Sentence examples for deactivation technology from inspiring English sources

I drove two versions – the two-litre 140 PS diesel with a six-speed self-shifting DSG transmission, and the 1.4-litre TSI with a manual transmission and the ACT cylinder deactivation technology – which were quite different in character.

"Our Active Fuel Management system achieves equivalent, or in some cases better, fuel economy benefits with significantly less valvetrain-system complexity and greater application flexibility," he said, referring to the cylinder deactivation technology used on many of G.M.'s V-8 engines.

These include fuel improvement from Spicer heavy-duty AdvanTEK axles to Tula Technology's Dynamic Skip Fire Technology that manages cylinder deactivation so vehicles can cruise on a few cylinders while accelerating under full power and GKN Driveline's modular lightweight propshaft.

The Passat BlueMotion concept employs VW's thrifty 1.4-litre EA211 direct-injected turbocharged gasoline engine, a dual-clutch automatic transmission, automatic engine stop/start technology and a cylinder deactivation system that lets the four-cylinder engine run on two or three cylinders when less power is needed to deliver 42mpg in highway driving.

The engine also packs fuel-saving technologies such as cylinder deactivation and direct injection that help it achieve a fuel economy rating of 22 mpg on the highway.

The United States Department of Energy (DOE) continually seeks safer and more cost-effective technologies for use in the deactivation and decommissioning (D&D) of nuclear facilities.

And it is three to four times higher than a recent finding from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), which observed that automakers are employing innovative technologies such as turbocharging, cylinder deactivation, and lightweighting faster, more effectively and more cheaply than previously anticipated.

Apple recently published a patent with the United States Patent & Trademark Office for technology that would enable the remote deactivation of cameras on the company's iPhones.

He added: "Technology like intake-valve throttling or cylinder deactivation can make big engines act like small engines on light load cycles.

Like many of GM's new V-8 engines, this one comes with various fuel-saving technologies, such as direct-injection and cylinder deactivation under light loads.

The deactivation controversy comes at a time when Twitter and other technology companies are under greater scrutiny for the way they can be abused.