Sentences with phrase «more idle cars»

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The first time I heard the phrase «Idle No More» on CBC radio, I thought it was yet another Vancouver campaign about car 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 recommendations, in addition to flying less and wasting 25 percent less food, include: carpooling or telecommuting once a week (75 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent (CO2e) saved by 2020, if adopted by all Americans); maintaining your car or truck, such as keeping tires properly inflated (45 million metric tons of CO2e); cutting the time spent idling in a vehicle in half (40 million metric tons of CO2e); better insulation at home (85 million metric tons of CO2e); programmable thermostats set higher (80 million metric tons of CO2e); reducing electricity demand from appliances that are «off,» so - called phantom demand (70 million metric tons CO2e); using hot water more efficiently, such as washing clothes in colder water (65 million metric tons of CO2e); buying EnergyStar appliances when old ones wear out (55 million metric tons CO2e); replacing incandescent lightbulbs with compact fluorescents (30 million metric tons CO2e); eating chicken instead of beef two days a week (105 million metric tons of CO2e); increased recycling of paper, plastics and metals (105 million metric tons of CO2e); «responsible» consumption, such as buying less bottled water (60 million metric tons CO2e).

While its 444bhp peak power output sounds more than healthy, it's clearly overshadowed — numerically at least — by its 470bhp Mercedes - AMG C63 rival, and some way short of the more expensive, 503bhp, C63 S. However, our considerable experience of its coupe relation suggests it's the 443 lb ft developed from just 1900rpm that will mark this out as a truly fast car: expect colossal shove from just above idle.

This is due to your RPM being at idle - speed (roughly 600-1000, depending on the car) and requiring more turning force to begin moving the wheels.

I will not let my car idle for more then 5 minutes, of because if I had it parked for 12 hours irrespective of what the weather is.

To my (limited) understanding, a head gasket issue should become more pronounced when the car speeds up, not when it is idling.

It is loud, and the idle is busy and offbeat, but unlike the traditional muscle - car burble, it's crisper and more aggressive.

The revised steering is much heavier than I remember, especially at idle and low speed, but it's also less jumpy and more linear in its response, so you feel much more connected to this SLR than the standard car.

It runs very rough on idle, if I tap the accelerator few times it gets more stable but falls back into a very rough idle like a muscle car.

More recent cars use the throttle valve instead through electronic control, and therefore, can at least in theory provide greater torque at idle.

I had an experience myself with a»96 Nissan Skyline GTS - t where the car was running very rich at idle and consuming noticeably more fuel than normal, it was resolved with a new sensor.

This vehicle's automatic is still of the torque converter variety — now with eight speeds rather than six — but M engineers have eliminated its idle creep so that it feels more like the dual - clutch transmission in other M cars.

Edit: Coolant in some cars passes through a type of fast idle valve that raises and lowers a plunger (connected to some type of heat reactive wax that closes the airway fully when the coolant is at OT) through a tube that feeds more or less air through the engine raising or lowering its speed.

Sympathy pains included the digital odometer / info display that went blank at one point, as well as a rough idle that even caused the car to stall on more than one occasion.

Does it makes sense to start / stop my car manually when I expect more than 5 - 10 seconds idling?

The unit's internal action sends pulses through your body at idle, further adding to the sensation that the 911 GT3 really is more of a race car tuned for the road than a road car developed for the track.

My car starts fine.all the electrical stuff like lights and radio still works.however, when it starts it dies either automatically or in a couple seconds.if I push the gas pedal it will stay running until I let off, then it will die automatically or after a few seconds.I have changed the fuel filter and the idle air control valve, and have no more ideas.I have had the car for a few months and drive it regularly and when it ran it was perfect until now.

And, indeed, outside the car it sounds just that bit more edgy than before even at idle.

Idle - stop, which shuts down the engine at stop lights, works a little more noticeably than I've found in some other cars.

Like more and more new cars, the Q7 has an idle start / stop system that can be manually deactivated.

Insert your red key in the ignition (cars come with two keys, silver and red), and a variety of options are available, including launch control, a more aggressive throttle and a racing - cam idle.

At 5000rpm, the 4.7 - litre V8 engine delivers maximum torque of 346ft - lbs, 77 % of which is delivered at just 1500 rpm, barely more than idle, making the cars extremely tractable and great fun to drive.

What annoyed me more than idle - stop was the TLX's hyperactive forward collision warning system, which incessantly blinked the word «brake» at me like an overly nervous backseat driver whenever it felt I was following too closely or not braking soon enough for stopped cars ahead.

Like other BMW model families, 7 Series now benefits from idle stop - start, the latest eight - speed automatic transmission, even more frugal engines, plus engine management systems that can play tricks such as «disconnecting» the engine and gearbox on the over-run to allow the car to coast at highway speeds.

[6] Honda Legend V6 turbo idling The turbo was installed not necessarily to make the engine more powerful, but rather to increase fuel efficiency and reduce emissions, as the Japanese pay a tax on the amount of emissions the car produces.

Number two, everything I mentioned about transportation — getting people out of their cars, stopping idling, more people taking transit — that will reduce emissions.