«Climate change has exacerbated naturally occurring droughts, and
therefore fuel conditions,» said Robert Field, a research scientist at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies.
Not exact matches
Therefore, if automobiles could be equipped with «low - cost, ultimate - efficiency engines,» reaching a stand - alone thermal efficiency of 60 % or higher over a wide range of driving
conditions, it is believed that a substantial
fuel consumption superior to that of current hybrid system automobiles could be a reality.
Be sure to keep in mind that the three electric motors in the hybrid powertrain are supposed to conserve
fuel under normal driving
conditions,
therefore, the sensitive hybrid system is likely to experience a mechanical overload when it's forced to provide explosive horsepower and torque output.