BEACHCOMBERS TIP: There is one across
from the diesel powered generating plant.
Honda says that the recent shift of customer's preference
from diesel powered cars to petrol cars has jeopardised their production process.
Not exact matches
The poll also found strong support for other policies that would help accelerate Canada's transition to clean energy, including federal support to help provinces use more renewable electricity, switching buildings and vehicles to clean
power, and measures to cut the carbon emissions
from gasoline and
diesel fuel.
An environmentally - friendly alternative to
diesel - fueled trucks, the feed truck's motor is charged
from electrical
power generated
from methane gas produced by the cows» own manure.
Straus and a local mechanic spent eight years developing an environmentally - friendly alternative to
diesel - fueled trucks: The feed truck's motor is charged
from electrical
power generated
from methane gas produced by the cows» own manure.
In an hour the tests were substantially over; and, scaling the results
from model size to boat size, allowing 28 %
power loss for propeller inefficiency, 20 % more for drag
from things like rudders and rough paint and 2 % more to make up for the slight downward slant of the propeller shaft, everyone agreed that Mr. Metcalf would indeed have to buy two
diesels of 275 hp if he wanted to cruise at 12 knots.
«What appears to have happened [in Fukushima] is that after the first failure of the first cooling system, as a result of the
power cuts
from the grid, the back - up
diesel generators began to work and began to operate but they were then hit by the tsunami and therefore back - up operators failed to work and it took the staff on site some time to re-establish and improvise cooling which they of course did with the pumping of sea water.»
Similar efforts are taking place nationwide, such as a coalition of African - Americans and Latinos stopping a sewage treatment plant
from being built in their Northern Manhattan neighborhood, and a multicultural group in Boston helping local communities fight, among other things, a
diesel power plant slated to be built next to an elementary school.
«There's still a perception
from the past where in consumers» minds,
diesel engines are for trucks or are dirty and stinky,» said Torsten Karnahl, general manager for product strategy at Volkswagen, which recently upped production of the
diesel -
powered Passat to meet rising demand.
Even the oil sands ultimate consumption in a gasoline,
diesel or jet engine only results in 500 kilograms of CO2 - equivalent per barrel of refined petroleum products, meaning total oil sands emissions
from well to wheel are considerably lower than those of this nation's more than 500
power plants burning coal to generate electricity.
Drive system: load - synchronized hydraulics
powered either by onboard 25 - kW
diesel generator or external hydraulic - fluid
power connection
from base vehicle, or both.
Soot, which climatologists call black carbon, emanates
from diesel engines,
power plants, the clearing of forests or burning of fields, and open cookstoves common in developing countries.
Then the containers are dispatched
from the rail yards alongside the harbor onto 1,200
diesel -
powered freight trains that ferry goods up and down the coast, and 35,000 semi tractor - trailers that speed along heavily congested highways to the rest of the country.
A 2009 study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that efforts to reduce fine particle pollution
from automobiles,
diesel engines, steel mills and coal - fired
power plants have added between four and eight months to the average American's life expectancy in recent years.
Communities of color and those with low education and high poverty and unemployment may face greater health risks even if their air quality meets federal health standards.A pervasive air pollutant, the fine particulate matter known as PM2.5 is a mixture of emissions
from diesel engines,
power plants, refineries and other sources of combustion.
The main engines on up to nine cruise ships will switch
from diesel to gas
power and the upgrade will also include installation of a hybrid battery system....
Jacobson has also said that soot
from diesel engines, coal - fired
power plants and burning wood is a «bigger cause of global warming than previously thought, and is the major cause of the rapid melting of the Arctic's sea ice».
Graviky primarily sells the filter to companies and organizations in India for capturing soot
from the
diesel generators that help
power hospitals, malls, schools, apartment complexes, and other buildings.
Now the
diesel -
powered versions of the 2016 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon pickups are awaiting certification
from the EPA and the California Air Resources Board (CARB), according to Automotive News.
Another day brings another fuel - economy record, this time
from Volkswagen in a
diesel -
powered Golf TDI.
Those weary of
diesel power have the more approachable, less - powerful GL450 to choose
from, but it's still hard to beat the GL350 Bluetec's impressive fuel economy and cruising range.
Mercedes - Benz will be recalling some of its BlueTec
diesel -
powered models
from the 2011 E -, GL -, M -, and R - Classes and 2012 S - Class models for a potential fuel filter leak.
With 235bhp
from 4800 - 5600rpm and 258 lb ft
from 1650rpm the new engine's performance has no close equivalents in the crossover class —
diesel rivals
from BMW and Mercedes produce less
power but more torque, and few rivals offer petrol variants with similar specifications.
One of the best tarmac rinks for staging our latest German torque shootout — featuring the all - new
diesel -
powered 2017 BMW 530d xDrive and 2017 Mercedes - Benz E350d — is a secluded six - mile climb
from the river Danube to the lower edge of the picturesque Mühlviertel.
Despite utilising
power from a turbocharged 2 - litre
diesel engine producing significantly less
power — it peaks at 187bhp — the arrival of 295 lb ft of torque
from just 1750rpm gives the BMW enough punch to worry a supercar worth more than four times its list value.
We'll report back when the EPA releases official figures on the
diesel -
powered Cruze Hatch, but it's clear that GM is embracing
diesel in the short - term, rather than running
from it, as the market nevertheless demands more and more EVs.
The 2014 Audi A8 L TDI doesn't let being
diesel -
powered detract
from its luxuriousness, but its improved fuel economy doesn't push it immediately ahead of its competitors.
That's especially apparent in
diesel -
powered luxury cars
from Audi and Mercedes.
Closest is the A160 which does indeed use a 1.6 - litre engine, but the
diesel A180d has a 1.5 - litre unit, the A180 a more potent petrol 1.6, the A200d a 2.1 - litre
diesel and the A200 features the 1.6 - litre
from the A160 and A180, tuned for yet more
power.
For 2017,
power comes
from a gas four - cylinder or V - 6 engine; Audi has stopped offering a turbo -
diesel V - 6 while it works on resolving an emissions - cheating scandal, and the gas - electric hybrid has been shelved until the Q5 is redesigned.
However, we expect the production model to be
powered by the range of engines already in the Q7 and eventually the
diesel V8
from the SQ7.
Other XJ
power units remain as they were, fronted by a 3 - litre V6 turbocharged
diesel with 296bhp and just a pound - foot less torque than the XJR575 (albeit developed
from 2000rpm), and a 3 - litre supercharged petrol V6 putting 335bhp and 332 lb ft to the floor.
Another double - digit increase for the Volkswagen Group is no longer news, but these two tidbits
from the company's press release stood out: VW had its best November since the days of the Super Beetle (1973); and better than 1 in 5 VW's sold were
diesel -
powered.
Power comes
from a twin - turbo BMW 3 - litre
diesel, which is limited to around 300bhp by a small restrictor plate.
From lifted
diesel -
powered monster trucks, to sport - themed trucks, to even mini-trucks, there was plenty to check out.
Drag racing is world apart
from production consumer cars, drag
diesel engines run advanced injector timing and lots of fuel delivery, since
diesels to not control
power using an intake throttle plate like gasoline engines, they use the amount of fuel injected to control
power delivered, lots of fuel lots of
power.
Results
from this earlier test demonstrated that fuel economy was increased compared to a conventionally -
powered diesel delivery van in three ways:
Diesel Power Drive a diesel and you'll likely notice the characteristic extra power when you're pulling away from a stopl
Power Drive a
diesel and you'll likely notice the characteristic extra
power when you're pulling away from a stopl
power when you're pulling away
from a stoplight.
The four - banger suffers
from typical
diesel - like direct injection start - up and lacks the NVH qualities of the V - 6 at idle, though it has more than adequate
power for most drivers.
Aside
from a low clatter at startup, there are few initial signs that BMW's
diesel -
powered X5 is a different sort of beast.
Volkswagen will look to turn that tide in the coming year, as the Golf hits U.S. shores in numerous flavors ranging
from the electric e-Golf to the
diesel -
powered Golf SportWagen.
We're still waiting for the official arrival of the
diesel -
powered Mazda6 in U.S. showrooms, but that's not stopping Mazda
from actively campaigning
diesel -
powered race cars in the U.S.. Following the success of the Skyactiv - D -
powered Mazda6 in the Grand Am GX series, Mazda is entering a prototype race car in the 2014 TUDOR United SportsCar Championship.
Both of these new engines will be available
from July, joining three other petrol
power plants and two other
diesels, all of which are available in three - or five - door cars, a first for the Mini.
Audi's offering is slightly cheaper at # 40,140, but it's also considerably down on
power, with just 242bhp
from its 3.0 - litre V6
diesel.
Shame, then, that all of its
power is delivered by an almost
diesel - like 4800rpm and its 199 lb ft maximum
from a mere 1250rpm.
The details reportedly come
from an FCA dealer meeting, and the spy shots, which appear to show a
diesel -
powered test mule's
Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) tank, come
from a forum user.
Power came
from a twin - turbo, 2.0 - liter four - cylinder
diesel with 180 hp and 310 lb - ft of torque.
Grab the
diesel -
powered options, ranging
from a 2.3 - liter turbodiesel four - cylinder with 161 hp and 297 lb - ft of torque, all the way up to the 3.0 - liter turbodiesel, V - 6 with 255 hp and 406 lb - ft of torque.
More than 480,000 of its
diesel -
powered vehicles are under scrutiny
from the EPA and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for allegedly polluting the air.
The former makes its 108bhp
power peak at 5500rpm with 151 lb ft of torque
from 1500rpm, while the
diesel outmuscles it with 118bhp at 3500rpm and a full 221 lb ft
from 1750rpm.