Sentences with phrase «cheaper fuel costs»

Cheaper fuel costs will mean cheaper flights and increased competition amongst airline carriers.

The lower carbon dioxide emissions and cheaper fuel costs make natural gas an attractive alternative to petrol and diesel, both ecologically and economically speaking.

Not exact matches

Fuelled by a low peso and cheap labour costs, Mexico's booming manufacturing industry has already overtaken Canada's in terms of the dollar value of exports to the U.S. Indeed, Canada is contending with more than just low oil prices.

In the U.S., the cost of solar energy is now about on par with — and in some cases, cheaper than — energy from fossil fuels.

With economies of scale the cost of solar power has plunged much faster than many people expected — and some are actually arguing that solar will become cheaper than fossil fuels within the next few years.

«With the cost of fuel rising, not everything made in China is that cheap anymore.»

With the cost of fuel rising, and the cost of labour rising in China as well, not everything made in China is that cheap anymore.

It credited higher profitability, which is partly due to cheap fuel lowering costs.

«Your manufacturing cost could be very cheap, but with all the risks along the way, whether fuel prices or natural disasters, it might not make sense for your business to source something in Asia and ship it back here.»

In a statement, transport minister Paul Maynard said it could help make vehicles more energy - efficient and save costs: «Advances such as lorry platooning could benefit businesses through cheaper fuel bills and other road users thanks to lower emissions and less congestion.

The shale gas boom has been feeding firms and factories across the country with cheap fuel, dramatically lower energy costs.

Cheap natural gas has been an important source of fuel for the oilsands, but most of Canada already had abundant hydro - electrical endowments to power homes and businesses at relatively low cost, so shale hasn't been much of a revolution over here (pdf).

While it is becoming cheaper and cheaper to produce and use solar energy, the cost of transitioning from fossil fuels is still very real.

For consumers, the better, cheapest route for power in the long run is wind, solar or geothermal power with no ongoing fuel cost, he said.

Most of the numbers you see touting the «cheap» cost of fossil fuels are pretty narrowly focused, enough to be not accurate.

Much as improved drilling and refining techniques caused the cost of oil to plummet in the 19th century, new technologies could make renewable fuels cheap and ubiquitous.

Solar is already competitive with conventional energy in many parts of Germany and will keep getting cheaper, while conventional fossil fuels are more likely to increase in production costs, Channell said.

And if we really want to get serious about climate change and other environmental ills, we might consider taxing all fossil fuels, which are too cheap given the health costs they impose.

Research led by Sandia National Laboratories and the University of California, Merced aim at bringing down the cost of hydrogen fuel cells by using a dirt - cheap compound to create an uneven surface that resembles a plant's leaves.

That's been the goal of solar panel makers for a long time, because as those prices decline electricity from the sun costs the same as, or is even cheaper than electricity from burning fossil fuels.

«If you look at cost per kilowatt - hour, renewables, in some parts of the country, are already cheaper [than fossil fuels].»

Due to methane gas, as a primary energy source, having a noticeably lower cost than electricity, hydrogen could be a cheaper fuel for vehicles than electricity.

The fuel - flexibility enabled by this new technology will reduce dependency on imported coal and create cost savings, since cheaper options, including waste coal, can be used for fuel, VTT says.

Fossil fuels are cheap only because they do not pay their costs to society and receive large direct and indirect subsidies [233].

> MPG and running costs - The Audi TT isn't a hugely cheap car at entry level spec, but it does deliver savings in fuel economy and road tax.

Along with this competitive fuel economy number, its starting price of $ 21,960 with destination makes it the second cheapest midsize sedan on the market, behind the 2014 Mazda 6 which costs just $ 175 less.

We don't even know how much hydrogen fuel will cost, although the best guess is closer to expensive gasoline than to cheap gasoline.

The 4 Series Convertible is not a cheap car — and if you go for one of the petrol versions, you're going to pay a particularly high price in fuel and company car tax costs.

The 95bhp 1.3 - litre diesel costs about # 2,000 more than the cheapest petrol and its fuel economy of 76.3 mpg is significantly better, but it's slow, with 0 - 62mph again taking 12.3 seconds.

The QX60 Hybrid offers slightly better fuel economy with similar performance, but as gasoline looks to remain cheap for the near future, we're not certain the extra cost and technology are worth the added premium.

The 2019 Acura RDX is a tiny bit less fuel efficient than its biggest rivals, but that cheaper starting price will easily outweigh the extra fuel costs.

There are a number of good cheap cars for teenagers under $ 10,000 that satisfy the major needs of cost - conscious drivers, which usually include some combination of dependable reliability, inexpensive repair costs, decent fuel mileage, and solid practicality.

The fuel cost is high, so it's not the cheapest car to drive.

Most importantly, when comparing models with the same features, the Toyota was about $ 7,000 cheaper, so even with the slightly better fuel economy of the Ford, the gas savings would never make up for the premium in price (not to mention the increased insurance costs of Fords aluminum body).

Use of the latest technology has allowed us to comply with the stringent Euro 6 standard, increase the available range and ensure performance very similar to the petrol version at a lower running cost, due to the use of a cheaper fuel than petrol and diesel.

You can also apply this strategy to cost of living reductions, like moving to a cheaper apartment or switching to a more fuel - friendly automobile.

This is not the cheapest mileage cost to get to Europe, or even to fly Lufthansa first class, but United does not pass on fuel surcharges to you.

To get around, he drives a 2009 Toyota pickup, a cheap ride as fuel costs are 25 % less than Canada's, and the cost of servicing a car in Thailand is about 75 % less.

The big drag on value for American miles for international flights are fuel surcharges on British Airways, which often cost more than just buying the cheapest economy fare outright.

The rise of low cost airlines selling cheap fares over the internet has arguably helped to fuel this rise, with just 22 % now admitting to still booking package holidays.

Mobile technology, easier ways to pay, more low - cost flights and cheaper accommodation are fueling more travel within Africa — but the key to increasing the pace of change is through changing mindsets, delegates at WTM Vision Conference — Cape Town will hear today.

Feed - in tariffs would also have the effect of lowering the consumer's costs for renewable energy, which would only grow cheaper over time, as more and more manufacturing capacity was built — because under equivalent economies of scale, renewables are definitely cheaper than fossil fuels.

Renewable energy currently tends to have higher up - front costs than fossil fuel - based power systems do, but in the long run equipment depreciation is lower and the fuel (sunlight and wind) is free, thus any honest cost analysis over the lifetime of the power - generating equipment will conclude that solar is cheapest, wind second, nuclear third, and fossil fuels are unworkable in the long run due to the global warming issue.

Then if fossil fuel externalities were factored in — harms to environ, acid rain, dead lakes / forests / soils, corroded property & lungs, local pollution real costs (from small particulate matter & toxins), military protection of supplies & diplomatic wheeling - dealing costs, etc. etc — alt energy would likely prove much cheaper.

Otherwise transportation from cheap labor countries will swamp other costs and use up our fuels faster.

Cost of these alternative sources are cheaper than continuing to use irreplaceable fossil fuels or dangerous (both materially and policically) radioactive materials.

And, at least in his recent video interview with Carbon Brief, it seems Lee, like many economists who came of age at the peak of the traditional environmental movement, has a very locked - in view that raising the cost of polluting is the critical way to shift global economies away from cheap fossil fuels.

So, until we drive the cost of fossil fuels down from $ 100 / barrel to $ 40 / barrel, we're just driving demand to the third world, and demanding the third world not take our path, that of slurping cheap carbon, well, that's unfair.

Their critics say their stance, however well intentioned, will produce the real delays, given how much can be done now simply by cutting energy waste with tools already on the shelf — ranging from strengthening efficiency standards to eliminating billions of dollars in persistent fossil - fuel subsidies that continue to make coal and oil much cheaper than they really are when all their hidden costs are revealed.

This means that such fights, which are at the core of the delays over energy legislation, are a distraction from the simpler process of building the first stages of a sustained energy quest after a long comfortable nap facilitated by cheap abundant fossil fuels for which longer - term and indirect costs are finally being gauged.