Sentences with phrase «hybrid electric vehicles still»

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Meanwhile, a lot of the «clean energy» options (like hybrid / electric vehicles) still require the power grid, which — you guessed it — largely uses traditional energy sources (like natural gas).

Sheriff Paul Van Blarcum, a Parete ally, still thinks limited conversion to LPG for comparison purposes is a good idea and a lot cheaper than buying hybrids or all - electric vehicles.

Hybrid and electric cars, which have very high mileage and very low emissions, can also pull up an automaker's overall average for its fleet, although the effect can be small because the vehicles are still a small part of the market.

The RAV4 XLE hybrid holds onto the 2.5 liter motor and incorporates an electric motor to create a vehicle with a domineering 194 horses that still rewards the owner with a combined 32 mpg.

Ford is currently the second - biggest producer of hybrids in the US, behind Toyota, but the automaker still lacks a long - range battery - electric vehicle to compete with the new Chevrolet Bolt or Tesla Model 3.

Still, we loved the driving experience and even when not using power from a socket this plug - in hybrid electric vehicle is 15 % more efficient than the base 740.

Despite being available for almost a decade - and - a-half now, modern gasoline - electric hybrid vehicles still make up only a few percentage points of new vehicle sales in Canada.

The present Escape earns pretty good mileage for what it is, but what if a model can get about 40 mpg in the city (a hybrid, unlike a regular vehicle, gets better mileage in the city than on the highway, because the electric motor can move it around on its own), still carry five adults in comfort, still have plenty of cargo room in the back, have V -6-like acceleration, and four - wheel - drive?

Before Land Rover could launch its first all - electric vehicle, the brand will electrify its entire lineup using plug - in hybrid technology to ensure the big off - roaders can still enter any city.

Better still — MINI has designed the plug - in hybrid Countryman to send power from its electric motor to the rear wheels only, meaning the vehicle will sport de facto all - wheel drive when its combustion and electric motors are operating concurrently.

Hybrid and all - electric cars are slowly integrating among conventional production vehicles, but automakers still have some challenges to overcome.

Although I have been underwhelmed by Ford's electric vehicles, it seems to me that they have their heart much more in plug - in hybrids, and with the Maxi Energi and the Ford Fusion plug in coming they should have one of the best ranges available, and both will still offer a good trunk unlike the Focus EV.

Plug - in hybrid vehicles don't require the driver to carefully watch their distance to destination, and still allow hassle free electric driving.

Harald Wester, boss of Maserati, is on record as saying electric vehicles are «nonsense», but the Italian sports car firm is still planning to introduce plug - in hybrids

Unlike hybrid vehicles, such as the Toyota Prius, who still carry gas engines that causes release of CO2 emissions, the 100 % electric Nissan LEAF uses no gas, resulting in absolutely no fumes, and zero emissions.

Meanwhile, a lot of the «clean energy» options (like hybrid / electric vehicles) still require the power grid, which — you guessed it — largely uses traditional energy sources (like natural gas).

Naysayers will point out that charging stations are still sparse and the travel distance on a full battery is far less than a tank of gas, but these people pooh - poohed hybrid vehicles and there's now more than nine million of them on the road.So, for early adopters who may be pondering an electric car purchase, our experts size up five of the current offerings that could wean you off the gas pumps for good.

It's just one more reminder that until longer range, fully electric vehicles start coming in a wider range of body styles and prices, plug - in hybrids with 30 + miles of range could still significantly reduce oil demand in day - to - day transportation.

As plug - in hybrids and electric vehicles become more commonplace, the possibility exists to utilize the spent EV batteries for power grid storage after their automotive life, at which point they will still have significant storage capacity.

Yet 12 years later, Americans are still buying gas guzzling trucks and SUVs, while hybrid and electric vehicles account for just 3 % of new car sales.

The only environmentally - focused federal income tax credits that are still available are for solar energy systems and all - electric or plug - in hybrid vehicles.

Frito - Lay is adding over 1,200 fuel efficient vehicles to their fleet so store deliveries will have a lower carbon footprint.It'd be great to see the company using radically better vehicles - like all electric, or even electric hybrid - but we're still giving them some snaps for the choice to go with Sprinter vehicles, which give them a 50 % better fuel efficiency rate over what they're currently using, as well as a 28 % reduction of CO2 emissions per vehicle.

Although hybrid vehicles are different from exclusively gas powered ones because it uses an electric motor together with the gas engine, its car insurance options are still the same.

While our gas - electric hybrid vehicles are certainly fuel efficient, safety is still the priority.