Sentences with phrase «light electrification»

Buick calls its eAssist innovation «light electrification,» and the combination of simplicity and ingenuity is not only appealing, it's also effective.

Buick is trying to boost the appeal its LaCrosse flagship sedan with the addition of a new 2.5 - liter four - cylinder gasoline engine with standard eAssist light electrification system for the 2018 model year.

Full hybrids are more popular, but mild hybrids — also called light electrification — generally cost less.

It features eAssist ™ «light electrification» technology, which is engineered to deliver an estimated 26 mpg in city driving and 38 mpg on the highway without compromising performance.

By adding the eAssist light electrification to the model, the 2.5 L four - cylinder engine will be quieter than ever before.

The eAssist light electrification system has increased 19 percent in city fuel efficiency, leading drivers to save hundreds of dollars at the pump each year.

But for 2018, the new standard engine is a 2.5 - liter four - cylinder gas engine with eAssist light electrification.

The upcoming 2014 Chevrolet Impala, scheduled to debut next year, will also employ the light electrification technology.

Fuel - saving eAssist marries light electrification with more traditional internal - combustion technology.

Not exact matches

Last month's cancellation of rail electrification projects in the north of England and elsewhere was made in the same week that the Crossrail 2 line in London received the green light.

But one of the things that I have been very impressed by here is a lot of the stories of hope; many folks have traveled a long way to share what they are doing on a very local level to help combat climate change, and that's everything from, kind of, rural electrification in Africa and India, you know, bringing light to people who are still using dung or coal for cooking and heating and dying from indoor air pollution to, you know, major renewable energy projects, say, here in Denmark where they now get 20 percent of their electricity from wind power.

Among other adjustments that could help double fuel economy are turbocharging with smaller, more efficient engines that produce the same level of power; advanced heat management and cooling systems, which reuse the heat produced in the engine for energy; weight reduction, including broader use of high - strength steel that is already in some cars today; better aerodynamics; more efficient air conditioners, transmissions and lighting devices (including headlights); and increased electrification leading to full hybridization with electric motor and regenerative breaking — all of which currently exist.

By dream car, Zetsche refers to some kind of high - performance or ultra-luxury halo vehicle that paints electrification in a positive and desirable light.

The engines will be pared to a new 8 - speed transmission, can be teamed with electrification and are up to 100 pounds lighter.

At that point, the car will be available with a light - electrification system for its new standard four - cylinder engine.

Akerson said that GM is committed to saving 45 billion litres of gasoline in its 2011 to 2017 model year vehicles with technologies that include lighter materials to reduce vehicle mass, alternative fuels, clean diesel and electrification.

The interior is offered in a fresh, bright color palette that emphasizes the open passenger environment — with signature - color Electrification blue ambient lighting emanating from beneath metallic white decorative trim.

All sectors, through: (a) strategic electrification and a shift in investments to reduce the use of carbon intensive fuels in line with recently adopted state energy policy [6]; and (b) investments in pilots and demonstrations such as connected devices for demand response, energy storage, zero energy homes, and lighting controls for occupancy, vacancy, and dimming.

In response, the social enterprise ILUMÉXICO is bringing its autonomous solar lighting and electrification systems to off - the - grid rural communities.

The electrification of the light - duty vehicle fleet through PEV deployment will increase the electric load demand and alter the shape of the demand profile.

Therefore, to facilitate the operation of public transport services, ENGIE, through its subsidiary ENGIE Ineo, has already outfitted 12,000 kilometres of railroads, 1,800 light rail tramways with electrification, signal and telecom systems, as well as 35,000 buses with onboard operational assistance and passenger information systems.

We urbanists have lived in constant light pollution ever since electrification arrived, blotting out the night sky.