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Mazda Cars…and Windmills?

November 19th, 2012

View the Sport Durst website and you will see a whole slew of worthy Mazda vehicles with plenty to offer prospective buyers. The Japanese automaker has, after all, become a byword for sporty, fun cars that have, in recent years, become more and more wallet-friendly, with value pricing and improved fuel economy so that getting where you need to go costs you less. As if to underline this point, Mazda announced their latest innovation: windmill technology to boost fuel economy. So what does that mean and how does it work? It’s not as quixotic as you might think.

i-ELOOP

The windmill technology components will be used to improve Mazda’s new braking system, which they have named i-ELOOP, an abbreviation for the phrase “intelligent energy loop,” which is the concept touch-phrase for the system. The idea is that i-ELOOP will capture and use energy from the inertia of a moving vehicle and bring in alternator power when the throttle is closed. The energy is captured in an electric double layer capacitator, technologically that is commonly found in wind turbines.

Eco-Boost?

How much in fuel efficiency is that really going save me, you might be wondering. Mazda projects it could give the vehicles an eco-boost of up to 10 percent; drivers will probably see, in real world application, an improvement of about 1 mpg. That doesn’t sound like a lot, does it? But it’s all part of the broader Skyactiv system, Mazda’s latest and greatest efforts to create the most fuel efficient non-hybrids on the market, a goal some might say they’ve set the bar for with their innovative Mazda3s, which get up to 40 mpg on the highway.

Coming Soon

This wind turbine-inspired innovation will make its debut in the braking system of the 2014 Mazda6. See new and used Mazdas in Raleigh now by visiting the Sport Durst website, and check back in upcoming months for the debut of this exciting new technology.

Looking for affordable vehicles in Mumbai

November 1st, 2012

Buying a new vehicle could be very expensive for some people. However, it does not mean that most people do not want to have any vehicles at their house to help them to transport to some places. Now, some people might solve this problem to buy secondhand vehicles, which still have good conditions and performance. If you are located in Mumbai, you can try to find some secondhand vehicles in Mumbai through the site namely olx.in. Not only you will be able to find various choices of secondhand vehicles in the site, but you will also find the parts and accessories of many kinds of vehicles.

When we talk about many kinds of vehicles, it means almost all kinds of vehicles for air, land, and water are available there. Indeed, you will be able to find cars and motorcycles or scooters for the land transportation. RVs or caravans are also available for the ones who need it. Almost all motor vehicles in Mumbai can be found the site. Most importantly, you will also be able to find some boats and ships offered in the site, even airplanes are also available if you need them.

Aside from personal vehicles, you can find commercial vehicles in Mumbai, such as trucks, school bus, dumper, and so forth. The steps of finding the product are very easy. You can visit the aforementioned site. Then, you can start to browse any kinds of vehicles that you need. You can click the presented categories in the site to make the scope of your search to be more specific. After that, you can look at some choices and select one or more to read the detail information given. Commonly, the offered product will have picture with it to enable you to know the condition. You can reply the ads, when you have made decisions.

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