated
fuel economy of 16 mpg city and 21 mpg highway, the new AMG V8 coupe is not only considerably better than all of its direct competitors in the exclusive segment of high - performance four - door coupes, it is also
more fuel -
efficient than many
far less potent vehicles.
The ACEEE's annual recognition of Honda's
fuel -
efficient vehicles
further validates our commitment to create a cleaner,
more energy -
efficient and sustainable transportation future.
With claims of 18mpg in the city and 28mpg on the highway, the Chrysler Pacifica is amongst one of the most
efficient vehicles in this segment, and it's worth pointing out that
more frugal competitors like the Toyota Sienna can in most cases only go one mile
further for every gallon of
fuel used.
The 2018 Chevrolet Express Cargo is priced about the same as other cargo vans, but it is
far less customizable and rivals are mostly powered by smaller,
more fuel -
efficient engines.
For one, a
fuel cell is
far more efficient than gasoline and diesel internal combustion engines.
So
far, 80 per cent of UK customers have opted for the fastback body style over the convertible and 70 per cent have specified the 416PS 5.0 - litre V8 engine over the
more fuel -
efficient 317PS 2.3 - litre EcoBoost engine.
A smaller,
more fuel efficient Ecoboost engine is also available for 2015, which should
further improve
fuel economy while providing the same kind of horsepower that would normally be delivered by mid-grade V8 engines.
No official Australian combined
fuel consumption figure has been announced, but the new twin - charged four - pot Polestar engine is Euro 6 emissions - compliant and should be
far more efficient than the turbo six it replaces.
A smaller,
more fuel efficient Ecoboost engine is also available for 2015, which should
further improve
fuel >
We need to be investigating nonfossil
fuel energy sources
far more, really leaning in on finding
more efficient uses of the fossil
fuels we do have to use, and legislating ways of making sure there are incentives for people and companies to do so.
Most hydrogen is currently produced using fossil
fuels (mostly natural gas) and using fossil - derived hydrogen as a
fuel on large scale is lunacy —
far more efficient to use fossil
fuels directly.
Thus, it is not enough to push the sales of
fuel efficient cars if such a marketing blitz adds
more cars on the road and
further encourages urban sprawl.
Similarly, for drivers who replaces a car with a
fuel -
efficient model, only to take advantage of its cheaper running costs to drive
further and
more often.
In the end you have
more fuel efficient cars plus cheap gas which encourages suburban sprawl because people can afford to commute long distances, so then you end up with people buying bigger houses (which use
more energy)
further out into the ever expanding suburbs.
Read on for
more... Ambiguous Feelings About the Honda Insight hybrid So maybe the Insight will be under $ 20k when it comes to the US and it will attract many people who thought the Toyota Prius was too expensive,
further increasing the number of
fuel efficient hybrids on the road, encouraging the development of better ones, plug - ins, electric cars, etc..
Reducing weight, installing
more efficient drive trains,
fuel efficient tires and
more gears is their solution, but I think it can go much
further than that.
Unfortunately, many long awaited innovations in
fuel -
efficient aviation are of the
more far - fetched variety -
Pay attention, because this next one has some serious implications for energy and transportation policy, and infrastructure: According to research just published in the online edition of Science, rather than converting energy crops to liquid
fuel for use in an internal combustion engine, it is
far more efficient to convert them to electricity to power vehicles.
Unfortunately, many long awaited innovations in
fuel -
efficient aviation are of the
more far - fetched variety - I'm thinking airships, blended wings etc..
-LSB-...] The money could be used to fix our crumbling roads and bridges and,
more importantly, develop new technologies for
more fuel efficient cars,
further decreasing the demand for oil.
Thus
far, 25 percent of the taxicab fleet has been converted to
fuel -
efficient gas - electric hybrids, and
more than 300,000 trees have been planted.
This is because many Americans still drive oversized gas - guzzling vehicles, and therefore have a lot
more ability to reduce their
fuel consumption by greater efficiency (or smaller vehicles), while Europeans already drive smaller and
more efficient vehicles (due to heavy motor
fuel taxes), so would have extreme difficulty reducing consumption still
further in response to the appeals of climate campaigners.
Oil prices so
far have not led Americans to buy
more fuel efficient but less safe vehicles.