If we are looking for ways to burn
less fuel high in the atmosphere, perhaps there are other ways to fly.
Not exact matches
But a thinner atmosphere means
less drag on the aircraft, so the engines can hit
high speeds with
less fuel.
Automakers have argued that the rules could result in the loss of up to 1 million jobs because consumers could be
less willing to buy the more
fuel efficient vehicles since their engineering will result in
higher price tags.
The
higher a
fuel's specific impulse, the
less of it you need to get a ship moving a given velocity.
Shorter flights became much
less popular with increasingly time - consuming security and
higher fuel prices.
The
fuel price increases will filter through the economy, said McTeague, leading to
less discretionary spending,
higher inflation rates and
fuel premium increases for truck, rail and air transport of goods.
On the other hand, if
higher fuel taxes work as intended and get drivers to burn
less carbon, then those people will find themselves ahead.
Higher gasoline prices encourage more judicious use of vehicles, which translates into drivers spending
less on
fuel in a given year.
The next time the premiers huddle together they should start talking about how to wean our economy off its overreliance on
high - cost carbon
fuels that the rest of the world has little need for today and will need even
less of tomorrow.
Higher consumption
fuels economic growth, so there are several implications for the economy and markets if consumers spend
less.
«Among the working - age population, the rise in income for middle - class families has been
fuelled by
higher female employment rates, and, to a
lesser extent, by
higher wages and tax reductions,» says the presentation delivered to Flaherty.
The market - implied odds of a December rate increase have slid to
less than 50 percent, versus as
high as 80 percent last month, according to overnight index swap data compiled by Bloomberg,
fueled by a slew of weak data prints.
In addition to reducing the truck body's weight to save on
fuel, the GuardianLT's
high thermal performance also reduces
fuel and electricity consumption without skimming on performance, which means the body helps maintain desired temperatures using
less energy.
Led by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), the project seeks to create «C4 rice» — rice with a built - in
fuel injector to better convert sunlight into grain, potentially resulting in up to 50 %
higher production all while using
less water and nutrients.
With clever carton design and luxury aesthetics at the forefront of consumer attraction, it seems the previous emphasis on sustainability in the packaging world is taking a
lesser role with tea packing in this post-recession era — with
high quality, often costly, materials
fueling the battle for market share.
Of course, other factors in the Netherlands, such as greater attention to urban planning and the significantly
higher cost of
fuel, may make these examples
less applicable.
Many of the same warnings Mario Cuomo heard in the 1980s about Shoreham are the same ones his son hears today from supporters of Indian Point: Closing a nuclear plant will result in blackouts, a
less reliable electric grid and increased air pollution as fossil
fuels are burned to replace the lost emissions - free nuclear power; customers could face
higher bills; more than 1,000 jobs will be lost, and tax revenue for schools and towns will dissipate.
WMG is analysing the suitability for micro / mild hybridisation (MMH)-- a feasible solution that represents a simple, low - cost implementation to create
high fuel efficiency with
less energy use and fewer emissions.
Combination of economic trends and policies Still, for now an array of Obama administration actions and economic trends are conspiring to cut emissions, according to EIA: Americans are using
less oil because of
high gasoline prices; carmakers are complying with federal
fuel economy standards; electricity companies are becoming more efficient; state renewable energy rules are ushering wind and solar energy onto the power grids; gas prices are competitive with coal; and federal air quality regulations are closing the dirtiest power plants.
WHY CITIES SUCCEED In «Bigger Cities Do More with
Less,» Luís M. A. Bettencourt and Geoffrey B. West assert that a
high - rent city allows only greatly value - adding activities to be profitable, which leads to a cycle in which more talent is attracted, «pushing rents
higher still,
fueling the need to find yet more productive activities.»
Turbine blades made out of materials with
higher melting temperatures would require
less fuel consumption and lead to lower CO2 emissions.
A new study shows that becoming a father leads to a sharp decline in testosterone, suggesting that although
high levels of the hormone may help men win a mate, testosterone -
fueled traits such as aggression and competition are
less useful when it comes to raising children.
A low - temperature variety of
fuel cell works best at a mere 80ºC, but it is
less efficient, relies on expensive catalysts, and feeds on a smaller repertoire of
fuels than its
high - temperature cousin.
When retrofitted with two 18 - meter -
high rotor sails, the ship burned 6 %
less fuel.
The Met Office Hadley Centre (Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research) climate change model, Hadley Centre Coupled Model, version 3 (HadCM3)[53], a coupled atmosphere - ocean general circulation model, was used for the time intervals 2020, 2050 and 2080 (note these date represent a time windows of ten years either side of the time interval date, i.e. 2020 is an average of the years 2010 — 2029, 2050 for 2040 — 2059 and 2080 for 2070 — 2089), under three emission scenarios of the IPCC Special Report on Emissions Scenarios (SRES)[54]: scenario A1B (maximum energy requirements; emissions differentiated dependent on
fuel sources; balance across sources), A2A (
high energy requirements; emissions
less than A1 / Fl) and B2A (lower energy requirements; emissions greater than B1).
Unfortunately, these home tests (like keeping it in the fridge to see if it turns solid or trying to burn it as
fuel for a lantern) are unreliable at determining if the oil is of
high quality or not, and taste tests can be even
less reliable.
It's a sort of vicious circle - the more carbohydrate eaten, the
higher the insulin, the
less stored fat can be accessed to
fuel the body, so more carbohydrate has to be eaten to provide
fuel instead.
Since proteins and fats are slower burning
fuel and we don't get the
high followed by the dip, is it that
less «
fuel» is required and blood sugar stays more stable?
Less inclination to
fuel up on
high fat carb laden foods for extra energy.
With that we wiped out nearly everything in our cabinet and pantry and started brand new with
less processed foods, ingredients providing a
higher nutritional content, and
fuel we felt good about feeding our bodies with.
Yet these fats are
less susceptible to oxidation, and this may be why they show up in LDL — because they are of
higher quality and therefore should preferentially be delivered to the tissues for functional roles rather than as
fuel (i.e., free fatty acids).
So, this cyclist has a
higher - MAF - HR while on the bike (cause powerful muscles), and a lower - MAF - HR while hand pedaling on the sailing yacht (cause much
less powerful muscles)-- this because the
fuel system adapts to the engine's power.
- the bigger the engine (more and / or bigger muscles working) the more the heart has to pump (
higher BPM) to supply
fuel to those muscles; - the smaller the engine (
less and / or smaller muscles working) the
less the heart has to pump (lower BPM) to supply
fuel to those muscles.
The dark and disturbing Shallow Grave, the adrenalin -
fueled drug - comedy Trainspotting, the
high - spirited romance A Life
Less Ordinary, the Leonardo DiCaprio thriller The Beach, the bone - chilling zombie thriller 28 Days Later — each launched by his explosive imagination.
The redone interior has
high - quality, attractive materials; the driving experience has
less wind and road noise, as well as an even - smoother ride; and both the traditional and hybrid models are all more
fuel - efficient than the 2011 Camry.
A lot of performance Japanese cars are tuned for
higher octane
fuels from the factory, and will often pink badly on anything
less than 97.
A couple that come to mind are the volume or air /
fuel mixture (Why timing is advanced when under
less load /
higher vacuum) and air /
fuel ratio (why timing is pulled when the engine is cold).
A new vehicle that has direct injection, variable valve timing (and possibly lift) will usually (not a rule of thumb, though) run
less timing due to the
fuel being injected at
higher pressures.
Dodge will happily sell you a 485 - hp Charger R / T Scat Pack for $ 10,000
less while offering better exterior styling and
fuel economy along with a slightly
higher - quality interior and, most importantly, folding rear seats.
Most often a faulty TPS will cause
high CO, as an engine's ECU always prefers to send more
fuel rather then
less, in an effort to avoid a lean
fuel mixture and subsequently
higher engine temperatures.
Purchasing 91 octane
fuel (where offered) simply means that more
fuel of
higher octane is blended with commensurately
less fuel of lower octane, than when purchasing a lower grade.
For
less than the price of the 2018 Toyota Highlander, you'll get better highway
fuel efficiency, more
high - tech technology and more space for those long road trips.
With the
higher torque of a diesel and efficiency the
fuel consumption would be
less than gas
When this is
less than what is needed in order for the motor to fire or in some cases
higher than normal, you may notice an erratic fluctuation in engine RPMs, hard starting or a lack of power when accelerating as the engine may be starved for
fuel if insufficient
fuel pressure exists in the
fuel system.
It is offered in several trims, a hybrid model, a sport coupe and a simplified version with
less weight and
higher fuel economy.
The 2006 Mercedes - Benz R350 did well on both, with quick full - throttle acceleration (according to the manufacturer, a 0 - to - 60mph time of 8.1 seconds) and an observed
fuel economy of just
less than 20mpg in mostly highway and
high - speed secondary road driving.
[4] Although it began its run with a number of
high - performance configurations, as the 1970s progressed, the Camaro grew
less powerful, succumbing, like many production cars of the era, to the pressures of tightening emissions regulations and a
fuel crisis.
This initial application of Mazda's SKYACTIV engine and transmission technologies — their first application in a production vehicle — will realize
higher torque at low - and mid-range engine speeds resulting in better drivability with
less fuel consumption in everyday driving.
Cons:
Fuel economy; some visibility issues; front - seat legroom is
less than generous for the class;
high step - in height makes entry and exit challenging for some occupants
The six - liter TDI uses significantly
less fuel than any competing gasoline engine in the
high - performance SUV sector; thanks to efficient combustion and the complex exhaust emission control system, the Audi Q7 V12 TDI quattro already complies with future emissions standards.