Sentences with phrase «improving engine fuel»

Control of valve overlap is a key factor in improving engine fuel economy and emissions.

There are of course many other ways of improving engine fuel economy.

These pages look at how a variable lift and duration VVA system can be used to significantly improve engine fuel economy.

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Additionally, with traditional combustion engine fuel - efficiency improving rapidly, we do not see the cost of EDV ownership providing consumers with a better value than traditional vehicles.

Those designed to quickly stop and start a car's petrol engine to improve fuel efficiency need a quick burst of power, but for smoothing a domestic solar panel's output, capacity might be more important than speed.

A fuel injector cleaner can improve fuel economy by reducing buildup that's causing your engine to run less efficiently.

They use a surface air - gap firing technology, which can help improve engine performance and fuel efficiency by providing multiple spark paths.

One way that automakers aim to improve fuel economy on internal combustion engines is by altering the transmission, which can boost performance by an estimated 5 to 10 percent.

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 the answer.

«Optical diagnostic to help improve fuel economy while reducing emissions: New engine optics to fuel future research.»

«Engine developers can use this information to validate computer models and design advanced engine combustion strategies that will improve fuel economy for consumers while also lowering tailpipe pollutant emissions.&Engine developers can use this information to validate computer models and design advanced engine combustion strategies that will improve fuel economy for consumers while also lowering tailpipe pollutant emissions.&engine combustion strategies that will improve fuel economy for consumers while also lowering tailpipe pollutant emissions.»

Improved engines and exhaust scrubbers, combined with a new fuel, willmake energy - efficient diesels nearly as green as hybrids

When it comes to improving fuel economy, engines, powertrains, fuels and batteries seem to get all the attention.

One area of their research seeks to match engine combustion modes with improved fuel properties to create higher efficiency and lower emission transportation technologies.

«The simulations performed by Argonne found two optimized fuel - engine concepts that could improve fuel efficiency substantially,» said Yuanjiang Pei, a lab scientist who specializes in computational fluid dynamics at the Aramco Research Center — Detroit.

What is more, new engine and transmission technologies could enable manufacturers to improve fuel efficiency without significantly cutting vehicle weights.

Scott Lefeber of Boeing's 787 communications team said in an email that for the fuel advantage in the Dreamliner, 3 percent comes from materials like composites, 3 percent from systems, 3 percent from improved aerodynamics and 8 percent from better engines.

But Bryen says that the same sensor technology, and the algorithms controlling fuel - air mixtures, can also improve the efficiency of fuel - injection engines, including the latest Japanese designs with multiple valves and stratified charge combustion.

To improve fuel efficiency, advanced combustion engines are being designed to minimize the amount of heat wasted in the exhaust.

Volkswagen and EPA have not yet disclosed how the defeat software manipulated performance in VW engines, but it may have run cars richer on testing rigs, cutting NOx emissions and keeping regulators happy, while running lean on the road, improving fuel economy and keeping customers happy.

Through our Vehicle, Bioenergy, and Fuel Cell Technologies Offices, EERE advances the development of next - generation technologies to improve plug - in electric and other alternative - fuel vehicles, advanced combustion engine and vehicle efficiency, and produce low - carbon domestic transportation fuFuel Cell Technologies Offices, EERE advances the development of next - generation technologies to improve plug - in electric and other alternative - fuel vehicles, advanced combustion engine and vehicle efficiency, and produce low - carbon domestic transportation fufuel vehicles, advanced combustion engine and vehicle efficiency, and produce low - carbon domestic transportation fuels.

Leveraging expertise to develop hydrogen - fuel approaches and improve the efficiency of natural gas engines.

The caveat here are the new hybrid gasoline engines which dramatically improve petrol fuel consumption, which coupled with the lower carbon density of the fuel make them lower emitters than an equivelant engine size diesel.

The method focuses on improving the function of the aerobic system, the fat - burning engine responsible for fueling all of the body's needs.

The engine features cylinder deactivation for improved fuel economy.

A lighter continuously variable transmission and engine stop - start feature help improve fuel economy.

Our sources say, however, that at least one of those engines will be revised for improved fuel economy.

To atone for its high - speed sins the M838TE engine also has stop - start to improve fuel economy (26.4 mpg combined) and reduce emissions (249g / km).

Combined fuel economy goes up for this engine too, improving 2 mpg in the ATS to 26 mpg and 1 mpg in the CTS to 25 mpg (AWD models lose 1 mpg combined).

«So to improve the fuel economy and emissions of internal combustion engines and to enhance the range of a future BEV (battery electric vehicle), we have been rethinking the thermal management of a vehicle cabin,» said Epple, in a statement.

Fuel economy for both engines has improved.

Lower rear axle ratios on the transmission should reduce engine rpm on the highway and improve fuel economy, the automaker said.

Toyota's new hybrid system for rear - wheel - drive vehicles promises improved fuel economy at high speeds, allowing for intermittent use of the engine at such speeds.

The engine, which delivers 365 hp in the Ford F - 150, has proven to be more fuel - efficient than V - 8s and could improve upon the Expedition's current EPA ratings of 14/20 mpg (city / highway) with rear - wheel drive and 13/18 mpg with four - wheel drive.

There's no such thing as a free lunch, however, and racing rules say that by improving its hybrid system, Audi's internal combustion engine must use 2.5 percent less fuel than before.

The new Prius, oddly enough, uses a 1.8 - litre engine as opposed to the 1.5 - litre from the older model, although, overall fuel economy is improved to 72.4 mpg.

The diesel Bluetec engine does go a long way in making this car feel special, though, and it improves fuel economy tremendously.

Though the company has not yet announced further applications of the new 1.4 T engine in its U.S. lineup, we wouldn't be surprised to see this engine make its way into future versions of the Golf in an effort to improve fuel economy and lower costs.

Thanks to an advanced material mix known as WWK70 — which indicates a steel content of only 70 percent — and to a new generation of more efficient four - and six - cylinder engines, handling, performance, and fuel economy should improve significantly, too.

These new engine options contribute to 2016 Range Rover Evoque fuel efficiency improving by 18 percent compared to the outgoing model.

Set to launch in the U.S. in the spring, the new A4 has sharper styling, new technologies, a significant weight reduction, and new engines that improve fuel efficiency.

At the same time that the 6.75 - liter engine gets more muscle, it also benefits from improved fuel efficiency.

With a displacement of 1.5 liters, the EA211 has a small turbocharger to deliver plenty of torque from as low as 1,300 rpm, and is said to return improved fuel economy over older engine designs.

To improve fuel economy, the engine in the Bentley Bentayga V8 deactivates four of its eight cylinders in situations that don't demand full power.

Mazda hasn't invested in turbocharging as much as other automakers, instead relying on the low friction of its Skyactiv naturally aspirated engine family to help it improve fuel efficiency.

The smallest utility vehicle on this list, Fiat's iconic Italian crossover features a 184 - horsepower / 2.4 - liter four - cylinder engine paired with a nine - speed automatic transmission, and an available all - wheel - drive system with a disconnecting rear axle for improved fuel efficiency.

Damico declines to say if all iterations of the fifth - generation engine will use aluminum blocks, but the intense need to reduce weight and improve fuel economy makes the lightweight metal attractive.

The refreshed 2017 Kia Forte five - passenger sedan boasts updated exterior styling, 14.9 - cubic - feet of cargo capacity in the trunk, and a new 147 - horsepower 2.0 - liter four - cylinder engine that's mated to a six - speed automatic transmission that promises both improved fuel economy and performance.