Sentences with phrase «reduces fuel demand»

This technology reduces fuel demand and smoke emissions, not only saving users money on fuel, but also decreasing their exposure to health - damaging indoor air pollution.

5) Create new contests for college students to compete to help reduce our fuel demand.

Using features like intelligent start / stop technology (shuts the engine down at stoplights or when the A / C system demands are low), direct fuel injection, and smart regenerative charging that puts the vehicle's kinetic energy back into the electrical system to reduce fuel demands, the 2014 Range Rover Sport delivers economy numbers of vehicles easily half its horsepower.

Not exact matches

The clean energy industry's continued ability to cut costs and reduce the demand for fossil fuels is pivotal to its success in the coming years.

«While the increase in U.S. production of crude oil and the reduced U.S. demand for transportation fuels will likely reduce the demand for total U.S. crude oil imports, it is unlikely to reduce demand for heavy sour crude at Gulf Coast refineries.»

Besides, as some savvy environmentalists are arguing, trying to reduce GHG emissions by chocking fossil fuel supplies — rather than reducing demand for them — is tilting at windmills.)

Mr Bambridge says this the plant indirectly reduces the brewery's carbon footprint by reducing the brewery's demands on fossil fuels and the electricity needs for wastewater treatment by using energy - friendly anaerobic pre-treatment technology in which GWE is a world leader.

Kachikwu said that the aim of giving licenses was to reduce the huge capital flight to fuel importation, meet local demand and look at possible exports.

Without such leadership and comprehensive economic policies, conservation of energy by individuals merely reduces demands for fuel, thus lowering prices and ultimately promoting the wasteful use of energy.»

At the same time, many nations are grappling with how to reduce energy demand, especially demand for fossil fuels.

Walter sees the benefits of using methane as an energy source as twofold: «Not only does it prevent a potent greenhouse gas from entering the atmosphere by converting it to weaker greenhouse gases — water vapor and carbon dioxide — but using it on - site would also reduce the demand for other fossil - fuel sources.»

Australia has created an adaptation program to «help Australians better understand climate change, manage risks, and take advantage of potential opportunities;» In Nigeria, state and local governments are developing action plans for high - risk urban areas, while the federal government is seeking to expand forests by reducing deforestation and wood fuel demand; in Mali, significant efforts are being made to conserve water resources, as well as create usable mechanisms to track the development of climate change.

To reduce the demand for storage space, a sustainable nuclear fuel cycle would separate the short - lived, high - heat - producing fission products, particularly cesium 137 and strontium 90.

«As global energy demand grows over this century, there is an urgent need to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and imported oil and curtail greenhouse gas emissions,» said Secretary of Energy Steven Chu.

As the first of the 2016 model year Huracáns the Spyder introduces a «cylinder on demand» function, which shuts off one bank of cylinders when cruising to reduce fuel consumption.

Mitigation includes improving fuel efficiency, improving system efficiency, shifting to low - emitting transportation modes, reducing travel demand, and using low - carbon fuels.

These fuels should be seen as part of an expanded renewable energy portfolio that emphasizes greater fuel efficiency and reduced demand as well as the development of new sustainable energy technologies that may one day go beyond biofuels.

Despite the power, the use of cylinder on demand (COD) technology has reduced fuel consumption.

Post the VW emissions scandal, demand for the fuel reduced drastically.

Next, they switched to a more efficient direct fuel injection system and fuel pump for more power and reduced emissions and topped everything off with a larger turbocharger for greater on - demand performance.

Giving it closer gear ratios in all gears, to match engine rpm better with power demand, brings better acceleration while overdrive ratios in 6th and 7th gears reduces highway cruising rpm and improves fuel mileage.

This twin - turbo engine accelerates the five - door coupe to 100 kilometres an hour in 4.6 seconds, says Audi, and uses cylinder - on - demand technology when under partial load to reduce fuel consumption.

Focused on meeting a growing customer demand for «downsized» engines offering strong power with reduced fuel consumption and CO2 emissions, the new gasoline and diesel powertrains are being progressively introduced across the Opel product range.

At a steady 62 mph, cylinder on demand reduces fuel consumption 10 percent, according to Audi, and should improve EPA ratings 5 percent.

To reduce fuel consumption, Mini will equip the Countryman with technologies such as brake regeneration, engine stop - start at idle and on - demand use of accessories.

Unmatched capability with Command - Trac and Rock - Trac 4x4 systems, next - generation Dana axles, new Selec - Trac full - time two - speed transfer case, Tru - Lock electric front - and rear - axle lockers, Trac - Lok limited - slip differential and 33 - inch off - road tires Industry - leading ground clearance and approach, breakover and departure angles Unmatched crawl ratios Up to 30 inches of water fording A modern design that stays true to the original Instantly recognizable keystone - shaped grille pays homage to Jeep ® CJ models Iconic round headlamps and square tail lamps provide distinctive Wrangler character Rugged - yet - distinguished design boasts improved aerodynamics Convenient fold - down windshield for off - road purists More open - air freedom for the only true open - air 4x4 SUV with new easy - to - use Sky One - Touch powertop, two hardtops and premium soft top Dozens of different door, top and windshield combinations Lightweight, high - strength aluminum doors, hinges, hood, fenders, windshield frame, and magnesium swing gate help reduce weight and boost fuel economy Suspension tuned to optimize on - road handling and ride comfort without sacrificing off - road capability Advanced fuel - efficient powertrain menu: All - new 2.0 - liter turbocharged inline four - cylinder engine with efficient eTorque technology 3.6 - liter Pentastar V - 6 engine with Engine Stop - Start (ESS) Diesel power in response to overwhelming consumer demand: 3.0 - liter EcoDiesel V - 6 with ESS coming in 2019 Two transmission offerings: new eight - speed automatic or six - speed manual Fourth - generation Uconnect system includes Apple CarPlay, Android Auto and the choice of 5.0, 7.0 - or 8.4 - inch touchscreens with pinch - and - zoom capability Packed with more than 75 available advanced safety and security features

This reduces fuel consumption by up to 30 per cent, depending on power demand in the four - cylinder phases.

These symptoms will be of the sort that relate to your vehicle having to struggle to get the fuel that it needs, and will include such things as hard starting, rough running and idling, hesitation, particularly during an attempt at a hard or sharp acceleration, such as when trying to pass another vehicle, and a sense of reduced power, especially noticeable when going up a hill or during some other type of demanding activity.

Brake Energy Regeneration, the Auto Start Stop function, the gear shift indicator and ancillary components that are activated on - demand also contribute to fuel savings and reduced emissions.

Other features such as the Auto Start Stop function, Brake Energy Regeneration, the gear shift indicator, on - demand operation of ancillary units and the innovative Proactive Driving Assistant all do their part to ensure low fuel consumption and reduced emissions, without compromising driving performance.

This on - demand system will be able to totally decouple the rear axle driveshaft when traction isn't needed at the rear wheels to reduce parasitic drag and fuel economy losses.

The all - round efficiency of the BMW X6 is further optimized by on - demand control and activation of the engine's ancillary units helping to significantly reduce the power required for the fuel and steering assistance pumps and thus again saving energy in the process.

This lowered the demand for housing, leading to sliding house prices that fueled expectations of still more declines, further reducing the demand for homes.

Feed - in tariffs on fossil energy imports to the United States would surely end up reducing demand for fossil fuels as more and more renewable capacity became available — which is exactly what you would want to see happen if you are serious about slowing the rate of global warming.

Second, a recent report by «Bloomberg New Energy Finance» [BNEF] found that under free market conditions (i.e. RE deployed only where profitable) the best that the renewables will achieve by 2040 is sufficient deployment to take up all increase in energy demand, but they would not by that date reduce fossil fuels» overall usage.

Thus, a low - energy electric vehicle provides the same utility as a high - energy fossil fuel vehicle, so a switch to electric vehicles would reduce energy demand, but not utility demand.

Because if that's all that happens, even if you convince a thousand people or a million people or a billion people to reduce their emissions what it does is reduce the demand for the fuel, lowers its price and somebody else will burn it.

Time for a «Triple Play»: Reduce Oil Prices and Dependence on Fossil Fuels, while Meeting the Growing Demand for Electric Power

There are many things that «average citizens» can do to reduce our demand for fossil fuels — most of which will also save us money and improve our health and quality of life.

The goal of climate policy should be to reduce demand for fossil fuels and if we do that the oil sands will become superfluous.

Several types of policies including a price floor for petroleum - based fuels or taxes on petroleum - based fuels could create a price signal against petroleum demand, assure producers and distributors that there is a profitable market for alternative fuels, and encourage consumers to reduce their use of petroleum - based fuels.

«GDP goes up because the fee and dividend provides a boost to consumer spending, reducing demand for fossil fuels does not have a significant impact on American employment and reduces energy imports from abroad, and the border adjustment means American firms are on a level playing field when it comes to competing on the world market.»

Printing notices of the tax and tips for reducing fuel consumption on gas receipts has the potential to significantly increase driver awareness and reduce demand, as previous government education projects have reduced demand for tobacco, alcohol, and even water during droughts.

Investments that encourage the construction of new renewable resources will cut the demand for fossil fuel - based electricity, reducing air pollution and global warming emissions.

In particular, reducing domestic demand for fossil fuels would lower the price of those fuels in other countries, thereby increasing their use in those countries.

The intent of this solicitation is to encourage production of alternative and renewable transportation fuels such as biomethane, renewable gasoline and diesel substitutes in California that can significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and petroleum fuel demand, and stimulate economic development in the state.

Since then, life cycle assessments (LCAs) have shown that corn ethanol has a modest effect, if any, on reducing CO2 emissions and may actually increase them, while posing a threat to natural habitats and food supplies, as food stocks are turned to fuel and marginal lands are put under the plough to keep up with demand.

As the number of allowances is reduced over time, either demand must fall or prices must rise in order incentivise action to cut emissions and switch to cleaner fuels.

Rather, we point to the Guardian's campaign to reiterate that the best and maybe only broadly effective way to reduce fossil fuel demand (which is the point of a boycott) is with a carbon tax.

The companies are also anticipating rules to limit emissions that would make oil and natural gas more expensive, potentially reducing demand for the fuels.