Sentences with phrase «reduced the fuel consumption of»

Audi engineers have reduced the fuel consumption of the Q7 by as much as 28 percent (TFSI) and 23 percent (TDI).

The reduced fuel consumption of the E 350 BlueTEC with 9G - TRONIC compared to prior models has primarily been achieved as a result of the high level of efficiency of the transmission.

This technology helps to reduce the fuel consumption of the Canter in short distance driving applications by up to a further 3 %.

The engine down - sizing strategy of the brand with the four rings has reduced the fuel consumption of the S6 by as much as 25 percent whilst offering sportier driving performance.

Together with the new electrohydraulic steering, the Citaro hybrid further reduces the fuel consumption of the Citaro by up to 8.5 %.

Detailed improvements have reduced the fuel consumption of these V6 / V8 models by up to 0.6 litres per 100 kilometres.

Clever turbocharger technology, as well as idle - stop system across the range and other up to date engine tweaks reduce fuel consumption of the front - wheel drive variant to 8.4 L / 100 km on the ADR combined cycle — 25 per cent better than the outgoing model.

Audi engineers have reduced the fuel consumption of the Q7 by as much as 28 % (TFSI) and 23 % (TDI).

Audi engineers have reduced the fuel consumption of the Q7 by as much as 28 percent in the TFSI and 23 per cent in the TDI.

«Technologies and Approaches to Reducing the Fuel Consumption of Medium - and Heavy - Duty Vehicles.»

Phases 1 and 2 together will reduce fuel consumption of new heavy - duty vehicles by 25 - 48 %, depending on vehicle type, between model years 2010 and 2027.

They did see fit to make some targets for the future, as is customary now, claiming that by 2012 they will have reduced the fuel consumption of their models by 20 %.

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Identified a fault in crane bearing and replaced it timely, saving the company from a bigger damage and repair cost of up till $ 5K • Reduced fuel consumption of the engine by 20 % through implementation of economic engine start - up and stand - by strategies • Issued a manual for new employees consisting of site inspection and machinery maintenance protocols

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Other activities include: producing products that may be recycled at the end of their lifespan for material reuse; reducing energy consumption in operations; or even re-engineering distribution methods as a means of reducing long - distance travel during product delivery, ultimately reducing fossil fuel consumption (and the disease - causing air pollution that is its byproduct).

Still, the voracious energy consumption of Google's data centers makes any attempt to reduce the company's reliance on fossil fuels noteworthy.

If you want people to reduce their consumption of fossil fuels, you have to increase their price.

They argue that justice for the poor is best served if everyone in the developed nations reduces his «carbon footprint» and thus his consumption of energy, which is mostly created from fossil fuels.

We can reduce consumption of heating and cooling fuels by improving our insulation.

The transition to an ecologically sustainable society requires reduced consumption of goods, the efficient recycling of materials, a move away from the use of fossil fuels to the use of renewable sources of energy, zero global population growth, a reduced standard of living for the rich, an increased standard of living for the poor and an appeal to quality of life instead of materialism.

Gel Spice says the lighting benefits the environment by reducing the fuel consumption and the emission of greenhouse gases.

The company's corporate sustainability policy has three core components: Complying with and exceeding all legal regulatory requirements; reducing its consumption of energy, fuel, water, packaging and other resources; and promoting its efforts to consumers and customers.

Eliminating the need to truck wastewater from the Nampa and Belmont plants is just one component of Lactalis» overall effort to reduce fuel consumption.

Minimizes energy consumption by 30 - 70 % per unit of land by eliminating the energy required to manufacture synthetic fertilizers, and by using internal farm inputs, thus reducing fuel used for transportation

The family had stopped using herbicides on the farm in the mid-1970s, and in the early 1980s, Albert replaced tilling fields, used to grow silage, with a no - till method of planting, to prevent soil erosion and reduce fuel consumption.

We want to do our part to reduce our carbon emissions from fossil fuel consumption in order to help prevent the worst effects of climate change.

While Costa Rican legislators have recently approved a law to increase the sales of electric cars, exempting them from all taxes, which will eventually help to reduce CO2 pollution and fossil fuel consumption, it will not ameliorate the situation of overcrowded and underfunded public roads that make Costa Rica one of the top 10 worst countries to drive in.

The sad part is - there are several valid benefits from reducing the consumption of fossil fuels, that have nothing to do with climate change.

Instead (in terms of fossil fuels) it is more likely to reduce your consumption of coal and natural gas.

Considering what is possible and what is desirable in our energy future, Smil argues that human dependence on fossil fuels must be reduced not because of impending resource shortages but because of the environmental, economic, and political problems caused by our current consumption.

Those modifications include stop — start (idle - off) systems in which the engine shuts down when the car is stopped during driving; low rolling - resistance tires (which are harder and thus less flat, reducing friction); variable valve timing for engines, which increases gas consumption efficiency; and fuel economy computers or displays to encourage eco-driving, such as such as those in the Toyota Prius, which show miles per gallon averages for that moment, hour, week or month, or when riding downhill, so that drivers are more aware of how their driving impacts fuel efficiency.

Spread the cost of reducing fossil - fuel consumption over the next century, and it turns out that the world would reach the same level of prosperity in 102 years that it is now projected to reach in 100.

Improving the aerodynamics of a tractor - trailer with devices like side skirts could reduce fuel consumption by up to 12 percent.

To illustrate the beauty of Saab's new engine, which reduces fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions by 10 percent and slices other emissions by as much as 75 percent, the 41 - year - old engineer describes a lone runner jogging full tilt through a misty forest in his native Sweden.

Consumption of fossil fuels must be reduced,» concludes Hammer Strømman.

«In cars where every kilo of reduced weight is important, a transition to magnesium, which is 30 percent lighter than the most common lightweight metal today, aluminium, would mean a great step forward to reduce fuel consumption,» says Mohsen Esmaily.

«The trade - off is [reduced oil consumption] exacerbates the problems of the transport program that's dependent on ever more driving and fuel consumption,» he said.

At the processor and distribution level, greater emphasis on truck fleet - fuel usage and consumption of electricity will reduce emissions, the researchers said.

There is a massive potential for reducing both traffic noise and fuel consumption linked to conventional cars by combining low - noise tyres and the right kind of road surfacing.

«The results show that there is a massive potential for reducing both traffic noise and fuel consumption linked to conventional cars by combining low - noise tires and the right kind of road surfacing,» says Truls Berge, an acoustics researcher at SINTEF.

The new wing architecture, which could greatly simplify the manufacturing process and reduce fuel consumption by improving the wing's aerodynamics, as well as improving its agility, is based on a system of tiny, lightweight subunits that could be assembled by a team of small specialized robots, and ultimately could be used to build the entire airframe.

The Department of Transport is providing # 100 000 in grants to local authorities, allowing them to run trials of the various fuels, with the aim of reducing consumption and pollution.

The government's review of the UK energy supply published today (26 / July) highlights the dreadful performance of wind power, with over 1830 turbines with combined capacity of 2GW reducing fuel consumption in (and emissions from) UK power stations by tiny and irrelevant fraction of one per cent.

This is known to cause premature death, and policies that aim to reduce our consumption of fossil fuels often cite the potential health benefits — and related cost savings — linked to reducing air pollution.

We need to understand the true impact of long - term exposure to air pollution to develop better informed policies and reduce fossil fuel consumption.»

Vortex rings present issues in fields such as engineering as they can hamper fluid flow, and, for example, increase the fuel consumption of a car by reducing its aerodynamic efficiency.

Like other major automakers, Audi (and its parent Volkswagen Group) is working on meeting its medium - term regulatory requirements (e.g., in the 2020 timeframe) by reducing the average fuel consumption of its new vehicles using a combination of three primary measures: optimizing its combustion engines for greater efficiency; developing alternative drive... Read more →

Reduced fuel consumption in homes and industry was responsible for an additional 12 % of the overall emissions reductions.

Hybrid - electric vehicles, such as the Toyota Prius and 472 of SEPTA's buses, have for years used regenerative braking to charge on - board batteries and reduce fuel consumption by reusing the stored energy upon acceleration.

Foams are becoming attractive not only for reduced material consumption, which in turn lowers the cost of production, weight reduction and fuel savings but also; for developing a spectrum of new properties, which are the critical to qualities of specific applications.

«There's no doubt at all that the BLM leases significant areas for the production of fossil fuels, and there are certainly greenhouse gases associated with the production and consumption of those fuels,» Muller said, adding that federal government is trying to reduce some of those emissions.