Sentences with phrase «energy than gasoline»

Because ethanol has one - third less energy than gasoline and does not make up the difference in price, the higher the ethanol blend, the more money you spend on each mile driven.

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.

Of course, the reason is because we had some unexpectedly large draws in distillates and gasoline that, when added together, are two times bigger than the crude build,» said Bob Yawger, director of energy futures at Mizuho.

A peer - reviewed study performed at the Energy Department's Argonne National Laboratory in 2012 found that biofuels made with corn residue were 95 per cent better than gasoline in greenhouse gas emissions.

DIESEL FUEL - It is less refined and more energy dense than gasoline, converting heat into energy more efficiently, sending less heat out the tailpipe than gas - powered vehicles.

Its most devastating counter-argument is that the C.D. Howe report fails to appreciate «that ethanol is less energy efficient than gasoline by volume,» Corcoran says, which isn't exactly «a big marketing win» for Bob.

Energy prices fell by 3 percent over the month as gasoline prices were 4.9 percent lower than their level in February.

If alternative energy stocks and prices are up, gasoline will more than likely be down.

Yet so prone are we to care most about what is near at hand, the fear of atomic destruction is probably less keen in most minds than is the energy crisis which means less oil and gasoline available, less fuel for heating, and an abrupt change in American life - styles.

Cisco Systems San Jose, CA Information Technology 401 million green kWh, 46 % of total power used By switching nearly half its operations to renewable energy, Cisco has eliminated the carbon emissions equal to those of more than 31 million gallons of burned gasoline.

«The [energy] density here is considerably less than gasoline, but just as good as or better than a lithium - ion battery,» said Grossman.

And with a barrel of oil costing more than $ 80 per barrel, making gasoline from the carbohydrates in plants rather than much - touted hydrogen is proving a better business opportunity for Cortright and Virent Energy Systems, the Madison, Wisc. - based company he founded to commercialize the technology.

Although this is more fuel efficient than a pure internal combustion vehicle, all the energy these hybrids use to move the vehicle ultimately comes from gasoline.

Total annual production emissions, averaged over five years, would equal about 100 grams of carbon dioxide per megajoule — which is 7 percent greater than gasoline emissions and 62 grams above the 60 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions as required by the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act.

While country - specific effects would be varied, IMF projects that eliminating post-tax subsidies for the most - polluting energy fuels, such as coal and gasoline, could raise government revenue by $ 2.9 trillion, while also slashing premature deaths from pollution - related diseases by more than 50 percent.

It might double the price of gasoline, but that would still be cheaper than other alternate forms of energy.»

This advanced combustion system utilizes low - cetane fuels (derived gasoline and naptha blends) that are easier for the energy companies to produce than pump gasoline or diesel.

The question of why there aren't viable alternative energy options (particularly when the electric car was not only more popular than the gasoline engine once upon a time but was also shown as recently as ten years ago to be a working technology) is raised subtly by An Inconvenient Truth.

Even if it doesn't damage anything (diesel engines are much sturdier than a similar gasoline engine), the early ignition means your flame front is working against the piston for the last few degrees and wastes a significant amount of energy.

It features improved batteries with higher energy density; smaller electric motors, with higher power density than the previous Prius motors; and the gasoline engine features a thermal efficiency greater than 40 % (that of the third - generation Prius is 38.5 %).

Doug Fehan: «The performance level of E85 compared to gasoline, when we look at a gallon - to - gallon comparison, there is about 20 percent less energy in a gallon of ethanol than in a gallon of gasoline.

A gallon of ethanol has a lower energy content than a gallon of gasoline (as measured by BTU content).

The gasoline - electric hybrid holds the honor of being the first luxury car to offer plug - in capability, meaning it can be connected to either standard 110 - volt outlets or a 400 - volt system rather than simply relying on kinetic energy produced on the run to charge the battery that powers its electric motor.

As far as higher mileage, high - compression engines develop more power than low CR ones, which will help with mileage, but part of the reason diesels get higher mileage is b / c diesel fuel contains more energy per gallon than gasoline — so there won't be any mileage boost from this aspect.

Power for the electric motor comes mainly by recapturing energy from the forward momentum and braking of the vehicle, rather than from the gasoline engine.

However, these cars use energy much more efficiently than internal combustion engine cars, and electricity costs about a tenth of what gasoline does per mile.

While the U.S. Energy Information Administration expects the national price of gasoline to be lower this summer than at any point since 2004, the gap between regular and premium fuel has never been wider.

Other than limited energy storage capacity and range the AEV has excellent performance, handling, independent 4 - wheel drive, acceleration, minimal maintenance and a cost per mile driven of about 1/3 that of gasoline powered hybrids.

I think that, particularly with presidential leadership, there could be more than 60 Democrats and Republicans in the Senate who could get behind the case for fueling an American energy quest this way, or with a directed 2 - cent - per - gallon nudge to the gasoline tax, which alone would triple our research budget compared to the pre-stimulus level.

Meanwhile, electricity, natural gas, and petroleum in the form of gasoline are all more expensive in California than in other states, [39] and anything that increases the cost of basic needs like energy and food is regressive.

• The RFS is a de facto tax on motorists because it requires them to consume ethanol, which, on an energy - equivalent basis, is significantly more expensive than gasoline.

• For eight full years — 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1997, and 1998 — ethanol cost at least three times more than an energy - equivalent amount of gasoline.

So no, the energy balance of sugarcane ethanol is not in fact better than that for gasoline.

The energy return on sugarcane ethanol as it has been calculated does appear to be in the 8/1 range, which would make it better than gasoline.

However, ethanol has one - third less energy than an equivalent volume of gasoline.

Because so little energy is required to cultivate crops such as switchgrass for cellulosic ethanol production, and because electricity can be co-produced using the residues of such cellulosic fuel production, reductions in greenhouse gas emissions for celluslosic ethanol when compared to gasoline are greater than 100 per cent.

According to the Energy Information Administration, the energy content of ethanol is about 33 % less than pure gasoline, and E85 contains 51 - 83 % ethanol, lowering gas mileage and forcing consumers to fill up more frequEnergy Information Administration, the energy content of ethanol is about 33 % less than pure gasoline, and E85 contains 51 - 83 % ethanol, lowering gas mileage and forcing consumers to fill up more frequenergy content of ethanol is about 33 % less than pure gasoline, and E85 contains 51 - 83 % ethanol, lowering gas mileage and forcing consumers to fill up more frequently.

Ethanol contains 33 percent less energy per gallon than gasoline, so engines fueled with higher ethanol blended gas will attain fewer miles per gallon than those running on conventional gasoline (E10).

Ethanol more energy - efficient than oil, finds study: Using ethanol — alcohol produced from corn or other plants — instead of gasoline is more energy - efficient that oil say researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.

¶ Responding to falling oil industry revenues, the government of Algeria unveiled a suite of new programs meant to improve the country's financial situation, including a solar PV facility build = out, and energy efficiency programs, and incentives to convert their vehicles to run on liquefied petroleum gas rather than petrol / gasoline or diesel.

Jesse's passion is driven by the fact that petroleum is not a sustainable energy source for the world's needs, and that now that EVs are available on the market and cost less to fuel than gasoline vehicles, it only makes sense go electric.

I guess we would be somewhat suspicious when a research paper sponsored by the oil industry concluded that gasoline powered cars are better for the environment than electric cars... Anyways, the embodied energy of batteries definitely makes electric cars less sustainable than is generally assumed.

Hydrogen has the highest energy content of any common fuel by weight (about three times more than gasoline), but it has the lowest energy content by volume (about four times less than gasoline).

49 Rising Energy Costs for Consumers Average annual household utility bills have increased 48 % since 1980 (adjusted for inflation)-- Add in today's average annual gasoline budget per household and today's estimated annual home energy budget is over $ 3,800 Electricity costs continue to rise, with some utilities requesting rate increases of 35 % or more Spending on electricity is the highest share of total consumer spending since the energy crisis of 2000 Energy consumption has been rising along with costs — Electricity consumed by the typical American household has more than doubled since 1980 and is expected to increase another 20 % bEnergy Costs for Consumers Average annual household utility bills have increased 48 % since 1980 (adjusted for inflation)-- Add in today's average annual gasoline budget per household and today's estimated annual home energy budget is over $ 3,800 Electricity costs continue to rise, with some utilities requesting rate increases of 35 % or more Spending on electricity is the highest share of total consumer spending since the energy crisis of 2000 Energy consumption has been rising along with costs — Electricity consumed by the typical American household has more than doubled since 1980 and is expected to increase another 20 % benergy budget is over $ 3,800 Electricity costs continue to rise, with some utilities requesting rate increases of 35 % or more Spending on electricity is the highest share of total consumer spending since the energy crisis of 2000 Energy consumption has been rising along with costs — Electricity consumed by the typical American household has more than doubled since 1980 and is expected to increase another 20 % benergy crisis of 2000 Energy consumption has been rising along with costs — Electricity consumed by the typical American household has more than doubled since 1980 and is expected to increase another 20 % bEnergy consumption has been rising along with costs — Electricity consumed by the typical American household has more than doubled since 1980 and is expected to increase another 20 % by 2015

In less than ten years solutions for the storage problem will emerge — WUWT published a nice article on Zinc - Oxide batteries that might have the capacity and lack of «memory» to make a good base for large scale storage of daytime power and / or electric car batteries (where currently no battery approaches the energy content of gasoline).

Hydrogen contains much less energy per volume than gasoline or diesel.

A gallon of ethanol contains about 30 percent less energy than a gallon of gasoline; this is one of the reasons that the May 15th AAA Daily Fuel Gauge report shows that, on an energy - output basis, gasoline containing 15 percent ethanol is 58 cents more expensive than regular grade gasoline.

The gift that is American energy is seen in some key numbers: domestic crude oil production reaching more than 9 million barrels per day last month, the highest level in more than two decades, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA); total U.S. net imports of energy as a share of energy consumption falling to their lowest level in nearly 30 years during the first six months of this year; gasoline prices dropping to an average of $ 2.47 per gallon last week, their lowest point since May 2009, according to the Lundberg Surveyenergy is seen in some key numbers: domestic crude oil production reaching more than 9 million barrels per day last month, the highest level in more than two decades, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA); total U.S. net imports of energy as a share of energy consumption falling to their lowest level in nearly 30 years during the first six months of this year; gasoline prices dropping to an average of $ 2.47 per gallon last week, their lowest point since May 2009, according to the Lundberg SurveyEnergy Information Administration (EIA); total U.S. net imports of energy as a share of energy consumption falling to their lowest level in nearly 30 years during the first six months of this year; gasoline prices dropping to an average of $ 2.47 per gallon last week, their lowest point since May 2009, according to the Lundberg Surveyenergy as a share of energy consumption falling to their lowest level in nearly 30 years during the first six months of this year; gasoline prices dropping to an average of $ 2.47 per gallon last week, their lowest point since May 2009, according to the Lundberg Surveyenergy consumption falling to their lowest level in nearly 30 years during the first six months of this year; gasoline prices dropping to an average of $ 2.47 per gallon last week, their lowest point since May 2009, according to the Lundberg Survey Inc..

It's obvious why gasoline retailers are hesitant to install E-85 pumps, adjusting for energy content its not a better deal than gasoline.

Gasoline, diesel, jet fuels, etc. pack a lot of energy per unit, can be burned pretty clean, do not destroy engines, are readily available, cost much less energy to produce than what they provide, and do not distort things like food supplies or national budgets to use.