Sentences with phrase «conventional vehicles»

Improving the efficiency of conventional vehicles is, up to a point, the most economical and easiest - to - implement approach to saving fuel and lowering emissions, the report says.

These factors may need to be considered when weighing the benefits and disadvantages of replacing conventional vehicles with electric vehicles.

They're not particularly accurate for conventional vehicles either, but in that realm they're relatively consistent — or consistently wrong — from one model to another.

To persuade society at large to put lives in the hands of autonomous cars, their makers will have to show that the cars are at least as safe as conventional vehicles.

In conventional vehicles, shocks convert the vertical motion caused by running over a bumpy road into heat.

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.

From conventional vehicle painting jobs — using tools and equipment that have been around for decades — to employing new technology in painting automobiles, I am aware of it all.

Unlike other conventional vehicles, this one gets a floating roof design with contrast color.

Just like investments made in more conventional vehicles, the choice and greater return translate to greater risk.

Because it also has a battery, hybrids have an increased fuel economy compared to conventional vehicles when it combines both its gasoline and electric mileage.

In terms of air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, electric cars and trucks are often cleaner than even the most efficient conventional vehicles.

The credit amount depends on the weight class of the vehicle, its fuel economy relative to a comparable conventional vehicle, and the incremental cost.

For consumers, alternative vehicles will still probably be several thousand dollars more than what conventional vehicles cost now, the authors note.

The vehicle must be made by a manufacturer (i.e., it doesn't include conventional vehicles converted to electric drive).

In around 90 percent of all recorded accidents involving conventional vehicles, the damage sustained is to the outer skin.

Major improvements in the efficiency of conventional vehicles are needed, with biofuels, hybrid and hydrogen technologies also playing a role.

Hybrid cars are designed to operate in the same range of conditions and temperatures as conventional vehicles.

For each class, the most fuel - efficient conventional vehicle (includes hybrids) and the most efficient advanced technology vehicle (where applicable) were recognized.

(1) to demonstrate the viability of a vehicle - based transportation system that is not overly dependent on petroleum as a fuel and contributes to lower carbon emissions than a system based on conventional vehicles;

Popular snorkeling sites like Lakeside, Turquoise Bay and Oyster Stacks can be reached by conventional vehicle however the Ningaloo Reef Bus offers a daily bus service to the best spots on the Ningaloo reef.

Analysts compared the loss experience of the Model S, the Nissan Leaf and seven other electric vehicles with losses for similar conventional vehicles under collision and property damage liability coverages and adjusted claim frequencies for mileage, based on data provided by CARFAX.

Unveiling its mid-term Vision 2030 strategy plan, Honda said it would boost coordination between R&D, procurement, and manufacturing to tame development costs as it acknowledged it must look beyond conventional vehicles to survive in an industry which is moving rapidly into electric and self - driving cars.

Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are refueled much like conventional vehicles and enjoy a longer range than many battery - electric models.

The pressure then is how might some of the safety features of driverless cars be incorporated into conventional vehicles?

In the case of BMW, those legacies include a large workforce trained to complete tasks that may soon become obsolete, an assembly network designed to build conventional vehicles with internal combustion engines, a hungry dealer network that needs to be fed, and an EV line - up comprised only of the slow - selling i3.

The percentage of raise compared to April is 18.7 which may not seem like much but when compared to the boost of 12.5 % that conventional vehicles registered in sales it becomes obvious why last month was so important for hybrid sales.

An investigation by the NHTSA said earlier this month that the Volt and other electric vehicles pose no more risk for a fire than conventional vehicles do with their large fuel tanks.

In addition to conventional vehicle financing and auto loans, we also offer a variety of leasing options designed to get you into the driver's seat of your dream car as effortlessly as possible!

The Volt's redesign last year made it even more efficient, and brought a host of up - to - date features that make it more desirable as an everyday conventional vehicle.

The hydraulic hybrid system is retrofitted onto trucks, buses and other large transit and delivery vehicles, providing conventional vehicles with upgraded energy - management and powertrain - control systems.

Sure, the Hummer - carriage won't win any speed races matched up against conventional vehicles, but with the future being as uncertain as it is, chances are it'll outlast them all.

The latest reason, we are told, that hybrids are not the answer is that they are less energy - efficient than conventional vehicles if you look not just at the period when the hybrid is driven, but at their entire dust - to - dust lifecycle.

Performance: These vehicles will offer all the performance of conventional vehicles while lessening the environmental impacts.

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 economy.

The electric vehicles» benefits of reduced greenhouse gas emissions are countered by the expense and pollution from producing the vehicles, leading to debate on whether they are the best replacement for conventional vehicles.

Closely situated to the Savannah Way and easily accessed by conventional vehicle, Undara Experience is on the edge of the Undara Volcanic National Park.

But these cost twice as much as conventional vehicles, and failed in the marketplace, likely contributing to Magna's subsequent brush with insolvency and putting further electrification projects on hold.

The partnered companies hope these new chargers will make travel in all - electric vehicles easier, and encourage buyers to make the switch to all - electric from conventional vehicles.

Compared with other conventional vehicles, the ELR's brakes feel disconnected, artificial and not as strong as they could be, but to me they're no worse than nearly any other electric car's system.

Many hybrids, like the Ford Fusion Hybrid, are based on conventional vehicles, while some are unique designs like the Chevrolet Volt or Toyota Prius.

That compares with a 25 % dissatisfaction rate for shoppers of conventional vehicles, he says.

Honda has a new Civic «hybrid» model that is powered by both a small gasoline engine and an electric motor, making it 47 percent more fuel - efficient than a similar conventional vehicle.

Imagine densely packed cities and suburbs thick with Google - developed, fully automated cars zipping silently alongside more conventional vehicles that become driverless at the touch of a button.

... Other fuels, such as corn ethanol [the climate impact of which is unclear], are more damaging than conventional vehicles when air pollution impacts are considered alone or when air pollution and climate impacts are considered together.