• More Honda EV concepts on the way - Honda's design boss says there are more electric concepts on the way, but it's not clear when they'll make production • Toyota boss
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Not exact matches
The price is a particular sticking point,
said Sterling, since these vehicles tend to be
more expensive than
diesel, sometimes significantly so.
«The energy market is changing
more rapidly than we could have imagined, and it's changing because the costs of competitive fuels are coming down,»
says Simon Flowers, chief analyst at Wood Mackenzie, who predicts global demand for gasoline and
diesel fuel will peak as early as a decade from now and «certainly» by 2030.
Emissions Analytics, a U.K. - based consulting company,
says it has tested the real - world emissions of
more than 400
diesel cars.
High demand for
diesel and home heating fuel in particular means refineries are willing to pay
more for crude oil,
said Tom Kloza, global head of energy analysis at Oil Price Information Service.
«We have lost so much trust with some of our customers that it will require a few
more years before we can
say that we've left
diesel behind,» Diess
said of the scandal.
«Early indications from auctions are that dealers are
more hesitant to buy the VW
diesel units,»
said Tim Fleming, a Kelley Blue Book analyst.
Despite her criticism of car makers, Merkel rejected a blanket ban on
diesel autos,
saying that a gasoline - powered vehicle actually emitted
more CO2 than a
diesel one.
Irwin
says truck companies will have to watch the market carefully, because tougher regulations on
diesels or an improvement in charging infrastructure could make electric trucks
more viable very quickly.
With demand likely to keep growing, Michael Dei - Michei, head of research at JBC Energy in Vienna, Austria,
said jet fuel will
more frequently outprice
diesel and at times gasoline.
Last week's strange
diesel exports are
more likely an anomaly than a trend: As the U.S. continues to ramp up output of light, sweet, Texas oil, refiners» ability to pump out
diesel will be threatened, and the U.S. will soon face a shortfall, Fitch's BMI Research analysts
said Wednesday in a note.
«Overall, the Semi is
more responsive, covers
more miles than a
diesel truck in the same amount of time, and
more safely integrates with passenger car traffic,»
says Tesla in its official announcement.
Eric Lewin of Lewin Farms
said the grant program recently helped him to replace old
diesel tanks on his family's farm with a larger and
more efficient fuel storage facility.
«From an engineering standpoint, the
diesel fuel and the way we use it allow us to be
more thermodynamically efficient,»
said Margaret Wooldridge, a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Michigan.
That
said, it is true that older
diesel cars do pollute
more than gasoline cars, because they don't have DPFs, and
diesel cars in general emit far
more nitrogen oxides, which cause smog and acid rain, the study also noted.
«Gasoline tends to contain short - chain hydrocarbons,
say C8, with
more branches, whereas
diesel and jet fuel contain long - chain hydrocarbons with few branches,» Keasling notes.
«Order - of - magnitude calculations suggest that implementing a low - amperage backup service appears to be
more cost effective than having each homeowner buy a portable generator and storing
diesel or gasoline for fueling, especially if a region is expected to suffer
more frequent and longer widespread outages,»
says Sunhee Baik, lead author and doctoral student in engineering and public policy at Carnegie Mellon University.
«This process is 10 percent to 15 percent
more efficient than the best commercial
diesel engines, which are the most efficient internal combustion engines,» Reitz
says.
Energy In Depth
said the Integrity Project was «retroactively changing the definition of
diesel fuel in order to malign
more operations for engaging in an activity (a «
diesel frack») that did not occur.»
Because hydrogen fuel cells operate
more efficiently at less - than - maximum power, their advantage relative to
diesel generators rises, he
said.
For example,
diesel vehicles are
more popular in Sweden than in the U.S.,
said Alberto Salvo, an economist at the National University of Singapore, who attended Simeonova's talk but was not involved in the study.
«Going forward, you'll see us
more open and challenging past positions around things we feel we have to do versus things we can do either through others or with others,» he
says, citing tie - ups with GM on 9 - and 10 - speed transmissions and with PSA Peugeot Citroen on
diesel engines as examples of the collaboration blueprint Ford will continue to follow.
Having
said that, this
diesel knocks away like a woodpecker quartet when cold, the running characteristics are still
more electric eel than pussycat, and when pushed hard the voice becomes loud and croaky.
Efficiencies for a 2 - stroke
diesel are
more than 50 %,» he
says.
«The Silverado 4500HD / 5500HD trucks are the flagship of our full - line commercial truck portfolio and we've designed them to be among the best in the industry in maneuverability, serviceability, visibility, quietness and comfort,
diesel fuel economy, and
more,»
said Ed Peper, General Motors Fleet VP, in a statement.
Ford also
says that by opting for the 6.8 - liter V - 10 that buyers will be saving an average of $ 8300, likely in up - front costs, considering that over the life of the vehicle,
more money could theoretically be saved by opting for a
more fuel efficient
diesel engine.
(Repeats for additional subscribers) By Paul Lienert and Joseph White DETROIT, Sept 29 (Reuters)- Volkswagen AG's promise to fix pollution control systems on about 11 million
diesel vehicles will involve changes to software, and possibly hardware, that could leave owners with cars that deliver diminished fuel economy and performance or require
more maintenance, experts
said Tuesday.
The surprise is not over the German native's sudden departure, which VW
says was «through mutual agreement,» but that Horn was still on the job half a year after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency accused the automaker of using a «cheater» device that would make it appear, falsely, that
more than 482,000
diesel models sold here between 2009 and 2015 met emissions standards.
«We can do lot
more with today's propulsion systems, both gas and
diesel, as you downsize and add direct - injection and electrification to those systems,» Smyth
says, noting GM is working on all possible future powertrain technologies, including hybrid - and all - electric vehicles, as well as plug - in hybrids and hydrogen fuel cells.
Nissan
says the 5.0 L V8 turbo
diesel will crank out
more than 300 horsepower and 500 lb - ft.
The 57 - year - old Wright is a typically buttoned - up Brit who knows (but won't outright
say) that
diesel Land Rovers make far
more sense than their gas equivalents.
I hope the 3 inches wider, for the Malibu, doesn't translate into
more mass; that being
said, there will be need for a turbo model to crank up the torque to move it along (or maybe Chevy's got a
diesel up its sleeve).
Something similar can be
said about the first generation 1 Series with
diesel engines providing better acceleration,
more torque and
more fun!
And an even
more souped - up version, the «Super» New Beetle, could be on the way.The 1.8 - liter, four - cylinder engine generates 150 horsepower,
said Ferdinand Piech, chairman of Volkswagen.This will be the third engine offered in the New Beetle, which was launched last year with a 2.0 - liter, four - cylinder engine that generates 115 horsepower and a 1.9 - liter, four - cylinder, turbo -
diesel engine that makes 90 horsepower.
More powerful SkyActiv gasoline engine and 2.2 - liter
diesel engine (available second half of 2017) offering, Mazda
says, «hybrid levels of fuel economy,» which might mean 35 - 40 mpg.
The
diesel engine would improve the Frontier's fuel efficiency by
more than 35 percent over the current 4.0 V -6-powered version of the truck,
said Fred Diaz, Nissan's senior vice president for U.S. sales and marketing, parts and service.
«We've asked Germany for
more diesel production,»
said Al Gossett, owner of Gossett Motor Cars in Memphis, Tenn., and chairman of the Volkswagen Dealer Advisory Council.
«BMW
diesels not only are still available in the U.S. after the 335d was discontinued, we now offer
more diesel alternatives than ever before,»
said BMW Product and Technology Spokesperson, Julian Arguelles, adding that a 328d sedan and 328d xDrive Sport Wagon are just now shipping to dealers.
It's the familiar 2.1 - liter four - pot single - turbo
diesel that Merc has been using for aeons, but it's not as coarse sounding as some
say and with 204 hp / 500 Nm on tap it has
more than enough shove to shift the 1,845 kg high - rider (nearly 100 kg lighter than the GLK despite its larger footprint).
Volkswagen is facing a new round of questions as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
says it has expanded its investigation of an emissions cheating scandal to include
more diesel models, including Porsche.
«The Silverado 4500HD / 5500HD trucks are the flagship of our full - line commercial truck portfolio and we've designed them to be among the best in the industry in maneuverability, serviceability, visibility, quietness and comfort,
diesel fuel economy and
more,»
said Ed Peper, U.S. vice president, General Motors Fleet.
I bought limited (O)
diesel from Mohali dealership on 10th January 2018 and I must
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says Barn - like space inside, economical turbo -
diesel engine, solid and well - crafted feel, lighter and
more maneuverable than domestic vans..
If you want
more economy, a TDI (
diesel) Jetta isn't far off either, and VW
says it will pair the TDI engine with its DSG sequential manual transmission for the first time.
If we had to place a bet, we'd
say the latter possibility seems
more plausible for US customers, but it's not hard to imagine a
diesel Raptor selling in Australia and certain other markets.
More than that, Willem Rombauts
said that BMW will in fact offer two
diesel models on the US market.
U.S. consumers will have the option of a TDI engine in Audi AG's next - generation A4 sedan, the automaker
said today, expanding a campaign to sell
more diesel engines in the United States.A new version...
«The efficient combustion that occurs within a clean
diesel engine makes it
more durable than a comparable gasoline engine,»
says the group of engines that must be robustly built to handle high combustion pressures.
Reviewers have
said it has
more of a
diesel torque curve.
More provable is they tend to hit their claimed EPA numbers with greater ease than some hybrids,
said automotive analyst, Alan Baum, who noted also ownership experience is «excellent,» with ULS
diesel now readily available, and resale values can be strong too.