Such a machine would be trivial now, at
much reduced power consumption.
Not exact matches
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.
Updates to the electromechanical
power steering help
reduce fuel
consumption by as
much as 0.3 l / 100 km across the board.
Compact flourescents (conservatively) use a third as
much power; were you to replace all incandescents with compact flourescents you'd
reduce the residential
power consumption by 6 %, or total
power consumption by 2 - 3 %.
There is no one solution to our current dilemma,
reducing energy
consumption should have a higher priority than building wind farms, but wind
power is just as
much a long - term solution to the sustainable energy problem as is any generation technology.
Of course now the mantle of innovation in the automotive sector lies with plug - in vehicles, but regular hybrids without the ability to charge from a
power outlet are still
much superior to non-hybrids when it comes to
reducing fuel
consumption and cleaning up tailpipe emissions.
Start by
reducing energy
consumption as
much as possible, this will make it
much easier to then generate enough clean
power to displace coal and other dirty sources.