Sentences with phrase «transportation utility truck»

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One is that replacing utility power is one thing, but [a] lot of the total energy in the country goes in transportation, so another big assumption is that you'd largely have to convert the U.S. passenger fleet to hybrid plug - in cars and trucks, all that, so that essentially you are fueling vehicles with electricity as well.

Passenger cars have been generating much of the buzz around electrified transportation, but automakers are changing that with a suite of new electrified trucks, vans and sport utility vehicles that could soon hit the market.

In terms of practicality and utility, the truck is suited for people with construction, farming, and transportation jobs.

Cars, trucks and sport utility vehicles driven by U.S. citizens are to blame for about two - thirds of greenhouse gas emissions from the U.S. transportation sector.

Thankfully, in November 2007 the Center won a major lawsuit against the Department of Transportation for failing to properly account for greenhouse gas emissions when it set unreasonably low national fuel economy standards for pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles.

Likewise, you will find that «transportation activities accounted for 28 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2012» with the largest sources being «passenger cars (43.2 percent), light duty trucks, which include sport utility vehicles, pickup trucks, and minivans (18.1 percent), freight trucks (22.2 percent), rail (2.6 percent), and commercial aircraft (6.3 percent)».

Construction, truck transportation and utilities are among the top industries in the city, and all are considered to be hazardous for workers.