The result will be a car that has 20 percent less weight and up to 30
percent less engine displacement.
Not exact matches
For example, because rickshaws have
less mass and smaller
engines, their CO2 emissions are about one third those of private cars, the latter of which consequently contribute as much as 90
percent of India's total urban road passenger transport emissions.
Energy storage - to - torque on an EV platform is above 90
percent efficient, compared to
less than 35
percent for internal combustion
engines.
That is in part because you waste
less making the electricity and also because electric
engines convert as much as 75
percent of available energy into forward motion, compared with the 20
percent energy conversion rate of gasoline
engines.
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Engine 4.4 L twin - turbo V - 8, 560 hp, 500 lb - ft Feeding the rivalry Despite more power, this M car's biggest achievement is that it uses 23
percent less fuel than the old one.
There's no such thing as a free lunch, however, and racing rules say that by improving its hybrid system, Audi's internal combustion
engine must use 2.5
percent less fuel than before.
Less than 10
percent of the Riviera's production in 1965 included the Gran Sport option, which listed for $ 306.38 but added the 360 - hp Nailhead dual four - barrel
engine, a modified exhaust, posi - trac differential, and Gran Sport ornamentation, including hubcaps.
On European - spec i3 REx models, you can manually fire up the gasoline
engine / generator and maintain the battery level by the iDrive controller whenever the battery's state of charge is 75
percent or
less.
Aircraft
engine emissions are roughly composed of about 70
percent CO2, a little
less than 30
percent H2O, and
less than 1
percent each of NOx, CO, SOx, VOC, particulates, and other trace components.
Valves on the DFM V - 8 are turned on and off by eight oil control valves, says Joe Folk, assistant chief engineer for the small block truck
engines, and DFM operates on average 61
percent of the time with
less than eight cylinders, compared with 48
percent for AFM, and it operates with fewer than four cylinders 16
percent of the time.
It's also a much cleaner and more efficient
engine, producing 25
percent less emissions than the outgoing Clio.
Less reliance on the traditional braking system and reduced
engine pumping losses translate into greater electrical regeneration (170
percent more than the 2005 Civic Hybrid) and ultimately improved fuel economy.
A 3.0 - liter turbocharged V - 6 will serve as primary motivation for the Q4, Q5, and Q6 and should burn twenty
percent less fuel than the current supercharged version of that
engine.
Mercedes - Benz buyers will pay more in the 1999 model year, but the company says additional standard equipment amounts to more than the price hike.According to Mercedes - Benz of North America Inc., prices of 1999 vehicles are $ 159, or 1.09
percent,
less than comparably equipped cars and sport - utilities at the end of the 1998 model year.The lowest - priced model, the C230 sedan, is up $ 750 but has added a supercharged
engine, traction control, leather seating inserts and a higher - grade radio.
Ford claims the 2017 Raptor will consume 23
percent less fuel than the previous model Raptor, thanks largely to its weight reduction, new 10 - speed transmission, and smaller turbocharged V6
engine.
The S560 Coupe and S560 Cabriolet are powered by a new V8 that Mercedes - Benz says is is one of the world's most economical V8 gas
engines and consumes up to eight
percent less than its predecessor.
The smaller
engine uses 14
percent less fuel than the two - liter unit, and therefore also produces
less CO2 emissions.
Thanks to a series of detailed improvements, the four - cylinder
engines now burn up to seven
percent less fuel than previously, and distinguish themselves with remarkably low exhaust emissions that undercut the current EU limits by as much as 90
percent.
JLR claims the new petrol
engines deliver up to 25
percent more power than the
engines they replace, while consuming up to 15
percent less fuel.
The efficient
engines consume 26
percent less fuel on average.
This turbo - charged four - cylinder direct injection gasoline
engine produces 77 kW / 105 PS, yet it consumes just 5.5 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers (129 g / km CO2); this is 19
percent less than on the equivalent model of the previous generation!
The new Drive - E
engines will weigh nearly 100 pounds
less than some of the company's current
engines, with fuel economy savings ranging from 13 to 26
percent.
All grades equipped with a 2.0 - liter
engine qualify for Japan's eco-car incentive program and are subject to 50
percent less tax under the government's eco-car tax reduction program.
The diesel
engine will meet emissions standards in all 50 states and will produce up to 20
percent less carbon emissions than a regular gas - powered
engine.
In consumption terms, with its advanced turbodiesel
engines, the CLC falls into the five - litre category: the CLC 200 CDI returns a consumption of 5.8 to 6.1 litres per 100 kilometres in the NEDC cycle, up to 10.8
percent less than the outgoing model.
Familiar from the 2012 CLS63 AMG this new
engine can produce either 518 hp or 550 hp, together with an impressive reduction in fuel consumption — 22
percent less based on the European driving cycle.
Audi says the new R18 e-tron quattro will use up to 30
percent less fuel than the predecessor, thanks to the updated V6 TDI
engine and ERS - K Energy Recovery System Kinetic.
With slumping hybrid sales totaling
less than five
percent of all Q50s, the environmental option has been shoved aside with a new rhetoric that spotlights these powerful turbocharged
engines.
The outstanding safety and comfort of the E-Class are matched by its environmental compatibility and economy: the four - and six - cylinder
engines are direct - injection units, and consume up to 23
percent less fuel than before.
To express this in figures, the E 250 CDI with 150 kW / 204 hp and 500 newton metres develops a 25
percent higher torque than the previous V6 diesel
engine, but uses around 23
percent less fuel at only 5.3 litres per 100 kilometres (combined NEDC consumption).
The Ford Expedition, which is just as big as the Navigator - and, depending on the
engine, sips a little
less fuel - had its sales slip 7.6
percent for the first five months.
This also benefits the four - cylinder turbo
engine (2.0 T), despite a decrease from 274 hp to 245 hp (with 3
percent less torque, at 260 lb - ft).
Because of this increased energy output, FIA rules require the R18 to consume 2.5
percent less fuel per lap; further additions to the rule book limit the team to only five
engines per race car for the entire 2015 season.
Merged with the gas
engine of course is an electric motor and CVT transaxle, and these have been redesigned, lightened, and claim 20 -
percent less frictional losses.
The direct injection
engines in the LaCrosse create more power with
less fuel and reduce vehicle emissions through greater combustion control — particularly cold - start emissions that are reduced by up to 25
percent.
This is seen by the 12
percent power increase the current
engine produces over its predecessor despite having 0.8 litres
less displacement.
The new Mercedes - AMG C 63 consumes around 32
percent less fuel than its direct predecessor with the 6.3 - litre V8 naturally aspirated
engine — while delivering even more performance and the emotional sound that is a signature of the AMG V8.
As early as Spring 2007, the sports car manufacturer had equipped the new generation of the Cayenne series with
engines with petrol direct injection that consume up to 15
percent less fuel in real - world driving conditions.
A new air intake and a reflashed
engine computer account for three of those horses, while a new exhaust with 50 -
percent less restriction uncorks the other two.
Rated at 469 metric horsepower and 700 Nm (516 lb - ft) of torque the new
engine is said to burn eight
percent less fuel than its 4.7 - liter predecessor thanks to the cylinder shut - off function.
All
engines feature direct fuel injection, and consume 15
percent less fuel than their respective predecessors.
The system achieves more than 80
percent cooling efficiency with
less than 2 psi (12 kPa) flow restriction at peak power, contributing to the
engine's available torque production at low rpm.
The
engine is a compact 3.7 - litre V6 which uses a single turbocharger and weights around 25
percent less than the previous V10 TDI fitted on the...
It was then used to power very big and inefficient steam
engines that pumped water out of mines; when James Watt developed his steam
engine that used 75
percent less coal than the Newcomen
engine it replaced, the common thinking was that the increased efficiency meant that they would burn
less coal.
On - board hydrogen fuel - cells could be up to 80
percent more fuel - efficient, and emit 45
percent less carbon dioxide, than today's internal - combustion
engine.
Ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel has 99.5
percent less sulfur — and is now produced for all highway and non-road uses, allowing for dramatically reduced nitrogen oxide emissions from newer diesel
engines.
Ethanol contains 33
percent less energy per gallon than gasoline, so
engines fueled with higher ethanol blended gas will attain fewer miles per gallon than those running on conventional gasoline (E10).
In addition, Ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel now produced for all highway and non-road uses has 99.7
percent less sulfur, allowing for dramatically reduced nitrogen oxide emissions in newer diesel
engines.
Ninety
percent of the American domestic travel aircraft are twin -
engine jets as they are the
less costly commercial travel jet to operate.