Sentences with phrase «rather than diesel»

The chief executive and his team found a smart way to cut down on costs: rely on solar energy rather than diesel.

The U.S. Army is testing two prototype generators in Iraq that run on garbage, rather than diesel fuel.

Also, the way the engine responds and sounds on mashing the throttle fells more like a petrol engine rather than a diesel one.

I would rather have the extra 30 Lakhs as a fixed deposit in a bank & pay my extra cost of fuel of a petrol rather than the diesel Q 5.

Volvo decided to use a gasoline - based electric hybrid rather than a diesel - electric hybrid because «petrol is simply the most global fuel.»

Logic would perhaps have dictated that the new hybrid should have a petrol engine, rather than a diesel, as the biggest hybrid markets in the world — the US and China — have no real appetite for diesel engines.

Where it differs is almost everywhere else: It's bigger, feels tougher, looks angrier, drinks petrol rather than diesel, and is - unnatural though it is to use the phrase in this context - more focused.

Not exact matches

While power generation can be shifted to other energy sources rather than coal, it's not so easy to find substitutes for liquid transportation fuels like petrol, diesel fuel, or jet fuel.

That plant is still going forward, but Sasol said on Wednesday that a bigger project, to use natural gas rather than crude to make diesel, is on hold.

Rather than just using gasoline or diesel generators, the program for the first time is installing battery packs and rooftop solar panels on homes that don't have electricity.

What did the revolts brought to the people in those countries any thing other than continuos unending revolts and demonstrations scarcity of essential commodities and products adding to the sky high prices... While other essential needs such as electricity power supply, water, gas, diesel, petrol are being used as a pressure tool by the opposition or the ruling party to keep people mad on the streets rather than going home seeing to their daily living making and minding their own businesses... but what business will continue with such chaos and disorder...?

Sean Ryan [email protected] Contractors want to reduce diesel emissions with public money rather than submitting to government mandates that force the issue and cripple companies.

I'm coursing with energy when I sit down at my desk, rather than blearily checking email and guzzling coffee like diesel fuel.

It had improved safety features and a significantly stiffer body, as well more diesel engine choices, but the B4 was essentially a refresh of the B3 Passat rather than an all - new model.

In my case, the Mazda 6 diesel rotated a little too well on a couple of occasions, but this was a running - out - of - talent issue rather than a flaw in the handling dynamics.

We'll report back when the EPA releases official figures on the diesel - powered Cruze Hatch, but it's clear that GM is embracing diesel in the short - term, rather than running from it, as the market nevertheless demands more and more EVs.

As such, it remains a car you'll opt for with your head rather than your heart, whether you select the sensible 2 - litre diesels, or the high - output 2.0 TFSI and 3.0 TDI options.

It will likely be built with a traditional body - on - frame architecture rather than a unibody design, and like many other small pickups sold internationally, diesel engines should be offered alongside gasoline ones.

I've got a diesel engine in my boat, but the previous owner had somehow snapped the alternator bracket, and fitted it fixed to the boat rather than the engine.

The big V6 never leaves you in any doubt that it's using compression rather than sparks to ignite its fuel mix, but the noise it produces is a muscular multi-cylinder hum rather than the sort of industrial sounds you'd more typically associate with a diesel.

Jeep might also finally get its wish to sell a diesel Wrangler in America, although it will likely use a new four - cylinder rather than the V - 6 offered in the Grand Cherokee and Ram 1500.

The new race car is still a hybrid that relies on diesel engine technology, but rather than stick with a mechanical flywheel for energy storage the R18 will switch over to lithium - ion batteries.

Producing less power (275kW) but more torque (700Nm), the German SUV offers even more fantastical efficiency claims (1.7 L / 100 km, 46g / km of C02), but should have the edge in the real world on account of its choice of a 3.0 - litre diesel V6 rather than a small petrol engine.

Rather impressively, the most potent four - wheel - drive diesel Stelvio emits less carbon dioxide than an equivalent Audi Q5; the Alfa manages just 127g / km and has an official figure of 58.8 mpg.

According to Autocar, Mazda is developing its homogeneous charge compression ignition technology (HCCI), where the mixture is ignited by compression rather than a spark, similar to a diesel engine.

Envisioned as an economy tourer rather than a proper performance diesel, this car's brief was to better the Panamera S Hybrid's economy, and provide an entry point to the Panamera range for Europeans with a taste for diesel - fuelled cars.

This particular Touareg features a 3.0 - liter V6 TDI diesel engine good for 245 hp, and is designed to deliver doctors quickly to an accident scene rather than being outfitted to transport patients.

This is reflected in its styling, with simple, strong lines, but very few curves or haunches to raise the pulse of a driving enthusiast, while the range of small turbocharged petrol and diesel engines has been tuned for economy and reliability rather than speed.

So whether you buy the diesel or the petrol engine should boil down to the economies of your usage rather than any endearing characteristics of either of the engines on offer.

The forthcoming 100 and 120bhp turbo diesel 3008s record 70.6 MPG on the combined cycle under the old regime, but this drops to 65.7 MPG if the car is on 18 - inch wheels rather than 17 - inch ones.

Visually there isn't any difference between the petrol and the diesel variant, so you get the same outlandish exterior and design elements that are usually seen on prototypes rather than a production - ready vehicle.

Those going for diesel can do with the S model rather than jumping to the SV, unless they really need a parking camera for help with the superficial Eco mode.

The Golf diesel is also performing modestly, even though the vehicle is now produced in Mexico rather than being imported from Europe.

And I'm convinced that most buyers opt for the diesel instead of the petrol in the UK simply because the range is so much better, rather than any real concerns about the cost of refuelling.

In terms of fuel saving, Europe has gone diesel, rather than Hybrid, and hybrids are making heavy weather over here (due to the price premium over diesel).

Because rather than gasoline it runs on diesel.

Something like 80 per cent of Territorys purchased are rear - wheel drive (rather than all - wheel drive), and around 70 per cent of total sales now go to vehicles fitted with the imported diesel V6.

That price is also almost $ 40,000 more than the orthodox diesel A6 Avant, although that car is front - wheel drive - only and powered by a 2.0 - litre four - cylinder rather than a V6.

As it is, the diesel «4» is a B + effort, rather than worthy of an A grade.

Bentley will race a Bentayga powered by the 6.0 - liter twin - turbocharged W12 engine, rather than the less powerful V8 4.0 - liter twin - turbo V8 (Bentley also sells a diesel version in Europe).

And in the light of the ban on diesel engine cars with a displacement of more than 2,000 cc, it's a rather smart move.

If you prefer power rather than efficiency, a supercharged V - 8 is on hand as well, as is a diesel option and a gas - powered V - 6.

An impressive piece of kit — and powered by a 4.4 - litre diesel V8 rather than the usual diesel V6 option — the Range Rover Sport shrugs off difficult terrain and social proscription with equal disdain.

Just like the petrol engines, the 1.6 - litre diesel is quiet and smooth on the move, but it works best with the manual gearbox rather than the seven - speed auto, as the manual adds a dose of much - needed fun.

When it came to powering the Talisman, it seems as though Renault went the way of efficiency rather than performance, with a variety of small - displacement gas and diesel powerplants and a low, 0.27 drag coefficient.

Performance from the Partner's diesel engines is decent rather than spectacular.

The Power Stroke V6 isn't the most lightweight engine on offer, having a block made of compacted - graphite iron rather than aluminum — a necessary trade - off given the diesel's higher peak cylinder pressures.

This move points to this petrol model being a secondary option rather than an alternative for the diesel variants.

It's a less characterful engine than the old six - cylinder powerplant, so we'd rather opt for the diesel unless outright rev - chasing acceleration is what you really enjoy.

The Indian spec Renault Captur will be based on the Renault Duster, rather than the Renault Clio, so expect engine options to include the 1.5 - litre dCi four cylinder diesel mill with 110 PS and 245 Nm, and a 1.6 - litre petrol producing 104 PS of power and 148 Nm torque.