The 520d in the Luxury Line trim gets four - zone automatic climate control, a panoramic glass roof, a Harman Kardon surround sound system, navigation system, an intuitive iDrive with touch screen and gesture control and a mini smart phone like key fob with which you can remote park the car and it even tells you other vital features like how
much fuel range your 5 Series has while you are sitting in office.
Not exact matches
Living Goods sent us estimates of how
much customers who buy cookstoves and solar energy products save.122 Living Goods told us that it estimates that its customers save 50 % of their monthly
fuel costs on average when using an efficient cookstove, and that typical
fuel spending in Uganda tends to be in the
range of $ 20 - 25 USD per month pre-stove purchase.123 We have not yet reviewed these estimates.
Particular highlights in the
range include Gluten Free Porridge Oats, # 1.79, providing
much needed morning
fuel, an assortment of Luxury Gluten Free Cookies, # 1.29, perfect for dunking in afternoon cups of tea and Gluten Free Spaghetti, 99p, which tastes delicious on its own or with homemade bolognese to be enjoyed by the whole family.
There has been
much recent media speculation on the issue but the messages are confused
ranging from «not
much change», to various charging schemes, to new private toll roads and altering vehicle excise duty /
fuel duty.
About 15 times as
much oil and natural gas is used as
fuel than ends up in consumer products
ranging from soaps, shampoos and deodorants to air fresheners, glues and cleaning sprays.
Actually, MacCready predicts that the big market in the coming decade or two may not be so
much for all - electric cars as for hybrid cars designed to run on batteries in pollution - choked cities and on gasoline — or natural gas, or ethanol, or hydrogen, or some other
range - extending
fuel — on long highway trips (though the way Americans drive now, 90 percent of all car trips fall within Impact's 120 - mile
range).
Much of the chaparral shrubs produce twigs and stems in size
ranges of the 1 - hr, 10 - hr and 100 - hr
fuels.
Fans of «Garden State» will also notice that although Braff hasn't matured
much as a filmmaker — he stills relies on indie rock -
fueled montages and eccentric visual gags — «Wish I Was Here» is a more grown - up movie thematically, exploring a
range of topics like morality, sacrifice, family and fatherhood.
Being outdoors provides a far wider
range of multi-sensory experiences than can be reproduced in the classroom, this gives
much fuel for poetry and descriptive prose and creates a deeper and more meaningful context to creative works.
Range - extender uses
fuel too, but not
much of it, and goes further.
That number will depend very
much on where the car is used and how often its driver charges the battery pack (city - only drivers could potentially use very little
fuel at all, long - distance owners won't see
much benefit from petrol - only running) but it finally gives BMW a competitor in the increasing plug - in luxury market: Porsche and Mercedes - Benz already sell short -
range plug - in hybrid luxury saloons.
Instead of a
fuel tank gauge, you have a battery life gauge that shows you how
much range you have left.
BMW has a diesel - hybrid powered concept that offers as
much power as the M3 but with
fuel economy in the 90 - mpg
range.
Special displays in the instrument cluster let the driver know how well they are doing by indicating how
much the driving
range is being extended and by showing a history of their
fuel consumption.
But our pick of the
range is the BMW 640d GC diesel, which matches the 640i's acceleration but uses
much less
fuel.
The
fuel tank holds 53 - litres, which equates to a theoretical
range of 445 - miles between fill ups but in reality you're likely to achieve
much less than that.
No matter how
much you mute that characteristic compression - ignition sound, or how
much you reduce the time it takes for glow plugs to reach operating temps, or how
much range per tank you can enjoy, when the
fuel gauge gets low, you still have to wrap your hands around a messy, oily, stinky pump to fill the tank.
If they put in that tiny rotary - engine
range extender from Audi it would be
much more practical for only an extra 100 kg, inlcuding
fuel tank etc..
Mild - hybrid engines are set to replace diesels as a low - cost alternative for
fuel efficient units, with plug - in hybrids already available across
much of the Volvo
range.
Other small annoyances include the bulky, overhand - grip parking brake that likes to run interference for the center armrest, as well as the digital
fuel range arrow that can be mistaken for the gas flap indicator — admittedly only an issue for those who don't drive their car
much or have really bad memory.
For a $ 2,750 USD premium the new 1.5 - liter turbo delivers its peak power at lower revs and peak torque across a
much broader
range than the naturally aspirated one, delivering noticeably better drivability, performance, and
fuel economy.
This puts it in the same
fuel mileage
range as
much smaller and less capable crossover SUV's.
The dramatic enhancement of both power and torque low down the rev
range on the new engines have made it possible to actuate the transmission's lock - up clutch
much earlier in each gear, reducing slip through the hydraulic torque converter, so helping with the improvements in both
fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.
Special displays in the instrument cluster informs the driver by how
much the driving
range is being extended, shows
fuel consumption history, or, with reference to the specific driving situation, provides tips and incentives on how to develop a more economy - conscious driving style.
An apples - to - apples comparison to gas - powered competitors — Ford Expedition, Nissan Armada and Toyota Sequoia — is pretty
much the same: comparably equipped models are in the $ 50,000
range and
fuel economy is 30 to 40 percent less than the Tahoe Hybrid.
The benefits are
much the same as they are in the Golf: a moderate all - electric
range, brisk acceleration, admirable (if misleading) claimed
fuel economy and the low taxation prospect of 39g / km of CO2 emissions.
Do the same sums for the petrol LX 570 with its 14.4 L / 100 km
fuel consumption average and 138 - litre tanks and the
range is
much the same as the diesel.
The new plug - in technology brings a
much improved electric
range and provides added
fuel savings in real world driving conditions.
The
Range Rover Sport Td6 makes for an extraordinarily comfortable and capable SUV, while its diesel engine achieves
much better
fuel economy than its gasoline - equivalent, but don't expect the most modern electronics or performance driving.
While
fuel economy has never been one of the
Range Rover's strong points, the newest model is
much more efficient than before thanks to smaller engines and the widespread use of weight - saving aluminum in its construction.
The diesel - powered model is rated to tow a braked trailer weighing as
much as 2700 kg while its 75 - litre
fuel tank gives a theoretical cruising
range better than 1000 km — which is something you'd never contemplate in a petrol Territory.
The new torque converter allows for lock - up activation during a
much wider
range of driving conditions, which, in turn, generates improved
fuel economy.
Our tester (the top - of - the -
range 157 hp bi-turbo dCi) returned as
much as 36 mpg (that's about 6.5 l / 100 km), and it could have been
much less sipped
fuel if Sport mode hasn't been engaged one more too often.
The DIC gives at - a-glance information on
range to empty, current
fuel economy, trip figures, and — our favorite — a boost gauge showing in psi how
much of the turbo's potential the car is using at any one time.
Not so
much >> Oil level glitch on E and CLS >> Auto sport mode changes — sometimes >>
Fuel range curtails fun
It won't surprise you to learn that the Cupra 300 is the worst in the
range for
fuel economy — although it's still not disgraceful for something with that
much performance.
But odds are if you're considering the hybrid, you care as
much if not more about
fuel economy, and here the hybrid shows where it really excels with potential short -
range EV driving, a stop - start system that shuts the engine down at a stop to save
fuel, and other useful tricks.
And though the new
range boasts
fuel economy improvements across its
range, and equipment changes to boot, all of the models have gone up in price — as
much as $ 4900 in the case of the $ 281,100 petrol bi-turbo V8 - engined 750i.
The 2.0 - liter engine's low - inertia turbo, electronic wastegate and VTEC ® valvetrain work in concert with the new Sequential SportShift 10 - speed transmission, featuring a 68 percent wider ratio
range and available 4 - gear direct downshifts, to deliver smooth, linear and virtually lag - free power while still receiving superior EPA
fuel economy ratings, improved by as
much as 11 percent versus the previous model.
Their critics say their stance, however well intentioned, will produce the real delays, given how
much can be done now simply by cutting energy waste with tools already on the shelf —
ranging from strengthening efficiency standards to eliminating billions of dollars in persistent fossil -
fuel subsidies that continue to make coal and oil
much cheaper than they really are when all their hidden costs are revealed.
While institutions
ranging from the Rockefeller Foundation to the World Council of Churches have been rethinking their investments in fossil
fuels of late, I'd hazard a guess that many of us ordinary citizens have not put as
much thought into our own savings and pensions.
Range Fuels failure raises the question: How
much risk should the government take with taxpayer dollars?
The fact is that if we can't greatly reduce fossil
fuel use by the 2030 - 2040
range, by 2075 be will see a global average temperature rise of 3.5 to 4.0 degrees Celsius, which is also just about the time frame for world phosphate supplies to enter critical shortages that will eventually cut crop yields in half and require twice as
much land and water to grow the same yield as previously.
In order to keep global temperature rise within
range of safe levels, fossil
fuel companies will need to consider a major shift in strategies, including limits on how
much of their reserves they would use.
Ramp up
fuel supply — take back waste — store for a relatively short time and then reprocess for
much more efficient 4th gen plants using a
range of materials including thorium and plutonium.
Retiring fossil
fuel is technically just as feasible as replacing ozone - depleting chemicals, given the wide
range of technologies for generating useful energy, but politically
much tougher.
Norway's a bit special because
fuel costs are
much higher than in most places (around $ 10 a gallon), and cars are also more expensive in general («A BMW Series 5 sells in the $ 100,000 - $ 115,000
range in Norway»), so the Tesla Model S doesn't stand out quite as
much, and
fuel savings add up to more.
For those torn between a plug in electric and an FCV, or hybrid drivers wondering if the «
fuel» economy is better, it has a
range of up to three times an electric, and hydrogen
fuel has
much denser energy than gasonline.