By enabling increased power at low temperatures, Nanophosphate EXT is expected to substantially improve the cold-cranking capabilities of A123's lithium ion 12V Engine Start battery.
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Still, executives at independent engine start-ups say they are getting a hearing from some established car and truck makers, and in a few cases are landing agreements that could lead to production deals.
Though it sacrifices genuine leather in favor of a rubber coating, its contours and features are similar, down to the Engine Start button (here, a d-pad) and the turn signals (replaced with face buttons).
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Because hydrogen can clean the exhaust right from a cold engine start, the plasma reformer method is 20% to 50% more efficient at reducing NOx than other clean-diesel technologies, allowing less unburned fuel to pass through in the process.
This would eliminate what has historically been the only performance advantage of lead acid in starter battery applications, and is expected to considerably increase the value proposition of A123's Engine Start battery as a lighter-weight, longer-lasting alternative to absorbent glass mat (AGM) and other lead acid batteries.
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For example, the optimized engine Auto Start Stop feature now turns the engine off earlier while coasting to a stop.
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Even if you can get the engine to start, your chances of getting somewhere aren't too good.
Push the backlit engine-start button and the dashboard air vents automatically rotate open while the rotary shift knob rises up from the center console.
Usually you don't start the engine until the president is already on the plane.
If you start the engine, Automobile says, the HondaVac can run without interruption.
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Start the engine of the running car, and run it for 1-2 minutes while revving the engine to higher rpm.
For a couple years now, the government has been trying to start an engine with virtually no fuel flowing to it.
It's not terribly grating, especially once you start hearing some engine noises, but it is noticeable.
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You can start a search engine up tomorrow and then order your results as you wish.
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The 2013 Kia Rio, for instance, joins the BMW 3-series and Porsche Cayenne in offering a start-stop engine.
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Some of the start-up engine companies say they could ultimately get orders from makers of power generators or boat engines.
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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Nevertheless, there are several reasons to think that America's start-up engine will move into a higher gear, creating badly needed jobs.
Meanwhile, the feds' fuel-economy administrators are currently operating at a dead run trying to keep up with a host of new, highly digitized fuel-saving technologies, such as "Eco" throttle mapping and stop-start (the engine cuts out as the vehicle coasts or stops), which were practically invented to hack the EPA testing cycle.
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Jay Bhatti, co-founder of search engine Spock.com, says start-ups in the Valley are generally relieved that the deal didn't happen because two major acquirers are still intact.
As a smaller firm, Layered can customize and scale the resources it rents to every customer, Pozadzides says, whether it's a start-up search engine or a software-as-service sales and inventory company.
The Delphi connectivity system's key fob service operates over the Verizon Wireless network or via Bluetooth to remotely lock or unlock doors, open the trunk, start or stop the engine and operate a panic horn on select vehicles.
Unlike a conventional internal combustion engine, LEAF has 100 percent of its torque available from start, delivering smooth, consistent acceleration and the driving feel similar to a conventional V6 engine.
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Work will continue to give Ariane 5 a major upgrade, to provide it with a more powerful upper-stage engine that will also have a stop-start capability.
However, the Briton will start in 13th place because of an engine-change infringement in Friday's practice.
In 2002, Tancer, a former Navy prosecutor, was working for the search engine LookSmart when he discovered the recently-launched start-up Hitwise.
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