Sentences with phrase «diesel fuel costs»

Something remarkable happened as gasoline and diesel fuel costs hit the roof this year.

Though the diesel does get better mileage than the V - 8, and diesel fuel costs less than gasoline, you'd have to drive an awful lot of miles to justify the difference in price between the V - 8 and the diesel V - 10 on fuel costs alone.

Not exact matches

«The energy market is changing more rapidly than we could have imagined, and it's changing because the costs of competitive fuels are coming down,» says Simon Flowers, chief analyst at Wood Mackenzie, who predicts global demand for gasoline and diesel fuel will peak as early as a decade from now and «certainly» by 2030.

Tesla has stated that the microgrid will offset the island's previous use of 109,500 gallons of diesel per year, along with the import shipping costs to get that fuel there in the first place.

CEO Elon Musk said the semi is capable of traveling 500 miles (804 kilometers) on an electric charge — even with a full 80,000 - pound (36,287 - kilogram) load — and will cost less than a diesel semi considering fuel savings, lower maintenance and other factors.

With petrol prices last week climbing over 140p for a litre of unleaded fuel for the first time ever (according to Experian Catalist) and the cost of diesel lingering around record highs, sentiment towards the oil companies has unsurprisingly started to fall again.

The company does make it up with lower diesel costs but there is a lag time between lower fuel surcharges and the declining price of diesel.

Rising diesel fuel and shipping costs, however, have led Hato Potrero Farm to focus its efforts on the local Florida market for greater profits, he says.

With the government removing fuel subsidies and oil marketers refusing to sell diesel at pump prices, the cost of doing business in Nigeria is expected to double over the next three months especially as oil hits a benchmark price of $ 38 per barrel with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicting a further drop to $ 20 per barrel by mid-year.

«Order - of - magnitude calculations suggest that implementing a low - amperage backup service appears to be more cost effective than having each homeowner buy a portable generator and storing diesel or gasoline for fueling, especially if a region is expected to suffer more frequent and longer widespread outages,» says Sunhee Baik, lead author and doctoral student in engineering and public policy at Carnegie Mellon University.

In this context, switching from high - cost diesel to a low - carbon alternative fuel isn't just the green thing to do; it's key to ensuring consumer products stay at affordable prices, Elizabeth Fretheim, director of business strategy and sustainability logistics at Wal - Mart Stores Inc., explained at a symposium last week hosted by the nonprofit group Business for Social Responsibility (BSR).

According to Whitney, many Alaskan communities are motivated to find local energy solutions to reduce the cost of shipping expensive diesel fuel to power their microgrids.

Highly turbocharged alcohol - fueled direct - injection spark - ignition (DISI) engines operated at a high compression ratio could be as or more efficient than diesel engines while also providing advantages of lower vehicle cost, lower emissions and higher power, according to a recent modeling study by Leslie Bromberg and Daniel Cohn at MIT.

The E350 BlueTec is a tough sell for several reasons: It's priced higher than the regular E350, it's fuel economy is only marginally better than its gas - fed counterpart, and average fuel costs for its owner will be higher because diesel fuel is generally more expensive than gasoline.

> MPG and running costs - Diesels are predictably frugal, but even the petrol models can sip fuel in day - to - day driving.

Because it gets fuel economy that's significantly better than the S400 Hybrid, particularly on the highway (the EPA rates the hybrid at 19/25 mpg city / highway, and Mercedes reckons that the diesel will earn a 20 / 31 - mpg rating), but is expected cost only a few thousand dollars more.

The fuel savings between the two models are minimal at best, especially when you consider that diesel fuel often costs a bit more than gasoline.

This is not an über - high - fuel - mileage competitor for the Mercedes - Benz E250 BlueTec or BMW 535d xDrive turbo - diesels, although the RLX Sport Hybrid will cost about as much as the latter.

Getting 28 mpg combined, Fueleconomy.gov says it's possible to make up the $ 3,700 premium you'll pay for the diesel (versus the base engine) within seven years; as of November 2013, the site put annual fuel costs at $ 2,050 for the TDI and $ 2,600 for the supercharged V - 6.

If fuel costs are a big concern, then the diesel ST presents a much rosier picture, achieving 64.2 mpg on the combined cycle, which meas a modest 114g / km of CO2.

If fuel costs are a priority, the front - wheel - drive e-Capability diesel returns a claimed combined 67.3 mpg.

MPG and running costs > If fuel costs are a priority, the front - wheel - drive e-Capability diesel returns a claimed combined 67.3 mpg.

Ford also says that by opting for the 6.8 - liter V - 10 that buyers will be saving an average of $ 8300, likely in up - front costs, considering that over the life of the vehicle, more money could theoretically be saved by opting for a more fuel efficient diesel engine.

The tank will add weight and cost of operation, but filling up the urea tank should be as easy as filling up the fuel tank at a diesel fuel station or Ford dealership, and will likely have to be done as often.

Those 12,000 - plus miles have cost us almost $ 900 in diesel fuel — and cost the environment who knows how much, since no fix yet exists to stop our SportWagen from releasing 10 to 40 times the allowable amount of nitrous oxide into the atmosphere.

Penny - pincher alert: It has cost WAW about $ 700 in fuel to drive almost 30,000 miles (48,280 km); assuming $ 1.10 per gallon for diesel fuel, Volkswagen's Passat TDI travels a mile for just half a nickel's worth of fuel.

There are no diesel engines, because the hybrid system costs about the same as a diesel would cost and achives similar fuel efficiency with a cleaner exhaust.

Because of diesel's increased efficiency, however, the xDrive35d still saves about 15 percent in annual fuel costs versus the xDrive30i and 25 percent versus the xDrive48i.

Although the vast majority of customers opt for the turbo - diesel, the turbocharged gasoline engine is fast catching up, since diesel fuel and gasoline in Europe now cost almost the same — a whopping $ 8.50 per U.S. gallon.

These buses will have the fuel efficiency equivalent of 24 miles per gallon, reducing fueling cost by as much as 80 percent over regular diesel or hybrid buses.

With an OTR of # 34,890, this MERCEDES - BENZ C - Class Estate diesel estate car has an estimated Real MPG of 65 miles per gallon resulting in an indicative fuel cost of 8.5 p / mile.

2016 Hyundai Santa Fe Highlander pricing and specifications: Price: $ 56,685 (plus on - road costs) Engine: 2.2 - litre four - cylinder turbo - diesel Output: 147kW / 440Nm Transmission: Six - speed automatic Fuel: 7.7 L / 100 km (ADR Combined) CO2: 203g / km (ADR Combined) Safety Rating: Five - star ANCAP

With an OTR of # 43,955, this MERCEDES - BENZ E-Class Saloon diesel executive car has an estimated Real MPG of 59 miles per gallon resulting in an indicative fuel cost of 9.5 p / mile.

2016 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Dynamic pricing and specifications: Price: $ 160,740 (as tested, plus on - road costs) Engine: 3.0 - litre V6 turbo - diesel Output: 225kW / 700Nm Transmission: Eight - speed automatic Fuel: 7.5 L / 100 km (ADR Combined) CO2: 199g / km (ADR Combined) Safety Rating: TBA

«Many customers would like the fuel efficiency of a modern diesel or a hybrid, but can't stretch their budgets to cover the cost premium,» said Ford vice president of powertrain engineering Joe Bakaj.

2017 Kia Sorento pricing and specifications: Price: $ 42,990 — $ 58,990 (plus on - road costs) Engine: 2.2 - litre four - cylinder turbo - diesel / 3.5 - litre six - cylinder petrol Output: 147kW / 441Nm / 206kW / 336Nm Transmission: Eight - speed automatic Fuel: 7.2 L / 100 km (ADR Combined) / 10.0 L / 100 km (ADR Combined) CO2: 190g / km (ADR Combined) / 235g / km (ADR Combined) Safety Rating: Five - star ANCAP

With an OTR of # 21,320, this FORD Focus Estate diesel estate car has an estimated Real MPG of 85 miles per gallon resulting in an indicative fuel cost of 6.5 p / mile.

Drive your business forward with a fuel - saving 2 - stage turbo diesel engine that reduces fuel costs while you maximize uptime with an even longer 20,000 - mile service interval.»

2016 Land Rover Evoque HSE Dynamic TD4 Five - door pricing and specifications: Price: $ 76,995 (plus on - road costs) Engine: 2.0 - litre turbocharged four - cylinder diesel Output: 132kW / 430Nm Transmission: Nine - speed automatic Fuel: 5.1 L / 100 km (ADR Combined) CO2: 134g / km (ADR Combined) Safety Rating: Four - star ANCAP

With an OTR of # 34,245, this MERCEDES - BENZ C - Class Saloon diesel executive car has an estimated Real MPG of 70 miles per gallon resulting in an indicative fuel cost of 7.9 p / mile.

As you pay a # 1,500 premium to choose the 1.6 - litre diesel over the petrol, you'll need to drive a long way to recoup the extra cost in fuel savings.

So does the fuel economy of the diesel and 1.4 - litre turbo engines warrant their higher purchase and maintenance 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.

2016 BMW X3 xDrive20d pricing and specifications: Price: $ 65,800 (plus on - road costs, see text) Engine: 2.0 - litre four - cylinder turbo - diesel Output: 140kW / 400Nm Transmission: Eight - speed automatic Fuel: 5.4 L / 100 km (ADR Combined) CO2: 141g / km (ADR Combined) Safety Rating: Five - star ANCAP

The 1.6 - litre diesel is also road - tax - exempt and matches the 1.3 - litre's fuel economy, but it costs about # 2,000 more than the smaller diesel.

Go for the 17 - inch alloys and that combined fuel economy figure drops to 80.7 mpg and it's 101g / km for emissions of CO2, but the diesel is still the model to go for if low running costs are a big priority.

Though light - duty diesels haven't caught on in the U.S., there's a reason why they dominate plenty of European markets where fuel costs about double what we pay.

While it will likely cost more than the 3.6 - liter V6, the diesel engine also promises to offer plentiful torque and should produce excellent fuel economy.

2018 Renault Koleos Intens diesel pricing and specifications: Price: $ 46,990 (plus on - road costs) Engine: 2.0 - litre four - cylinder turbo - diesel Output: 130kW / 380Nm Transmission: continuously variable Fuel: 6.1 L / 100 km (ADR Combined) CO2: 159g / km (ADR Combined) Safety Rating: N / A

2017 Audi Q2 2.0 TDI quattro sport pricing and specifications: Price: $ 47,900 (plus on - road costs) Engine: 2.0 - litre four - cylinder turbo - diesel Output: 140kW / 320Nm Transmission: Seven - speed dual - clutch Fuel: 5.0 L / 100 km (ADR Combined) CO2: 131g / km (ADR Combined) Safety Rating: Five - star (Euro NCAP)