Sentences with phrase «reduce vehicle mass»

Akerson said that GM is committed to saving 45 billion litres of gasoline in its 2011 to 2017 model year vehicles with technologies that include lighter materials to reduce vehicle mass, alternative fuels, clean diesel and electrification.

MITSUBISHI Concept - RA makes extenseive use of lightweight materials in its contruction to help reduce vehicle mass for improved performance, fuel economy and safety.

The Prius c's body structure makes extensive use of lightweight, high - strength steel to help reduce vehicle mass and improve fuel economy.

The weight loss was achieved through the deployment of Mazda's Skyactiv technologies, its holistic approach to reducing vehicle mass by employing smarter design techniques and using lighter materials.

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Echoing the response, Uber spokeswoman Danielle Filson said that the company would continue to support Cuomo's attempts, but also keep advocating for «a comprehensive congestion pricing plan that is applied to all vehicles because it is the best way to fully fund mass transit and reduce traffic in the central business district.»

«A comprehensive congestion pricing plan that is applied to all vehicles in the central business district is the best way to fully fund mass transit, reduce congestion and improve transportation for outer borough New Yorkers,» an Uber spokeswoman, Alix Anfang, said.

The ban of older vehicles and subsequent modernization of the car fleet resulted in slightly reduced PM10 and PM2.5 mass concentrations.

EPA and DOT's lightweighting studies showed that a baseline vehicle's mass could be reduced by about 20 percent without affecting its safety performance.

Most estimated that vehicle mass could be reduced by 10 to 15 percent between 2010 and 2025.

Reducing the platinum in fuel - cell catalysts could help bring hydrogen - powered vehicles to the mass market

And, while it may not be considered beautiful by all, the CL63 looks muscular and confident and the lack of a B - pillar goes a long way in reducing the vehicle's visual mass.

Width, track, and tire size remain essentially unchanged from the SLS, but the wheelbase was shortened by 2 inches for enhanced agility and overhangs further reduced to keep the critical mass as close as possible to the center of the vehicle.

The standard brakes for the 12C reduce overall vehicle and unsprung mass.

[1] The direct connection between engine and transaxle reduces the mass and mechanical inertia of the drivetrain compared to a rear - wheel - drive vehicle with a similar engine and transmission, allowing greater fuel economy.

The TSW Mechanica is an elegant five - spoke, one - piece alloy wheel that delivers the vehicle performance by reducing the overall rotational mass.

Vehicle mass has been reduced by 200 pounds or more, depending on the model, creating a more nimble, responsive driving experience

Structural Parts GM uses materials such as Ultra High - Strength Steel (UHSS) and aluminum to help meet more stringent crash - worthiness requirements and improve vehicle performance, while limiting or reducing overall mass.

And the side glass wraps around the blacked - out D - pillars creating a floating roof illusion and somewhat reducing the visual mass of a vehicle designed to seat 7 or 8 people.

Significant focus went into the integration of the gearbox with numerous proprietary traction motors, and in particular, reducing its mass by almost 20 per cent compared with our previous P1092 electric vehicle transmission to provide the ultimate electric drive transaxle.

The drawbacks are that it does not allow each wheel to move independently in response to bumps, and the mass of the beam is part of the unsprung weight of the vehicle, which can further reduce ride quality.

Pagani mounts the transmission longitudinally to reduce polar inertia of the entire vehicle, or in plain English, to bring the car's longitudinal center of mass closer to a central pivot point for safer cornering ability by helping induce understeer.

Tesla has succeeded so far in reducing the cost of its vehicles, but it still has a way to go before it can sell to the mass market.

The full Presidential Climate Action Plan (as opposed to summaries) contains a comprehensive set of ideas to reduce transportation emissions, covering not only improvements in vehicle efficiency and alternative fuels, but also changes in national policy to promote high - speed rail for intercity travel, mass transit and telecommuting, and smart growth in urban development.

And last year, we set a goal of demonstrating technology by 2020 that would further reduce the cost to $ 1,500 — an accomplishment that could help spur the mass - market adoption of electric vehicles.»

In a move with very positive implications, CARB took action to keep alive the possibility that an industry of converters of both hybrid and non-hybrid vehicles can grow and flourish, helping to reduce greenhouse gases in cars that are on the road, creating new local jobs, and further motivating the auto industry to mass - produce plug - in hybrids and all - electric vehicles.

Still, experts say that for mass adoption of electric vehicles, charging time needs to be reduced to five to 10 minutes — the same amount of time it takes to fill up a tank of gasoline.