Additionally, diesel engines deliver more efficient fuel
economy than gasoline engines and maximize fuel efficiency at idle, making them ideal for tasks requiring prolonged idle time.
Not only are electric motors three times more
efficient than gasoline engines, but they also enable cars to run on wind power at a gasoline - equivalent cost of 75 cents a gallon.
Many people in the truck world know that diesel engines produce more
torque than gasoline engines and that is the reason consumers that need a truck for heavy duty towing buy diesel trucks, but a lot of people don't know why diesel engines produce more torque.
Although the Volt concept, which is being introduced today at Detroit's North American Auto Show, is a kind of hybrid vehicle, the design emphasizes electric battery rather
than gasoline engine operation.
The question of why there aren't viable alternative energy options (particularly when the electric car was not only more
popular than the gasoline engine once upon a time but was also shown as recently as ten years ago to be a working technology) is raised subtly by An Inconvenient Truth.
While the 1.4 - liter engine is a bit noisy at times, it never transmits any untoward vibration to the cabin, and it's no
louder than the gasoline engine in hybrids like the Toyota Prius.
There's a reason most big trucks use diesel power: They produce lots of pulling power and get better fuel economy
than gasoline engines of similar output.
The instant torque from the electric motor propelled the car
harder than a gasoline engine would, and the brakes grabbed quickly, making the C - Max Energi wobble on its suspension.
The 2017 Accord Hybrid gets an all - aluminum hood of a different
design than its gasoline engine stable mates providing subtle model differentiation along with advantages of the lighter weight material.
The A5 Sportback is a little more confusing, but considering it's not available in the U.S. as of the time of this writing, it shouldn't be surprising that it's offered with more diesel
engines than gasoline engines.
And even those who would charge from a grid where the power comes from a mix of dirty and clean sources would see benefits since power plants are more efficient at turning fuel into
electricity than a gasoline engine is, and over time, the grid is getting cleaner thanks to the renewable energy revolution.
To make up for the power loss, hydrogen engines are usually
larger than gasoline engines, and / or are equipped with turbochargers or superchargers.
The cons: Diesel engines are very durable, which means that very dirty old trucks are still on the road, they generally produce more smog - forming emissions (NOx, PM, etc), they are more
expensive than gasoline engines, and they can be noisier and smellier (though recent models have made lots of progress there).
Because diesel is up to 30 percent more
efficient than gasoline engines, you can bet that the Mercedes - Benz Sprinter will get significantly better miles - per - gallon than its gasoline competitors and save you money.
Electric motors have higher
torque than gasoline engines (i.e. they're quicker off the block), and the center of gravity of a vehicle can be lowered by strategically placing batteries (making it faster in turns).
Even if they don't make the batteries much beefier, just having a few miles that can be driven in electric - only mode from power that came from the grid
rather than the gasoline engine would be nice.
The most powerful drivetrain for the Ram 3500 is the 6.7 - liter Cummins turbodiesel engine, which provides 370 horsepower, less
than the gasoline engines, and a maximum payload of 6,720 pounds, but the towing capacity is boosted to 22,500 pounds.
Diesel engines are much more efficient
than gasoline engines, which reduces the overall fuel requirement.
Diesels are much more efficient
than gasoline engines, so a diesel fleet would stretch the fuel supply.
Those who worried about coal - fueled electricity didn't get that electric motors are four times more efficient
than gasoline engines.
Diesel engines are generally more fuel - efficient
than gasoline engines and thus have lower CO2 emissions, but increase particle emissions.
The second reason is because of the greater low end torque which allows them to pull heavier loads much more efficiently
than gasoline engines, resulting in lower operating costs than a gasoline engine vehicle.
Diesel engines are generally more fuel - efficient
than gasoline engines but must be stronger and heavier because of high compression ratios.
Because electric motors are much more efficient
than gasoline engines.