Improved fuel consumption through the transmission of Engineering

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Although many expect the economy in the wrist fuel cars electric vehicles will be done next, rolling technology in different models in 2010 will reduce fuel consumption and significantly reduce the costs of a pure electric car to buy consumption. Electric vehicles are on the road, but its price is a significant exception of the "early adopters" and cause the rich.

Drive opens the way

Instead, car buyerswants to test new technologies under the hood, especially changes to the transfer, which can lead to significant improvements in fuel economy without adding thousands of dollars to carry the sticker price. ZF Friedrichshafen AG (ZF), a leading manufacturer of gears, said that improvements in transmissions and drive shafts could be the fuel consumption of 18% for natural gas vehicles and to increase up to 30% for hybrid vehicles. Best of all, some of the latest models on the market withImprovements hundreds, perhaps dollars to consumers at the pump to save annually.

ZF is the manufacturer of transmission and support services that will be easier, more efficient development of power systems to replace the heavy and the creation of a mechanical transmission with more speed. Other manufacturers do the same plan, which includes research into new applications for a lighter frame tubes and magnesium.

The gear-EightStandard?

This means that consumers will soon see that some of their cars are equipped with eight gears, five against and six-speed transmission in most of the media and full-size vehicles. Lexus already has an eight-speed automatic, while Mercedes advertises its transmission with seven gears. The aim of the new standard six-speed manual transmission with eight speeds mean that improvements can be achieved in fuel consumption of 6%.

Further improvements in fuel economycan lead to the use of electric controls, while the light transfer case and axles will also help. A stop-start function is to transfer switches, a yield of five percent of fuel economy, a position the motor is stopped or idling, but immediately turns off the engine when the clutch is engaged. BMW already has the technology in their BMW 3 Series 1 - and stuck with a four-cylinder engine, a manual transmission.

Thank youThe integration of technological innovations to save fuel, the manufacturer may be able to help improve fuel economy significantly, without having to invest billions of dollars on all new technologies. This is good news for the auto industry running out of cash, this is just the beginning and see the consumption of signs of life after two years of the Depression, and sales to consumers who want to reduce their fuel.