Sentences with phrase «even vehicle tailpipes»

The potential for capturing heat — from power plants, industrial smokestacks and even vehicle tailpipes — and converting it into electricity is huge, allowing heat that is currently wasted to be used to generate power.

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Even after leaving the slower pace of the city, this vehicle maintains its zero - tailpipe emissions at motorway speeds.

Higher temperatures enhance the chemical reaction, so smog levels can rise even if emissions from vehicle tailpipes or coal - fired power plants remain the same.6, 19

«Since most vehicle use is for relatively short trips,» wrote Joseph J. Romm in a report for the Federation of American Scientists, «even a relatively modest all - electric range of 20 or 30 miles could allow these vehicles to replace a substantial portion of gasoline consumption and tailpipe emissions.»

With no tailpipe emissions, these vehicles can be up to 99 % cleaner than gasoline cars, even when power plant emissions are included.