Modern manufacturing processes combined with electronic fuel control and engine diagnostics make a single-engine jet much safer than earlier models.
Adding to the malaise, the price of piston-engine fuel with low lead content shot skyward stoked by environmental concerns.
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For a couple years now, the government has been trying to start an engine with virtually no fuel flowing to it.
The first planes will be delivered in 2014 and most of them will be outfitted with a new, more fuel-efficient engine that Airbus has recently developed.
The back-up power supply includes six diesel engine generators with ten days of fuel.
The oxygen that remains is burned with fuel and water in a chamber modeled after a rocket engine.
The 2014 Jeep Cherokee will also be up to 45 percent more fuel efficient when equipped with a standard four-cylinder engine, which puts out 184 horsepower.
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He singled airplane manufacturer Sukhoi Company, saying Russian made aircraft should be competitive with their foreign rivals in terms of engine noise, fuel economy and flight distance.
As I calculated in my earlier Forbes article, one needs to multiply the EPA MPGe by .365 to get a number that truly compares fossil fuel use of an electric car with a traditional gasoline engine car on an apples to apples basis.
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All these prospects familiarize themselves with the car right down to its three fuel-efficient engine choices.
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The company says that they emit 20% less carbon dioxide than a gasoline-fueled engine with a catalytic converter and consume 20% less fuel.
With the engine running, he can see on-screen how much fuel should be injected given X throttle pressure or Y coolant temperature.
The best-selling Ford F-150 pick-up, meanwhile, has boosted fuel economy by an impressive 20% with its turbocharged V-6 engine without sacrificing any of the truck's stump-pulling macho.
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And if you want to talk about market dynamics at the pump, then look no further than the increase in demand for hybrid cars, which can increase fuel efficiency over other mid-sized cars with the help of an electric engine.
Maximum fuel economy is achieved in ECO mode, with the stop-start on and engine response and output dialed way back.
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Vehicles with fuel-saving six-speed transmissions or cylinder deactivation systems let a big V8 engine run on just four cylinders on the highway.
It can be used to run an internal combustion engine in a car or power one using a fuel cell, with heat and water as the only emissions.
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That fuel economy comes from sophisticated electronic fuel and spark controls, and computerized automatic transmissions teamed up with a very sophisticated engine that was designed using computer-automated design, machined using CNC milling, and assembled by robots.
Other than embarrassment, why on earth would the engine maker oppose a method that makes its engines run cooler and with less fuel?
With all the thrust of 8 cylinders and a 6 litre engine they devour the road and the fuel.
Naval forces have let between 500 and 700 pirates go over the last three years, mostly ensuring they have enough fuel and other supplies to get home and, on more than one occasion, helping with engine repairs.
And as with all other hybrids the engine de-powers automatically when the car is at idle to further preserve fuel.
The EPA engineers came up with a formula that automakers around the world have long been groping for--an engine that explodes fuel at such a relatively low temperature (below 2, 000 degrees Fahrenheit) that almost no noxious nitrogen oxides are produced.
Jeep is getting a replacement for the aging Liberty this year, and Chrysler is trying to build upon the success of the new Jeep Grand Cherokee introduced a couple of years ago with a new version this year that gets a more fuel-efficient, eight-speed transmission and an optional diesel engine.
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