Sentences with phrase «conventional gasoline cars»

However, electric cars are incredibly more efficient than conventional gasoline cars due to the electric motor.

Fox News is promoting a Wall Street Journal column by Bjorn Lomborg to claim that electric vehicles are «even worse» for the environment than conventional gasoline cars.

Hybrid cars are generally costlier than conventional gasoline cars but also provide substantial improvement in fuel economy, so running cost should be fairly less.

Although it's still a long shot, the idea that FCEVs could one day replace conventional gasoline cars seems more likely today than ever before.

Not exact matches

Currently more than 40 per cent of the US corn crop goes into producing ethanol, which is mostly mixed with gasoline to fuel conventional cars.

One kilometre in a conventional car with a fuel consumption of 9 litres per 100 kilometres (26 miles per US gallon), with gasoline at $ 3.60 per gallon, costs more than 8 cents.

With new prototype regulations arriving next year, there wasn't much buzz in the prototype classes other than Mazda's decision to jettison the uncompetitive diesel that hamstrung its cars for the past two seasons in favor of a conventional gasoline - powered engine.

About Honda Civic One of the best - selling compact cars in the United States, the Civic features a lineup of six distinct models: the conventional gasoline - powered Civic Sedan and Civic Coupe, two high - performance Civic Si models, gasoline - electric Civic Hybrid, the Civic Natural Gas and Civic HF high fuel economy model.

Yet this hasn't deterred a growing number of automakers from pouring vast amounts of money into the development of hydrogen fuel - cell technology, which can provide a car with range commensurate with conventional gasoline - engine models while emitting nothing but water in the form of steam.

Thankfully, carmakers haven't forgotten those drivers unwilling to give up the familiar feel of a conventional gasoline - powered car.

Blowing away the conventional wisdom that hybrid cars are hair dryer - powered eggs on wheels, the 2007 Lexus GS 450h shows that gasoline plus electric can equal breathtaking performance.

Since 2016, the VIZIV concept cars have previewed styling for upcoming production automobiles, and the hybrid powertrain has been dropped in favor of a conventional gasoline engine and all - wheel - drive.

I think all these hybrid technology is still in the crappy stage because these car should be designed to get at least 50 % more than the conventional gasoline vehicle.

This is an exceptionally well built car that runs and drives as though it is a conventional gasoline engine model.

Manufacturers have developed fully electric cars that are backed up with a small conventional gasoline engine that acts as a generator.

The differences between driving the Prius and a conventional gasoline - engine car are very subtle — silent acceleration from rest and gasoline - engine shutdown at stops.

The system gets nearly twice the fuel efficiency of conventional gasoline engine cars, the Japanese automaker said.

The Civic Natural Gas, powered 100 percent by natural gas, can be refueled in a matter of minutes, much like a conventional gasoline - powered car.

Having said that, the current generation of mainstream hybrid cars (e.g. the Prius) and the newer pluggable - hybrids (e.g. the Volt) do get more than «a little bit better» gas mileage than conventional gasoline - fueled cars and are increasingly affordable.

The gasoline engine serves as an on - board personal electric utility for when you forget to plug in to the local grid, or for ensuring a total range to match that of any conventional car you'd buy today.

Methodology: In this updated analysis, we examine all - electric cars, plug - in hybrids, conventional hybrids, and gasoline - powered cars.

The company believes profit margins for electrified models will be lower than margins for conventional gasoline and diesel cars, Reuters reports.

Thus, when people today buy electricity from coal - fired power plants, or fill their cars with conventional gasoline, they are unwittingly setting in motion damages that will strike future generations.

While the use of an electric motor in conventional hybrids generally increases their fuel efficiency, they are refueled solely by gasoline and aren't considered electric cars.

Unlike conventional vehicles that use a gasoline or diesel - powered engine, electric cars and trucks use an electric motor powered by electricity from batteries or a fuel cell.

Many automakers spout marketing messages about offering consumers «choice» in green cars, but that generally means one conventional hybrid option along with a variety of efficient and not - so - efficient gasoline engines.