交通运输专业英语课件(Vehicle Fuel Economy)

A driver with a heavy right foot will negate all fuel-saving measures and devices and destroy any expectations of acceptable fuel consumption. 右脚重的驾驶员将抵消所有节省燃油的手段 和措施，毁灭任何想要节省燃油的期望。
Fuel consumption is substantially related to the type of vehicle, its power unit and drive line, its mechanical condition, the use to which it is put and how it is driven. 燃油消耗实际上与汽车类型、动力装置和传 动系统、机械状况、用途和驾驶方法有关。
The following activities should be avoided by careful route planning, scheduling and prior thought about the cost consequences. 通过认真的线路规划、日程安排和成本结果 的预先考虑，下列的行为应该避免。
Lesson 25 Vehicle Fuel Economy
Besides any conscience they may have about energy conservation they will readily appreciate that fuel consumption must be reduced in the campaign to keep vehicle operating costs down. 他们除了具有能源储备的良知外，还容易意 识到在缩减车辆运行费用的过程中必须降低 燃油消耗。
The effects of erratic driving are more difficult to determine in quantitative terms, but it is sufficient to say that it results in abnormally high fuel consumption as well as causing excessive wear and tear on vehicle components. 不规则驾驶的影响更难以定量确定，但可以 肯定这可以产生很大燃油消耗，并引起汽车 零部件的过度摩擦和磨损。
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Axles on bogies should be correctly aligned because tyres running at slip angles have a high rolling resistance and therefore are a source of increased fuel consumption. 因为轮胎以滑移角旋转时滚动阻力高，这样 会增加燃油的消耗，所以应该正确地调整转 向轴。
In the tests, at 40mph the fuel consumption was 10.5mpg, at 50mph this fell by 2.6mpg to 7.9mpg and at 60mpg a further reduction of 1.5mpg was experienced, making a 3.75mpg difference between 40mph and 60mph. 在试验中，以40英里/小时，燃油消耗为10.5 英里/加仑；以50英里/小时，该数字小了2.6 英里/加仑，下降为7.9英里/加仑；以60英里/ 小时，则进一步降低1.5英里/加仑的差值。从 40英里/小时到60英里/小时，产生了3.75英里 /加仑的差值。
The savings mentioned will only achieved if the tyres are in good condition, are correctly inflated to the manufacturer’s recommended pressures and are properly matched, especially when used in twin-wheel combinations. 如果轮胎状态良好，并充气到制造商建议的 气压，同时匹配良好，特别是双胎组合时， 上述的节省就可以获取了。
However, for the most part, fleet operators have to stick with the vehicles they already have in their fleets and are faced with the need to consider how improved fuel economy can be achieved with existing vehicles. 然而，对于大多数而言，车队的经营者不得 不利用车队中已有的车辆，并且面临着思考 如何获得改善现有车辆燃油经济性的要求。