Sentences with phrase «older diesels»

It seems that not having throttle plates on older diesel engines has it's risks.

For instance, they've offered school bus rebates to replace older diesel school buses.

An alternative to petrol unit is the same old diesel unit.

It's especially ideal for older diesel engines that struggle to use low - sulfur diesel fuel efficiently.

French Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy Ségolène Royal announced that the government would award up to $ 10,000 (US$ 11,315) to individuals to switch from older diesel cars (13 years and older) to plug - in hybrids or battery - electric vehicles.

This apparent reversal comes as Germany's highest federal administrative court approved the ban of older diesel vehicles in the cities of cities of Duesseldorf and Stuttgart - the latter being home to Porsche.

«The next step should be to focus on gasoline or removing old diesel vehicles from the road.

In recent years, emissions have declined around the two ports as new technologies have been put in place by port officials, including a clean - truck program that has replaced many old diesel trucks with newer models equipped with particle filters.

Since the Columbia team started tracking air pollution levels in 1998, PAHs have declined, which Perera attributes to stricter anti-idling laws and phaseout of older diesel buses in New York City.

The models suggested that levels of air pollution would fall without the government having to do much as older diesel vehicles are replaced by newer ones that emit less nitrogen dioxide.

I'd run it back right away without a thought, but I'm wondering if this is normal for a 10 - year old diesel car with 175,000 miles on it.

There are also substantial green employment opportunities in retrofitting old diesel buses to reduce air pollutants and in replacing old equipment with cleaner compressed natural gas (CNG) or hybrid - electric buses.

Diesels have never absolutely needed it - even on older diesels, they'd still usually start without waiting for the glow plugs.

EPA's Clean School Bus is a national program designed to help communities reduce emissions from older diesel school buses.

Eric Lewin of Lewin Farms said the grant program recently helped him to replace old diesel tanks on his family's farm with a larger and more efficient fuel storage facility.

Replacing older diesel equipment — whether in trucking, mining, or transportation — with newer, better - controlled equipment can significantly reduce exposure.

Older diesel tractors really didn't have much in the way of electrics for the engine, aside from the starter, and you have already told us the engine turns over nicely so the basic assumption is that the electrics are okay.

The country will offer tax incentives to replace decades old diesels and gas - powered vehicles with EVs and hybrids.

Speth is quick to make the distinction between old diesel technology and new, highlighting the fact that the latest diesels have become much cleaner, even though in the public eye the distinction may be lost in light of the VW scandal.

Though fuel consumption of some models is impressively low, some owners of older diesel BMWs have faced big repair bills when parts such as turbochargers, injectors or exhaust filters have failed out of warranty.

Very old diesel vehicles pollute disproportionally to their numbers, so taking them off the streets first makes sense.

Daimler's Thomas Built Rolls out Electric School Bus Three studies in California found students riding school buses are exposed to far more air pollution than expected, especially older diesel buses.

Dominic recently bought a plug - in hybrid car to replace a 15 - year old diesel car.

$ 40 million is available for DERA grant funding to implement clean diesel projects aimed at reducing emissions from the nation's existing fleet of old diesel engines.

Skeen explains that although new diesel vehicles are cleaner than ever before, some of the latest generation gasoline engines emit as much particulate matter as older diesel engines.

I can't give more details without knowing how old the car is — on older diesels -LRB-»80s VWs and Mercedes, for instance) there is a simple relay that can easily be tested, while on newer ones (VW TDIs, for instance) the glow cycle is computer - controlled.

«The American Lung Association in California applauds Metro's accomplishment in converting their transit fleet from older diesel buses to cleaner natural gas buses,» said Jane Warner, President and CEO for the American Lung Association in California.

The old diesel motor of the Sancta Maria would tonk away as he brought us out of the harbor on the last of the tide; he'd stick his head out of the wheelhouse coming round the point, mutter, «God send the fish,» and look around wildly to the east and the west for inspiration.

There is no doubt that older diesels are serious pollutants (especially in regards to NOx and particulates), but this is not so in the case of newer models.

That said, it is true that older diesel cars do pollute more than gasoline cars, because they don't have DPFs, and diesel cars in general emit far more nitrogen oxides, which cause smog and acid rain, the study also noted.

If I replace my old diesel car with a less polluting new petrol one, how long will it take for the reduced pollution of the new car to outweigh the increased pollution caused by the manufacture of the new car and the disposal of the old, assuming average usage?

Unlike the much - maligned black smoke emitted from older diesel engines, soot emitted from gasoline direct injection engines is invisible to the naked eye because of the particles» very small size.

One idea being floated is to get rid of the old diesel vehicles, which are the most polluting.

Owners who trade in their old diesel cars for new ones receive a discount running into hundreds of pounds.

In other words, this current Euro 6 vehicle emits about as much nitric oxides as a ten or 15 - year - old diesel car.

Lt. Cmdr. Tom Dodge (Kelsey Grammer) is assigned as Captain to the USS Stingray, an old diesel driven submarine that has seen better days.

On a scavenging hunt, Cade finds an old diesel truck that he can salvage for parts.

Given the age of the vehicle I'm not surprised that the oil has noticeably darkened after 10 miles - one of the older Diesels I owned a while back did that during the time it took to run up the engine after the oil change and fill the oil filter.

Automakers have been offering rebates for drivers who scrap their old diesel cars and purchase more environmentally friendly vehicles.

A diesel scrappage scheme is also on the cards, allowing car buyers to trade in their old diesel cars in return for a discount off a new, low - emission vehicle.

The new petrol SQ5 is oddly slower than the old diesel though.

I had some time to do some research and it seems some older diesel engines came without an inter-cooler.

I was told the old diesel engines would run much longer than a petrol engine.

It's a little more potent than the old diesel too with 201bhp, and it uses the same seven - speed S tronic as the 55 TFSI - but otherwise, details are thin on the ground.

France's government has already revealed that it may offer incentives of up to 10,000 euros, which is roughly $ 10,981, to owners of older diesel - powered vehicles who switch to EVs, similar to a «cash - for - clunkers» type of deal.