Sentences with phrase «alternative fuel standard»

Furthermore, the mandatory alternative fuel standard, although increasing the total amount of alternative fuels, would be a change from previous mandatory renewable fuel standards, allowing «alternative fossil fuels» to join the party.

After calling America's «addiction to oil» one of the most serious challenges in America today, President Bush renewed calls for a higher mandatory alternative fuel standard and higher fuel efficiency standards for motor vehicles in an effort to conserve 8.5 billion gallons of gas in the next 10 years (click above for the entire speech).

Not exact matches

After becoming governor of California, he pushed for stricter emissions standards and converted three of his four Hummers to run on alternative fuels.

But while we wait for B.C's LNG mega-project to cross the finish line, let's take this opportunity to showcase the gold standard that Canada can bring to the energy race through alternative and clean fuels and technologies.

Although nothing is imminent, Standard Distributing is keeping a watchful eye on developments concerning alternative fuel sources.

The president, meanwhile, made a strong argument for more efficient use of gasoline through alternative vehicles and strengthened fuel economy standards.

KERRY: The senator has proposed «a new Manhattan Project to make America independent of Middle East oil in 10 years» by increasing the use of alternative fuels like ethanol and insisting that standards for auto mileage be raised.

But in order to meet consumer demands and increasingly stringent federal fuel economy standards, automakers are looking to alternatives, including advanced high - strength steel, aluminum, magnesium and carbon fiber.

One of automakers» greatest concerns in meeting the Obama administration's ambitious new fuel economy standards is that consumers will continue to steer clear of alternative automobile technologies, which come at a steep price premium.

Believed to be the world's first alternative jet fuel produced from wood, the fuel meets international ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) standards, allowing it to be used safely for today's commercial flight.

There's no reason Jaguar should offer the diesel XE in America other than to meet fuel economy standards and to give buyers a less - expensive alternative to the XE S until the smaller gasoline motor arrives.

«Honda continues to set the standard for socially and environmentally - responsible automotive products and our commitment to alternative fuels will further expand with the zero emissions FCX Clarity fuel cell vehicle coming to market this summer,» stated John Mendel, executive vice president of American Honda.

VED rates for the model tested come in at # 130 for the first year - included in the car's OTR price - because of an official CO2 figure of 106 g / km and then # 130 standard rate since the mild hybrid system qualifies it for the # 10 alternative fuel discount.

Honda Environmental Leadership Honda's diverse portfolio of alternative fuel vehicles has included numerous technologies to improve fuel efficiency and reduce CO2 emissions including the first EV leases in California (1997 Honda EV Plus), the retail introduction of America's first hybrid (1999 Honda Insight), delivery of the first fuel - cell electric vehicle in the U.S. (2002 Honda FCX), five generations of the Civic Natural Gas (first introduced in 1998) and the first gasoline - powered vehicles in the hands of consumers to meet stricter emissions standards.

It offers a very low list price, potentially great fuel economy and an excellent standard warranty although taking advantage of that last point would require you to keep it for a number of years, something you may not want to do considering the number of far more accomplished alternatives out there.

Would that they had invested more in efficient cars, and more important I would add, spent less of their politcal capital fighting fuel economy standards (as well as studies that even hinted at supporting such an approach) or supporting expensive ethanol and other alternatives to keep the myth of a low price at the pump, in turn to keep Hummers Humming.

CAFE standards, public transit, alternative fuels, carbon taxes, grass roots activism, etc. — none are sufficient and all are necessary.

Even U.S. President George Bush in his January 2007 State of the Union address pledged to «increase the supply of alternative fuels by setting a mandatory fuels standard to require 35 billion gallons of renewable and alternative fuels in 2017 — and that is nearly five times the current target.»

In January, the West Virginia legislature repealed the state's Alternative and Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard, a law adopted in 2009 that was intended to diversify their fuel supply.

Although Pennsylvania voters agree that climate change is causing problems now — and 69 % want the state to prioritize renewable energy over fossil fuels to drive down greenhouse gas emission — legislators haven't updated the state's woefully outdated Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard for fourteen years.

If fossil power is cheap enough that there are only x % households in fuel poverty (Wiki: In the UK, fuel poverty is said to occur when in order to heat its home to an adequate standard of warmth a household needs to spend more than 10 % of its income to maintain an adequate heating regime), but the alternative carbon - free power increases the percentage of households by 10 % there are negative consequences to not using fossil power.

This cooperation includes technical and policy exchanges on the development of fuel efficiency standards for trucks and buses, continued progress towards implementation of CCUS projects with the selection of a project site in China as the large - scale CCUS demonstration project announced last November, cooperation on reducing HFCs, including private sector commitments to promote climate - friendly alternatives to HFCs, and continued support for phasing down HFCs through the Montreal Protocol, and additional cooperation on direct mitigation efforts across multiple other sectors.

The Lugar - Graham plan achieves savings in electricity and oil use by requiring higher mileage for vehicles, greater efficiency in power generation, increased use of alternative fuels and new standards for energy use in buildings.

«Climate science» as it is used by warmists implies adherence to a set of beliefs: (1) Increasing greenhouse gas concentrations will warm the Earth's surface and atmosphere; (2) Human production of CO2 is producing significant increases in CO2 concentration; (3) The rate of rise of temperature in the 20th and 21st centuries is unprecedented compared to the rates of change of temperature in the previous two millennia and this can only be due to rising greenhouse gas concentrations; (4) The climate of the 19th century was ideal and may be taken as a standard to compare against any current climate; (5) global climate models, while still not perfect, are good enough to indicate that continued use of fossil fuels at projected rates in the 21st century will cause the CO2 concentration to rise to a high level by 2100 (possibly 700 to 900 ppm); (6) The global average temperature under this condition will rise more than 3 °C from the late 19th century ideal; (7) The negative impact on humanity of such a rise will be enormous; (8) The only alternative to such a disaster is to immediately and sharply reduce CO2 emissions (reducing emissions in 2050 by 80 % compared to today's rate) and continue further reductions after 2050; (9) Even with such draconian CO2 reductions, the CO2 concentration is likely to reach at least 450 to 500 ppm by 2100 resulting in significant damage to humanity; (10) Such reductions in CO2 emissions are technically feasible and economically affordable while providing adequate energy to a growing world population that is increasingly industrializing.

Utility and fossil fuel - funded front groups are peddling disinformation to attack Ohio's Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard (AEPS) and Energy Efficiency Resource Standard (EERS) that should not be considered credible evidence as legislators debate a bill to freeze the pro-clean technology laws.

State Agencies Must Purchase or Lease Vehicles That Use Alternative Fuels Louisiana's Advanced Biofuel Industry Development Initiative further states, «The commissioner of administration shall not purchase or lease any motor vehicle for use by any state agency unless that vehicle is capable of and equipped for using an alternative fuel that results in lower emissions of oxides of nitrogen, volatile organic compounds, carbon monoxide, or particulates or any combination thereof that meet or exceed federal Clean Air Act standaAlternative Fuels Louisiana's Advanced Biofuel Industry Development Initiative further states, «The commissioner of administration shall not purchase or lease any motor vehicle for use by any state agency unless that vehicle is capable of and equipped for using an alternative fuel that results in lower emissions of oxides of nitrogen, volatile organic compounds, carbon monoxide, or particulates or any combination thereof that meet or exceed federal Clean Air Act standaalternative fuel that results in lower emissions of oxides of nitrogen, volatile organic compounds, carbon monoxide, or particulates or any combination thereof that meet or exceed federal Clean Air Act standards.»

Alternative and renewable fuels could face the same constraints at the ports should the state begin to rely on imports of those fuels to meet state and federal renewable fuel standards.

Some of these opportunities include tightening fuel - economy standards, making better use of data and providing support for research and development into alternative fuels.

With the advent of new California programs such as the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program (a comprehensive investment program to stimulate the development and deployment of low - carbon fuels and advanced vehicle technologies), the Low Carbon Fuel Standard, and a federal waiver allowing California to set its own carbon dioxide motor vehicle emission standards, California is well positioned to develop a system of sustainable, clean, alternative transportaAlternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program (a comprehensive investment program to stimulate the development and deployment of low - carbon fuels and advanced vehicle technologies), the Low Carbon Fuel Standard, and a federal waiver allowing California to set its own carbon dioxide motor vehicle emission standards, California is well positioned to develop a system of sustainable, clean, alternative transportaalternative transportation fuels.

For example, the high sulphur content of bunker fuel means it's under pressure to find alternatives; and customers like Walmart and Ikea are pushing for better sustainability standards in their supply chain.

A recent report prepared by UC Davis researchers for the California Air Resources Board (ARB) found that compliance costs for the Low Carbon Fuels Standard (LCFS) may increase rapidly in the future if there are large differences in marginal costs between traditional fossil fuels and alternative, low - carbon - intensity fuels; or if... Read mFuels Standard (LCFS) may increase rapidly in the future if there are large differences in marginal costs between traditional fossil fuels and alternative, low - carbon - intensity fuels; or if... Read mfuels and alternative, low - carbon - intensity fuels; or if... Read mfuels; or if... Read more →

Advances in battery and other technologies, new federal standards for carbon - dioxide emissions and fuel economy, state zero - emission - vehicle requirements, and the current administration's goal of putting millions of alternative - fuel vehicles on the road have all highlighted PEVs as a transportation alternative.

New powertrain designs, alternative fuels, advanced materials, and significant changes to the vehicle body are being driven by increasingly stringent fuel economy and greenhouse gas emission standards.

Moreover, artificially increasing the popularity of alternative motor vehicles under the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards has the unintended effect of decreasing new conventional vehicle fuel econFuel Economy (CAFE) standards has the unintended effect of decreasing new conventional vehicle fuel econfuel economy.

Support higher congressionally mandated standards and the development of alternative fuels.

Vehicle manufacturers are coming out with more efficient cars every year, whether those cars are hybrid gasoline and electric vehicles, they run on bio-fuels or alternative fuels, or the fuel efficiency of standard gasoline - powered cars is being improved.