Sentences with phrase «lower than a gas engine»

The gear ratio is 3.42, which seems tall until you consider that the powerband of the Duramax diesel is considerably lower than a gas engine.

Not exact matches

The hot, humid exhaust from jet engines mixes with the atmosphere, which at high altitude is of much lower vapor pressure and temperature than the exhaust gas.

High compression engines (performance cars) would cause low octane gas to combust under the pressure alone rather than from the spark plug firing, resulting in knocking, which is very bad for the engine.

With two conventional turbochargers positioned in the engine's vee, a third is positioned to feed air into the engine at lower engine speeds, and rather than be driven by exhaust gases as per the other two turbos, it is driven by a 7kw electric motor.

The Sprinter 2500 is powered by a 2 - stage turbocharged engine that provides ample low end torque for moving the heaviest loads, and burns less fuel than comparably powerful gas engines.

This higher factor under overrun was chosen, first, because the engine's drag force is lower than its maximum torque and, second, because this configuration serves to stabilise the car, preventing it from swerving or turning under load change in bends, as now brake force is applied more evenly on both wheels when the driver suddenly takes back the gas pedal.

Thanks to radical downsizing, the Turbocharged Small Gasoline Engine achieves diesel - like CO2 emission levels, which are further reduced in its natural gas version with CO2 emissions lower than 80 g / km in many vehicle applications.

The purpose of the HV battery is to use electricity when the gas engine is not efficient — when power demand is very low (less than 15hp).

Certainly engine - for - heat EV mode does burn some gas, even if at a lower rate than normal.