Sentences with phrase «american than gasoline»

Their mantra is that coal - based fuels are more American than gasoline.

Not exact matches

As much as Trump complains about Mexico taking jobs away from Americans, the truth is that NAFTA opened up the markets in Mexico to American goods to such an extent that most of the gasoline in Mexico (70 % now) comes from the U.S.. Most of Mexico's corn and poultry and many other farmed goods come from the U.S. also, as U.S. industrial farming was already far more efficient than Mexico's small scale farms.

Gasoline prices up: Americans are expected to spend an average of $ 400 per household more on fuel this year than in 2016, as the rebound in crude prices is reflected in the cost of petrol at the pump.

Yet so prone are we to care most about what is near at hand, the fear of atomic destruction is probably less keen in most minds than is the energy crisis which means less oil and gasoline available, less fuel for heating, and an abrupt change in American life - styles.

Modern diesel cars emit less pollution generally than cars that run on gasoline, says a new six - nation study published today in Scientific Reports whose groundwork was laid in part by an American chemist now working at Université de Montréal.

But, Scientific American, among others, has argued that liquid coal could very well be worse than gasoline, both environmentally and economically.

During the Vietnam War, American forces sprayed civilians with napalm, a jellied gasoline that burned at more than 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit, consuming clothing, skin, and bone.

Although the Volt concept, which is being introduced today at Detroit's North American Auto Show, is a kind of hybrid vehicle, the design emphasizes electric battery rather than gasoline engine operation.

Research has shown that the time wasted in gas lines resulting from the price ceiling cost most American consumers more money than what they «saved» by paying less for price - controlled gasoline.

Reliable and long - lasting diesel powered heavy trucks move our goods from coast to coast and diesel propelled cars offer better fuel efficiency ratings than those of gasoline powered vehicles, still American consumers seem hesitant to purchase these clean burning and economical cars as their primary source of transportation.

Then just last year, realizing that Americans wanted a sedan more than a two - passenger hatchback, Honda introduced a four - door Civic hybrid sedan with body styling almost identical to that of the newest generation of the gasoline - powered Civic compact sedan.

That means the C - max Energi can make the average American commute without any gasoline, and with a maximum electric - only speed projected to be faster than the Prius Plug - in, you can make your commute in decent time too.

Just because gasoline is more expensive than it was when SUVs such as the Ford Explorer, Toyota 4Runner and Nissan Pathfinder were in vogue, that doesn't mean American consumers are ready to give up their sport utes.

Currently the climate is that diesel powered vehicles and diesel fuel is more expensive than gasoline powered vehicles and gasoline which is not a winning combination to most American consumers.

Gasoline prices dropped over the past week, but remain considerably higher than they were a year ago, according to the American Automobile Association.

One industry analyst recently pointed out refiners and importers have been «cranking out» more gasoline than American motorists need.

That means something much more substantial than $ 4 a gallon for gasoline (American readers of this column should realize that their «high» gas prices are amongst the lowest in the industrial world — we Canadians» too).

I think that, particularly with presidential leadership, there could be more than 60 Democrats and Republicans in the Senate who could get behind the case for fueling an American energy quest this way, or with a directed 2 - cent - per - gallon nudge to the gasoline tax, which alone would triple our research budget compared to the pre-stimulus level.

In the years since, the price of oil has increased seven-fold, and the price of American gasoline has more than tripled.

For many Americans, there is no more pressing concern than the price of gasoline.

Nearly half of Americans (45 %) live in the «best» regions where EVs produce lower global warming emissions than even the most fuel - efficient gasoline hybrids on the market today (greater than 50 mpg).

Other reports showed that Americans are driving more fuel - efficient cars, and that they're driving fewer miles than in previous years due to higher gasoline prices, the recent economic recession and changing generational preferences.

Multiplied by the 140 billion barrels of gasoline American drivers use each year, this means a total savings of $ 180 billion than can be put to use elsewhere in our economy.

For the nearly 80 % of Americans who drive less than 40 miles a day, that would mean they could effectively eliminate gasoline from their lives.

• Since 2007, the RFS, which requires fuel retailers to blend corn ethanol into the gasoline they sell, has saddled American motorists with more than $ 10 billion per year in extra fuel costs above what they would have paid if they had purchased gasoline alone.

Speaking at the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting in San Francisco, Dale says that while corn ethanol produces less greenhouse gases than gasoline, it can cause other detrimental environmental effects if not carefully managed.

49 Rising Energy Costs for Consumers Average annual household utility bills have increased 48 % since 1980 (adjusted for inflation)-- Add in today's average annual gasoline budget per household and today's estimated annual home energy budget is over $ 3,800 Electricity costs continue to rise, with some utilities requesting rate increases of 35 % or more Spending on electricity is the highest share of total consumer spending since the energy crisis of 2000 Energy consumption has been rising along with costs — Electricity consumed by the typical American household has more than doubled since 1980 and is expected to increase another 20 % by 2015

For a preview of what this could mean to American families, one can look to Germany, where due to restrictions on carbon dioxide emissions, electricity costs three - times more than in the US and gasoline is now $ 8.00 per gallon.

Americans annual consumption of gasoline (for both private and commercial transportation) amounts to more than 140 billion gallonsclose to 500...

Retail gasoline prices fell after crude oil prices dropped for the fourth straight week — a product of weaker - than - expected global demand and increasing production, which EIA says will save American households $ 550 next year, Bloomberg News reports.

The gift that is American energy is seen in some key numbers: domestic crude oil production reaching more than 9 million barrels per day last month, the highest level in more than two decades, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA); total U.S. net imports of energy as a share of energy consumption falling to their lowest level in nearly 30 years during the first six months of this year; gasoline prices dropping to an average of $ 2.47 per gallon last week, their lowest point since May 2009, according to the Lundberg Survey Inc..

As just announced on March 29, 2013, the US Environmental Protection Agency is seeking to further reduce the sulfur content of gasoline by more than 60 % beginning in 2017, requiring significant capital cost of $ 10 billion and additional annual operating cost of $ 2.4 billion for refiners, according to the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM).

Supporters of domestic ethanol call it a cleaner - burning fuel than gasoline that offsets oil imports from autocratic regimes abroad and creates American jobs.

University of Texas professor Michael Webber, an environmental policy specialist, told the American Association for the Advancement of Science that alternative fuel production uses a lot more water than gasoline refining.

It baffles me that President Bush would rather go to Saudi Arabia twice in four months and beg the Saudi king for an oil price break than ask the American people to drive 55 miles an hour, buy more fuel - efficient cars or accept a carbon tax or gasoline tax that might actually help free us from what he called our «addiction to oil.»

CEO Henrik Fisker, who previously designed sports cars such as the Aston Martin DB9, said the Fisker Karma can drive the first 50 miles with no gasoline or emissions — enough to get more than 60 percent of Americans and Europeans through their daily commutes.

I will tell the American people that a higher tax on gasoline is better at encouraging conservation than are heavy - handed CAFE regulations.

Assuming burning one gallon of gasoline produces 20 pounds of CO2, the average American emits almost 2 tons more CO2 related to gasoline consumption than the average Canadian.

The tank can be filled in a similar manner and amount of time to a gasoline tank at regular or special CNG stations: there are more than 1,200 natural gas stations in Argentina, and close to 2,270 in the whole Latin American region.