Green Car Congress
MARCH 31, 2014
Source: Mercedes-Benz. It was not possible, however, to achieve the very good figure shown by the preceding model at the time of market exit, Mercedes-Benz said. Natural gas and crude oil are strongly influenced by fuel consumption during the use phase. Life Cycle Environmental Certificate Mercedes-Benz C-Class.
Green Car Congress
MAY 6, 2013
The new MY2014 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van for the US now features a 2.1L, 4-cylinder diesel with a t-speed automatic transmission as standard. This downsizing enables lower fuel consumption, accompanied by low emissions and optimum weight. 2014 Sprinter. Click to enlarge. The familiar V6 diesel is available as an option.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 27, 2015
The Freightliner SuperTruck uses a downsized and downsped 10.7-liter Friction-reducing measures include a variable speed water pump, a clutched air compressor, low-viscosity oil and an improved cylinder kit. Hybrid: A123 Systems, Eaton, FUSO, ITK Engineering, Mercedes-Benz, MiaSole, US Hybrid. Click to enlarge. Powertrain.
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JANUARY 28, 2014
The Mercedes AMG PETRONAS (Petroliam Nasional Berhad) Formula One Team unveiled the F1 W05, its 2014 challenger, at the Circuito de Jerez in southern Spain. —Andy Cowell Managing Director, Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains. Per the regulations, the Mercedes team downsized their internal combustion engine (ICE) to a 1.6
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 11, 2011
Mercedes-Benz M-Class, ML 350 4MATIC BlueEFFICIENCY. The third-generation Mercedes-Benz M-Class on average consumes 25% less fuel than the previous models. Joachim Schmidt, Board Member of Mercedes-Benz Cars, Sales & Marketing. Click to enlarge. and extensive BlueEFFICIENCY measures to reduce fuel consumption. Earlier post.)
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 10, 2009
The automotive industry, including Lotus Engineering, has quite rightly advocated engine downsizing for four-stroke engines. Downsizing therefore isn’t vital and, due to the improved light-load efficiency and emissions performance we see with Omnivore, this technology approach and ‘upsizing’ could permit a more efficient engine.
Green Car Congress
JULY 17, 2015
The combination of harvesting whole forests and burning long-sequestered carbon sources such as coal or oil has impaired the Earth’s carbon cycle at an increasing pace. In fact, the optimized PHEV is much more efficient as a long range liquid fuel vehicle, because the engine is downsized.
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