Sentences with phrase «fuel efficiency improvement»

While the dimples help reduce aerodynamic drag on the tire, the fins generate air flow that pushes the car forward by increasing the air pressure in the front side of a wheel wells, thus making it possible to contribute to fuel efficiency improvement by reducing aerodynamic drag on vehicles.

This reduces emergency braking distance and contributes to fuel efficiency improvement, auto component downsizing and price competitiveness of cars.

This weight loss combined with a new aerodynamic design, achieves a fuel efficiency improvement over previous Discovery generations.

The new nine - speed automatic offers a fuel efficiency improvement of up to 2 % compared to a six - speed transmission.

The end result is an expected across - the - board V - 6 fuel efficiency improvement of six to eight percent — in addition to new levels of V - 6 power, performance and refinement.»

By 2014, the new V - 6 is expected to account for more than a third of the powertrains in the vehicle line - up and substantially contribute to an overall corporate fuel efficiency improvement of more than 25 percent.

Production commenced of the K111, a belt - type CVT, which, with the addition of neutral - gear control and acceleration linear control to a K110 CVT base, furthers fuel efficiency improvement and high powertrain performance

The two - mode's motors, batteries, gearsets and sophisticated software add up to a 20 percent fuel efficiency improvement over the conventional X6.

Chrysler expects to deliver across - the - board V - 6 fuel efficiency improvement of six to eight percent in addition to new levels of V - 6 power and performance.

Chrysler Group LLC Begins Detailing Elements of Powertrain Strategy; More Than 25 % Fuel Efficiency Improvement During 2010 - 2014

A 4 per cent fuel efficiency improvement on the diesel lifts its combined cycle figure to 52.3 mpg, and drops CO2 to 141g / km.

This is especially important to the automotive sector, both consumer and commercial, where reducing an automobile's weight by 10 percent yields a 6 to 8 percent fuel efficiency improvement, according to DOE.

There's better control of detonation, as part of the fuel efficiency improvements.

Scheduled for release this fall, the 2013 Accord Coupe Concept offers a variety of new safety features, powertrain technologies, fuel efficiency improvements and other enhancements that will appeal to long - time Honda lovers, and may also turn some new heads with its muscular re-design.

The new 3.5 - liter engine is the first in a series of EcoBoost engines coming from Ford as part of a strategy for wider deployment of fuel efficiency improvements.

Weighing in at 198 kgs, the new motor is 20 kgs lighter and boasts of fuel efficiency improvements by 19 %.

For the compact and mid-size classes, in addition to the reductions in size and weight, transmission efficiency was greatly improved by expanding the ratio range to achieve fuel efficiency improvements of 5 % and 10 % compared to the conventional CVT and comparable 5ATs, respectively.

Toyota achieves dramatic fuel efficiency improvements by adopting Flex Lock - Up control, applying the H - infinity control theory to an industrial product for the first time in the world and establishing the core technology for improving fuel efficiency

Here, fuel economies described in mpg are portrayed as if the emissions standards were accomplished entirely by fuel efficiency improvements.

In 2009, a historic agreement between the Federal Government, state regulators, and the auto industry established a national program to implement these first meaningful fuel efficiency improvements in over 30 years and the first - ever global warming pollution standards for light - duty vehicles.

Not exact matches

«Whilst disappointed with the likely end of a successful long - term fuel alliance with Woolworths, Caltex will maintain its financial discipline, deliver on supply chain efficiency improvements and pursue profitable growth,» the company said.

Current annual spending on energy efficiency improvements in fuel poor homes in England is circa # 490m, a proportion of the GB wide Energy Company Obligation (ECO) programme.

We would offer every household, whether in fuel poverty or not, an entitlement of up to # 6,500 - worth of approved energy efficiency improvements.

The draft North Country Regional Sustainability Plan's major goals include generating and exporting renewable energy from the northern tier, energy efficiency improvements, development of alternative heating fuels from within the region, sustainable use of natural resources to enhance jobs and business development and environmental stewardship.

If he accepts that savings can be made through investment in insulation, why, when households will face higher tax bills for years to come, is he resistant to our policy, which would give every home in the country an entitlement to # 6,500 - worth of immediate energy efficiency improvements, paid for from the savings that people make on their fuel bills?

Beyond improvements to fuel efficiency and oil spill remediation, there are currently few easy methods to generate a stable vortex in the lab, so the team hopes their discovery of the «blue swirl» can serve as a natural research platform for the future study of vortices and vortex breakdown in fluid mechanics.

Efficiency alone — even in the form of aircraft with improved engines and designs such as the Boeing 787, expected to deliver a 20 percent improvement in fuel efficiency over existing big airplanes — is not tEfficiency alone — even in the form of aircraft with improved engines and designs such as the Boeing 787, expected to deliver a 20 percent improvement in fuel efficiency over existing big airplanes — is not tefficiency over existing big airplanes — is not the answer.

Alexia Kelly, a climate policy expert at the World Resources Institute in Washington DC, points out that other domestic policies, such improvements in vehicle fuel efficiency, will bring further reductions.

Lacking improvements in fuel efficiency combined with a comprehensive mitigation policy, the report finds that transport emissions could double by 2050 from 6.7 gigatons of emitted carbon dioxide in 2010, which represents 22 percent of the world's total.

Improvements in exhaust treatment systems, transmission efficiency and aerodynamics all contribute to better fuel efficiency.

So if we can convert that energy, it could give us very good improvement in fuel efficiency.»

Given the importance of fuel costs in both the economics of the airline industry and that sector's contribution to greenhouse gas emissions, even small improvements in fuel efficiency could have a significant impact.

Those electric cars — combined with improvements in the fuel efficiency of existing internal combustion engines, new hybrid power trains and even fuel - cell vehicles — could begin to reduce the roughly $ 1 billion a day the U.S. spends on imported oil.

Key concepts that were not considered in this study include the economic and health effects of cool pavements, and potential emissions savings from vehicle - road interactions (for example, smoother roads may translate to small improvements in fuel efficiency).

Other Hubs are devoted to modeling and simulation of nuclear reactors, achieving major improvements in the energy efficiency of buildings, and developing fuels from sunlight.

These results imply a greater potential than previously thought for fossil fuel industry efficiency improvements to mitigate the effects of human activity on the climate.

Realizing such a major emissions cut would require further efficiency improvements in fuel consumption and, especially, the promotion of public transport in cities, alongside a large - scale shift to electric cars.

Compared to the previous - generation NC Miata, the ND Miata was also a leap forward in fuel efficiency at 27/34 mpg city / highway with the manual and 27/36 mpg with the automatic, which is an improvement of 25 and 30 percent respectively.

This setup yields a ten percent improvement in both fuel efficiency and CO2 emissions compared to a conventional automatic and, as with VW's system, it is much more fun to drive than most conventional slushboxes.

A supplier source told Reuters that GM is planning a special high - efficiency model that will use aluminum extensively for a weight savings of at least 250 lb, and an improvement of as much as 20 percent in fuel economy.

Uchiyamada says improvement to IC efficiency — through reduced friction and addition of superchargers and direct injection — is the key to meeting tougher fuel economy regulations in the U.S.

Actually aren't the power and efficiency improvements the same here, because raising compression increases power for the same amount of fuel.

Panelists from General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co. share similar outlooks for future powertrains, noting there is no «silver bullet» solution that will lead to vast improvements in CO2 reduction and fuel efficiency.

No power improvement is quoted - Toyota's updated GT86 moves from 197bhp to 202bhp, so expect an identical increase in the BRZ - but better responses and greater fuel efficiency are the claimed benefits.

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.

Advanced EcoBoost petrol and EcoBlue diesel engines supported by new eight - speed automatic transmission, offering a 10 per cent fuel - efficiency improvement across the range

The European Commission is requiring a 25 % improvement in fuel efficiency by 2012 that would reduce carbon - dioxide emissions for new vehicles.

The payoff is a slight improvement in fuel efficiency.

Overall power output stands at 268 hp (200 kW) and 280 lb - ft (380 Nm), while fuel efficiency is announced at 27 mpg US combined for the front - wheel - drive model (26 mph for the all - wheel - drive variant), a 35 % improvement over the previous QX50 V6.

Even more impressive is the 25 per cent improvement in efficiency: fuel consumption is now 32.8 mpg and CO2 emissions are just 199g / km.