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Toyota saw sales of its gas - electric hybrid cars, such as the fuel - efficient Prius, rise 50 percent compared with February 2010.

The data shows that the beverage industry has the largest fleet of fuel - efficient heavy - duty hybrid commercial vehicles in North America, and has increased fuel economy (miles per gallon) industry - wide by 3 percent per year since at least 2010.

Taking all of these factors into account, the investment in an efficient hybrid tankless hot water system will pay for itself in just three and a half years.

However, technology is making everything a lot more efficient these days, and you can find hybrid options in all of these categories.

With gas prices on the rise and global warming becoming more and more of a threat, many are turning to fuel efficient hybrids.

Milwaukee County's vehicle fleet is becoming more fuel - efficient, thanks to an infusion of Ford Fusion Hybrid vehicles unveiled Monday at Milwaukee County's Fleet Maintenance facility.

Although ORNL's proposed system would allow PHEV - makers to leave out the onboard charger that they currently install in their cars, the first - generation PHEVs are not intended for high - speed charging, says Frank, who is also founder of Efficient Drivetrains, Inc., a U.C. Davis start - up that designs energy - management systems for electric vehicles and hybrids.

Initial tests on mice showed the hybrid virus was very efficient: the gene it carried was active in 24 per cent of airway cells after two months, a far better proportion than achieved by other delivery methods (New Scientist, 10 March 2001, p 19).

All rockets used some form of solid or powdered propellant up until the 20th century, when liquid rockets and hybrid rockets offered more efficient and controllable alternatives.

Very efficient vehicles can get most of the same benefits without hydrogen by using today's gasoline / hybrid propulsion.

Fisker, a U.S. start - up focusing on the creation of high performance, energy efficient vehicles, plans to sell an $ 80,000 plug - in hybrid sports car by late 2009.

The study also discovered that RNase H enzymes that target these hybrid structures are also essential for the efficient and precise repair of damaged DNA.

The article «Hybrid inorganic - organic capsules for efficient intracellular delivery of novel siRNAs against influenza A (H1N1) virus infection» was published in Scientific Reports.

'' [Our work] demonstrates a new approach for efficient energy conversation from a dc electric field to coherent, high - power and electrically tunable terahertz emission by using hybrid semiconductors,» said Andrii Iurov, a researcher with a dual appointment at the University of New Mexico's Center for High Technology Materials and the City University of New York.

«For the first time we have developed an approach of efficient matrix RNA delivery through encapsulation into new hybrid microcarriers obtained by integration of LbL technique and sol - gel method.

Such hybrid carriers have several advantages: low toxicity, efficient intracellular delivery and protection of siRNA against premature degradation prior to reaching the target cells.

In the «business as usual» scenario, the auto industry followed its current rate of vehicle diversification — utilizing efficient internal combustion, electric and hybrid models, and the power sector utilized mostly natural gas and renewable plants.

This makes it more than twice as efficient as conventional hybrid cars, which can only recover about 30 per cent of the braking energy, he says.

It now operates 360 hybrid - electric trucks and 200 electric vehicles and is replacing many of its delivery trucks with «right - sized» Sprinter - type vans that are as much as 100 percent more fuel efficient than their predecessors.

Now, writing in Nano Letters, Prof. Uri Banin and Prof. Shlomo Magdassi at the Hebrew University's Institute of Chemistry describe an efficient means of 3D printing in water using semiconductor - metal hybrid nanoparticles (HNPs) as the photoinitiators.

Expanding on these pioneering expeditions, scientists and engineers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution have built a new efficient, multi-purpose «hybrid» vehicle that can explore and operate in the crushing pressures of the greatest ocean depths.

Among Freeman's specific recommendations are a «20 percent federal tax credit to electricity and natural gas utilities that gives highest priority to the efficient use of the energy they supply,» and ban on new coal or nuclear plants and retirement of the existing plants within the next 30 years, government - funded demonstration plants for Big Solar and hydrogen, increasing federal fuel economy standards one mile - per - gallon a year over the next 24 years, tax credits for plug - in hybrids or flex - fuel vehicles, and an excess - profits tax on oil to fund the tax credits.

As lithium - ion technology gets better, lighter, more efficient and cheaper, companies such as Valence, Toshiba Corp. of Japan and Mississauga - based Electrovaya Inc. have set their sights on the plug - in hybrid market.

Plug - in hybrids benefit from the more efficient use of fossil fuels in electricity generation even now and so have lower emissions than internal combustion engine cars, and if they get their juice from renewables, emissions would be very low indeed.

New Hybrid quantum mechanics / molecular mechanics (QM / MM) software must be capable of transparently combining accurate, scalable electronic structure methods with multilayer models, inclusion of environmental effects, and efficient dynamical sampling methods.

We will pursue a hybrid approach, exploiting the strong single - and two - photon absorption possible in the gas - phase of rubidium atoms, together with integrated - photonics, to achieve strong interactions between photons and atoms, and use these interactions to achieve efficient quantum memories, efficient photon detectors, and reliable entangling gates.

When the body achieves that state of «G - Flux» it increases the mitochondrial density of the muscles — super hybrid muscle, increases the total metabolism and makes the body far more efficient at processing fat.

CAMBRIDGE, MA — A new report on schools implementing blended, or «hybrid,» instructional methods — which integrate traditional face - to - face teaching with greater use of online instruction — are pointing the way toward more effective and efficient school models.

With its expected combined EPA number north of 45 mpg, Chevy expects the Malibu Hybrid to be near the top of its class; the Honda Accord Hybrid is currently the most efficient midsize sedan with a 47 mpg combined rating.

The Camry's 2.5 - liter inline - four and 3.5 - liter V - 6 engines are more fuel efficient than in 2011, while the 2012 Camry hybrid is expected to receive EPA ratings of 43/39 mpg (city / highway).

After all, hybrids make the most efficient use of their powertrains in urban settings, and the Prius c is an ideal city car.

The two hybrids are part of Hyundai Motor Group's $ 9.7 billion, five - year investment in new fuel - efficient technologies and vehicles for global markets.

Although built on the VW Group's ubiquitous MQB platform, it retains the Audi Space Frame aluminium and steel hybrid construction of the previous models and, as you would expect, is lighter, more efficient and faster than before.

Toyota's Hybrid Synergy powertrain found in the 2015 Toyota Prius combines the benefits of an efficient gasoline engine and a clean, quiet electric motor to boast the best mileage of all the cars in this list, with super-efficient fuel economy of 51 mpg city, 48 mpg highway, and 49.3 mpg combined.

Motor Trend suggests the Mini hybrid could be one of the first vehicles to utilize super capacitors — the highly - efficient energy storage modules pack a higher density than lithium - ion batteries and appear to be the next big advancement in electric vehicles.

That's 14 lb - ft fewer than the outgoing Hybrid's 2.4 - liter engine, but the new 2.0 - liter mill is more efficient and cleaner with the addition of direct injection.

It's this capture and reuse of energy that makes the Toyota hybrids more efficient in stop - and - go city driving than they are on the highway.

At 31/43 mpg, the 2.0 TDI is not as efficient as either the Ford Fusion Hybrid or the Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, but it's an engine that, compared with the other fuel - economy specials, carries the virtues of big torque and big spirit.

The efficient Toyota Prius, Prius V, Prius C, Highlander Hybrid, and RAV4 Hybrid will make quick work of cutting your fuel costs - and your carbon footprint - down to size.

Eaton's hybrid controller selects the most efficient mode of operation - diesel, electric, or a blend - depending upon current operating conditions, the battery pack's state of charge, and driver demand.

Hybrid This early 2010 model was one of the first indicators that an American car company could compete, and win, against the Japanese in the critically important arena of fuel - efficient and environmentally friendly vehicles — neither of which had previously been a Detroit strongpoint.

Making a big minivan into a plug - in hybrid with 33 miles (53 km) of fully electric range seems a bit of head - scratcher until you experience the remarkably efficient Chrysler Pacifica eHybrid, a returning 2018 Wards 10 Best Engines winner.

Time hasn't been good to the 2012 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid: while it's still Hyundai's most fuel - efficient vehicle, it was one of the many models implicated in the company's MPG inflation scandal and, as such, no longer scores 40 mpg on the EPA test cycle.

With 11,300 Mitsubishi Outlander plug - in hybrids sold worldwide since the launch in January compared to 74,400 for the gasoline model, additional sales in the U.S. would do a lot to push volume and establish Mitsubishi as a manufacturer of efficient electric and hybrid models following the complete flop of the Mitsubishi i - MiEV electric hatchback.

On the broader subject of green cars, Leone suggests more hybrid variants are in Cadillac's long term plan, but also states very clearly that being the most fuel efficient luxury brand is not a priority.

A hybrid model should be the more efficient option and produce in excess of 200 hp.

So, they better reflect today's vehicle fleet of more fuel - efficient vehicles and advanced technologies such as hybrids and turbocharged engines.

Engine noise has been a talking point since the quieter, more fuel - efficient 1.6 liter V6 turbo hybrid power units were introduced in 2014 in place of the raspier and less sophisticated V8 engines.

Powered by the third generation of Honda's innovative and efficient two - motor hybrid system, the Insight will offer exciting acceleration — uncommon in its class — thanks to its impressive horsepower and torque.

An extremely fuel - efficient passenger car tyre developed for the drivers of hybrid and fuel - efficient passenger cars.