Sentences with phrase «power ekes»

The C300h can't be used in fully electric mode above about 20mph, but the torque - fill provided by electric power ekes the most out of the C's diesel reserves.

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The name of the game with auto manufacturers these days is to continue to eke ever more efficiency out of their cars, all while delivering more power in the process.

As emissions and efficiency regulations increase, more and more manufacturers are turning to the turbo to eke out as much power in the most efficient manner from their engines.

It's also mated to a 10 - speed automatic transmission to eke out every last ounce of power or efficiency depending on the situation.

At first glance, they appear to be traditional overhead - valve V8s, but they include direct injection, cylinder deactivation and continuously variable valve timing for either superior power when needed or (slightly) better fuel economy if trying to eke out some semblance of efficiency.

While many gasoline - electric models exist with a core mission of eking every last mile out of a drop of fuel, others use battery power to supplement performance.

In an effort to eke out more efficiency, all F - Types use an engine start / stop system that cuts power at idle.

The issue is that manufacturers are scrambling to meet Corporate Average Fuel Economy ratings, and the gear ratio on the Power Wagon has changed from 4.56 to 4.10 despite being heavier than the previous generation truck, to eke out every last mile per gallon.

This mode is designed to sustain the battery's charge through excessively hilly terrain, but some owners have speculated that by using mountain mode for long cruises above 50 mph (the cap of the electric motor's optimum efficiency) and saving the 35 miles of battery power for the low - speed city segments at the beginning and end of a long trip, the driver can get closer to eking maximum efficiency out of the Volt.

Lexus ekes power and efficiency from its V - 8 by using both a port injection and direct - injection system.

The charged air is water - cooled — rather than air - cooled in the Porsche — which combined with a slightly higher compression ratio, allows it to eke out a smidge more power.

While that's a win for form over function, you can still split-fold the rear seat to eke out as much as 1761 litres of luggage space, accessible via a powered tailgate with gesture functionality.

Toyota's takes a multi-pronged approach to eking better fuel economy and power from the new Atkinson cycle engines:

Renault claims a lot for its lightly re-worked (power and torque figures are unchanged at 126kW at 6000rpm and 226Nm at 4400rpm) long - stroke 2.5 - litre powerplant — shared with the Nissan X-TRAIL — that ekes out a bit more fuel economy.

Honda believes it will get more than 100 mpge while the 2013 Volt has eked up to 98 mpge (and 37 mpg under gasoline power).

Some power is cut in the Atkinson cycle, but the computer brain calls it into operation when full potency is not needed, so it's one more clever trick eking out mildly improved fuel economy short of hybridization which produces even better gains.

(March 12, 2014) Ontario Power Generation (OPG) on March 7, 2014, released its results for the year ended December 31, 2013, which claims they eked out an after tax profit of $ 135 million on gross revenue of $ 4.9 billion.

The 1.7 - 100 ekes an additional 6 % in terms of power capacity as compared to the 1.6 - 100, making it the most efficient wind turbine in its class, according to a GE press release.

If you're undeterred, experimenting with your first open - back planar magnetic cans, or simply trying to eke more power out of a reliable studio workhorse, know that our top picks here are capable of driving almost any exotic headphones you own — or might buy.

Battery is now a top - level category in the settings, and the manufacturer has added new power - saving features that allow you to eke out the most from the 3340mAh battery.

There are also a number of power saving features built into Android 5.0 Lollipop which can help you eke out a few more hours when away from a power socket.

Dell claims that you can eke out more than 19 hours of use with the power settings configured for extended battery life: that involves turning the resolution down to Full HD.

We were hoping to eke out a few more hours courtesy of the new more efficient chipsets that power the S9 and S9 Plus, but that hasn't happened.

To help prolong the running time of the ZenPad S 8.0 the Power Saver app enables you to choose between an Ultra-saving mode that throttles performance to eke out more battery life, an Optimized mode, and a Customized mode that enables you to tailor brightness and network use as needed.

The features that were useful back in the days of the Honor 7 and Honor 8 have stuck around, including the wealth of theming options — dig around in the Themes app to find wallpapers and icons from other Huawei phones — and power controls to help you eke even more out of the 8 Pro's massive cell.

It also reduces screen brightness and CPU power to eke out as much battery life as possible.

Should you run into trouble though, there is a power saving option that you can select to eke out a bit more usage.

This will notify you if a particular application is using a lot of power in the background, and it learns your normal usage to predict your day's consumption, and will suggest when you should activate Stamina mode to help you eke out as much battery life as possible.

For power users who can not leave their smartphones alone for more than a few minutes, the S Power Planning feature should eke out some extra battery life, whenever the non-removable 3,300 mAh battery starts to runpower users who can not leave their smartphones alone for more than a few minutes, the S Power Planning feature should eke out some extra battery life, whenever the non-removable 3,300 mAh battery starts to runPower Planning feature should eke out some extra battery life, whenever the non-removable 3,300 mAh battery starts to run dry.

If you're only using the more simple functions of the smartphone, you can eke out additional battery life using the inbuilt Power Saving settings menu.