Sentences with phrase «lower fuel efficiency»

These vehicles emit up to five times the pollution of the average car and achieve far lower fuel efficiency.

``... E15 could lower fuel efficiency and possibly cause premature engine failure for motorcycles and ATVs.»

The superior performance is also the reason behind the slightly lower fuel efficiency figures of 13.7 kpl in the city and 18.6 kpl on the highway.

Currently, Hyundai equips the conventional torque converter in products that offer an automatic transmission option, but higher costs and lower fuel efficiency have put off prospective buyers.

The Prius c rides and feels worlds apart from the rough - riding Honda Insight — a dedicated hybrid model at a similar price with significantly lower fuel efficiency.

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

They determined that installing efficient particulate filters in vehicles with GDI engines — even if they slightly lower fuel efficiency — could likely balance this trade - off and benefit the climate.

Low prices have emboldened many Americans to purchase vehicles with lower fuel efficiency such as trucks, vans and SUVs, which has been great for auto companies and lenders.

Only thing is the low fuel efficiency, and difficult for parking because of the big size.

At that time, a crowded marketplace, poor marketing position and low fuel efficiency were blamed for the R - Class's failure.

The bad - boy SUVs with their rugged looks and ridiculously low fuel efficiency are increasingly out of favor among consumers now demanding smaller models with higher MPGs.

Not exact matches

The report said Qantas recorded poor fuel efficiency because it used older, fuel - intensive aircraft, carried a low amount of freight (therefore making it less efficient) and also had relatively low numbers of passengers on each plane.

The Trump administration's main justification for weakening fuel standards — less - than - expected consumer interest in efficiency due to lower gas prices — is actually the reason why the nation needs more stringent standards in the first place, The Conversation argues.

The text separately pointed to possible medium - term measures to address emissions that could include low - carbon and zero - carbon fuels, improved energy efficiency for new and existing ships and possible market - based mechanisms to encourage the shift to lower - carbon fuels.

As Boeing says in its press release: «The 787 Dreamliner is an all - new, super-efficient family of commercial airplanes that can fly long distances while offering 20 to 25 percent better fuel efficiency per seat and lower emissions than the airplanes they replace.

However Azeez admits that part of the catch - up challenge is the low fuel price in the GCC, which makes energy efficiency a less significant driver for Industrial Internet adoption.

• Creating cleaner transportation options — by investing in public transit infrastructure, improving our fuel efficiency and transitioning to low - carbon options like electric vehicles;

It provides the greatest cube efficiency, and its light weight allows a truckload to cube out before it weighs out — meaning that every available inch of space is optimally utilized, minimizing freight and handling costs with fewer trucks, less fuel, and lower emissions.

Released to the public in June 2017, the latest corrugated industry life cycle assessment (LCA) confirms continued environmental progress through increased efficiencies in mill energy systems, increased use of low - impact fossil fuels, and increased recovery for recycling.

An energy efficiency program focused on such things as EPA SmartWay trailers and fuel efficient truck fleets means this carrot company has lower carbon emissions and is working toward a smaller environmental footprint.

The statistics also show that the poorest continue to live in the worst homes with the depth and likelihood of being fuel poor increasing markedly with lower levels of energy efficiency.

Mark Doriski: Along those same lines, we have a synthetic lubricant called SpectraSyn Elite that allows us to improve fuel efficiency both at low temperatures, when you first start up any kind of machinery — for example, an automobile — and also at high temperatures.

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.

Those modifications include stop — start (idle - off) systems in which the engine shuts down when the car is stopped during driving; low rolling - resistance tires (which are harder and thus less flat, reducing friction); variable valve timing for engines, which increases gas consumption efficiency; and fuel economy computers or displays to encourage eco-driving, such as such as those in the Toyota Prius, which show miles per gallon averages for that moment, hour, week or month, or when riding downhill, so that drivers are more aware of how their driving impacts fuel efficiency.

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.

Multiple pathways exist to a low greenhouse gas future, all involving increased efficiency and a dramatic shift in energy supply away from fossil fuels.

«The lower operating temperatures during cold start are due to increasing fuel efficiency in advanced combustion engines, which leaves less energy in the tailpipe exhaust,» said Abhaya Datye, a distinguished professor at UNM's Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and study co-author.

Of those approaches, none came close to reducing emissions as much as conservation, increased energy efficiency and low - carbon fuels would.

Other similar billion - ton savings in emissions (what Princeton University professors Stephen Pacala and Robert Socolow have dubbed «stabilization wedges») are desperately needed and can come only from reduction in fossil - fuel consumption through energy efficiency, low - carbon technologies and changes in way of life.

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

A third study of simulations by Som and Argonne postdoctoral researcher Pinaki Pal, identifies the conditions at which new fuel formulations can thrive under low temperature combustion, leading to reduced emissions and higher efficiency.

As Jiang explained, the efficiency of coal conversion technologies remains low, and coal - derived liquid fuels or coal - based synthetic gas have lost their price advantage due to falling prices for conventional energy sources.

Implementing key policies and investments in those three systems — from phasing out fossil fuels to stopping deforestation to ramping up energy efficiency — could deliver at least half of the emissions cuts needed by 2030 to lower the risk of dangerous climate change, said Jeremy Oppenheim, the report's program director.

The new two - mode hybrid system from General Motors, DaimlerChrysler and BMW boosts fuel efficiency at both low and high speeds, improving combined mileage 25 percent over standard models.

(The decoy effect works on humans, too: When buying a used car, for example, consumers who value a lower price over fuel efficiency may choose car B over car A, which costs more but has superior efficiency.

Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), based on an oxide ion conducting electrolyte, have several advantages over other types of fuel cells, including relatively inexpensive material costs, low sensitivity to impurities in the fuel, and high overall efficiency.

More tests and demonstrations are in the waste refinery's future and the engineers are optimistic that it may be capable of achieving even greater efficiency — reducing diesel requirements to as low as one or two percent of the fuel mix.

«Therefore, nanorockets equipped with this valve system are able to move with great efficiency in water, even at low concentrations of fuel.»

(5) reduction in transportation sector emissions through increased transportation system and vehicle efficiency or use of transportation fuels that have lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions that are substantially lower than those attributable to fossil fuel - based alternatives;

With a thermal efficiency of 60 % or more in applications including automobiles, power generation, and aircraft, will their low fuel consumption be superior to that of HV vehicles?

Therefore, if automobiles could be equipped with «low - cost, ultimate - efficiency engines,» reaching a stand - alone thermal efficiency of 60 % or higher over a wide range of driving conditions, it is believed that a substantial fuel consumption superior to that of current hybrid system automobiles could be a reality.

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.

Nano - engineered materials in automotive products include high - power rechargeable battery systems; thermoelectric materials for temperature control; tires with lower rolling resistance; high - efficiency / low - cost sensors and electronics; thin - film smart solar panels; and fuel additives for cleaner exhaust and extended range.

As discussed above, nano - engineered materials in automotive products include polymer nanocomposites structural parts; high - power rechargeable battery systems; thermoelectric materials for temperature control; lower rolling - resistance tires; high - efficiency / low - cost sensors and electronics; thin - film smart solar panels; and fuel additives and improved catalytic converters for cleaner exhaust and extended range.

The lower operating temperatures during cold start are due to increasing fuel efficiency in advanced combustion engines, which leaves less energy in the tailpipe exhaust, said Datye, a study co-author.

Production of fuel cells, electrolyzers and hydrogen storage tanks with lower cost and higher efficiency will be enabled by the work in Research Area 2 (lead by SINTEF).

In fact, the four biggest economies in the world all have fuel efficiency standards that will converge by 2025, encouraging research and development of lower emission vehicles on an international scale.

While the weight savings compared to the V - 8s is negligible, considering the mass added by the twin turbochargers and intercoolers, the gains in fuel efficiency and low - speed acceleration are stark.

Hyundai has attempted to improve fuel efficiency by implementing a lower - friction crankshaft seal, and redesigned the timing chain so there is less friction between the camshaft gears and the chain.

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.