Tag: fuel savings

Construction Equipment

Atlas Copco’s new XAS 950 air compressor logs 15% fuel savings

The XAS 950 portable air compressor from Atlas Copco features new technology that matches the compressor’s engine speed, power and torque with air demand. Called pressure adjusted through cognitive electronics, or PACE, the technology leads to a 15 to 20 percent increase in fuel savings, the company says. The technology also enables the compressor a […]

December 26, 2019

Equipment Experts

DOZERS REDEFINED: How electronics and machine control made mid-size dozers smarter

There’s a direct correlation between power and fuel consumption; more power requires more fuel. Higher injection pressures, careful design of the piston and combustion chamber, turbocharging and other mechanical ploys improve combustion efficiency and help ensure maximum power is extracted from each unit of fuel, but they don’t change the fundamentals. More power still requires […]

July 1, 2014

Machine Matters

DOZERS REDEFINED: How electronics and machine control made mid-size dozers smarter

There’s a direct correlation between power and fuel consumption; more power requires more fuel. Higher injection pressures, careful design of the piston and combustion chamber, turbocharging and other mechanical ploys improve combustion efficiency and help ensure maximum power is extracted from each unit of fuel, but they don’t change the fundamentals. More power still requires […]

July 1, 2014

Roadbuilding

The Roundabout Way to Safety and Saving

Go around. For older drivers it seems roundabouts may be the optimal intersection design. Apparently  for most age groups, surprisingly even for the impatient driver of any age. Less accidents, more traffic flow. This from a University of Maine study which also found that, wait for it, a driver who travels straight through 10 similar […]

January 22, 2013

Construction Equipment

Yanmar America introduces new ViO model

Yanmar America has revealed the newest addition to its ViO line, the zero tail swing ViO35-6, which offers up to 20 percent fuel savings compared to previous models. The 24.4-horsepower machine can dig 11 inches and 3 feet deep. This 7,905-pound excavator features an electronically-controlled Tier 4 engine, ECO and Auto-Deceleration modes, a hydraulic quick […]

November 7, 2012

Business

Trucks

New truck emissions rules claim fuel consumption reductions, cost savings By Marcia Gruver Doyle Diesel use would be cut by 4 gallons per 100 miles traveled, yielding a total fuel savings of $73,000 over a truck’s life, according to calculations used in the first-ever truck fuel consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions regulation, announced by […]

September 5, 2011

Safety

Product Report

American Augers’ DD-1100RS Short setup time gets drill ready to work in three hours By Amy Materson When American Augers designed their DD-1100RS horizontal directional drill, one design directive was a quick and easy setup process. Although setup time varies depending on the job, the Rapid Setup offers a huge time savings, says Greg Jeter […]

August 3, 2011

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Auburn study: Smoother pavements could save 3.3 billion gallons of fuel per year for U.S.

In a previously reported version of this press release, it was stated that improvements to smoothness of pavements could save 5 billion gallons of fuel. However, the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) has corrected its previously released press release with these numbers. The corrected numbers, as stated in the NAPA story below, are 3.3 billion […]

July 20, 2011