Sentences with phrase «fuel efficiency potential»

The companion study, Efficiency Merit Function for Spark Ignition Engines, outlines a new mathematical equation which quantifies the fuel efficiency potential associated with different fuel properties.

Not exact matches

The experiment has potential as a source of renewable fuel, but at a solar - to - hydrogen efficiency rate of around 5 percent, the conversion rate is still too low to be commercially viable.

By dramatically improving the speed and efficiency of conversion over conventional approaches, these enzymes could stimulate efforts to grow crops for fuel, with implications for biodiversity in the form of increased land use for this purpose, potential shifts away from fossil fuel use and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.

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).

The single - site design and high efficiency greatly improve the potential for making efficient solar - to - fuel conversion devices.

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.

That would result in lower fuel efficiency at best and potential overall performance degradation or even stalling at worst.

And when a however cautiously decontented, potential fuel miser costs almost as much as its fully equipped, twelve - cylinder stablemate, there is a distinct danger that its somewhat relative efficiency claims won't mean much against the image bonus conferred by its top - spec sibling.

The Zeroshift transmission allows a manual transmission to change gear in zero time, thereby offering potential fuel economy improvements from driveline efficiency and the best possible vehicle acceleration.

Normal mode maximizes the potential for greater fuel efficiency and offers more relaxed steering inputs.

Automated manual transmissions used to be the stuff of exotic sports cars, but now they've found their way into economy cars for their ability to maximize the power potential and fuel efficiency of low - powered engines.

They carefully consider factors such as price, practicality, performance, and fuel efficiency, which are the factors that tend to matter the most to potential car buyers.

Honda's next - generation fuel cell - electric vehicle will feature a fuel cell powertrain packaged completely in the engine room of the vehicle, allowing for efficiencies in cabin space as well as flexibility in the potential application of FC technology to multiple vehicle types in the future.

More information about the 2013 Nissan 370Z: Nearly everything about the 370Z models is tuned for performance over fuel - efficiency, comfort or space, and potential buyers should take that into account.

This gives them unquestionably more power than OSU's architecture, but comes with potential drawbacks in efficiency if they are not able to implement certain fuel saving features such as cylinder deactivation.

Normal mode maximises the potential for greater fuel efficiency and offers more relaxed steering inputs.

The potential for efficiency remains enormous, and given the likely improvements in technology and changes in societal norms over the next century which it will take us to do the right thing, we are likely to be able to cut fossil fuel use further than most people imagine possible, even if renewables don't become commercially competitive (which wind is already, and solar is in certain situations).

(Thomas Edison's first power plant built in 1882 had an efficiency rating of 2.5 %; meaning that 2.5 % of the energy potential in the fuel used was actually transformed into electricity.

In the long run, the auto industry's utter financial ruin might have been the best thing to happen to them, from a green perspective: they certainly weren't going to get fuel efficiency standards up any time soon without it, and now it's lead to potential tailpipe legislation passing — which will force them to clean up their acts.

Complaints: zero Speeding tickets averted: 3 + (we previously averaged 1 or more per year each) Potential lives saved from maximizing fuel efficiency rather than time: priceless.

And you've made no allowance for learning rates and the potential for nuclear power to reduce costs (e.g. from a factor of 100 improvement in fuel efficiency).

A balanced assessment of fuel security must also consider the potential for higher levels of growth in clean energy efficiency and renewable energy to address fuel security challenges.

That's because the ISO's study, which focused on potential fuel security concerns in 2024 and 2025, contained clear factual errors as well other assumptions that are highly unlikely and, in some cases, contrary to state laws that help customers reduce their electricity use and bills through energy efficiency and that require a growing percentage of electricity to come from renewable resources.

But Virginia's vast potential for clean energy and energy efficiency solutions still remains largely untapped because fossil fuel interests — led by Dominion Virginia Power — continue to stand in the way of progress.

A fairly broad set of potential expenditures exists for these funds, including: conservation, efficiency, eligible renewable energy, low carbon fuel advancement, renewable natural gas, electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure, EV sales incentives, demand response, transmission and distribution systems to support smart and distributed grids, and others.

Environmental groups are also concerned that the EU is prioritizing access to U.S. fossil fuels instead of maximizing the potential of renewables and efficiency, despite having set targets to reduce climate emissions by 2020.

In the meantime, as the NY Times points out, it may make sense to consider individual actions, such as more energy efficient appliances and increased vehicle efficiency, if the data shows net savings as a result of energy independence, reduced expenditures for fossil fuel due to reduced energy uses and potential reduction in defense expenditures as a result of reduced dependence on the middle east for oil.

Fusion Hybrid's class - leading 41 mpg rating in the city and 36 mpg on the highway, which tops the Toyota Camry Hybrid by 8 mpg in the city and 2 mpg on the highway, helped Fusion garner the significant credit amount, which is based on a vehicle's potential fuel efficiency.

And because it increases fuel efficiency, thus cutting down on fueling costs, Sabertec's CEO Bill O'Brien thinks Blade has the potential to convert even the non-environmentally minded — which means big dividends in terms of environmental benefits.