Not exact matches
The skater crouches forward (as if he was skating
in a squat position) to
reduce drag caused by
air resistance on the front of his body, and to help him balance.
Programming multiple trucks to travel
in convoys would be beneficial, too: one truck could draft behind another,
reducing air resistance and so using less fuel.
In addition, exhaust
air resistance was
reduced through use of an enlarged diameter exhaust pipe.
In addition, exhaust
air resistance was
reduced through use of an enlarged section of exhaust pipe.
The straight
air intake port ends
in a sharper
air intake throat,
reducing air resistance at all stages of
air intake to the engine, improving cylinder tumble flow for faster, more efficient combustion and suppressing engine knocking.
Fuel saving technologies included: Integrated Stop & Go (ISG), low rolling -
resistance tyres, an alternator management system (AMS) and a drag -
reducing «active
air flap»
in the front grille.
The ability to easily slip through the
air, combined with low rolling
resistance tires and the
reduced friction
in the optimized Hybrid Blue Drive powertrain, significantly
reduces the amount of energy required to maintain highway speeds.
This not only
reduces air resistance, it also slims down overall weight
in the chase for the best lap time.