Sentences with phrase «existing fleet of vehicles»
Sure, that doesn't sound that exciting compared to a zero - emission electric car — until you consider that this new fuel doesn't require new car factories, new fueling infrastructure, or the turnover of our existing fleet of vehicles, all of which are expensive, massively polluting ventures.
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More work is needed, he added, to understand how «hard driving» is having an affect on air quality and further evidence is required as to the impact the country's existing fleet of vehicles is having on pollution levels.
Not exact matches
The vehicles will join Google's existing fleet of 70 test cars — Lexus SUVs and its tiny handmade ones.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo today announced plans to wire the entire Metropolitan Transportation Authority bus fleet with wifi and USB charging ports — both through large - scale retrofits of existing vehicles and the introduction of 2,000 new high - tech coaches.
The report explains that existing test fleets of self - driving vehicles would take tens or even hundreds of years to drive the number of miles necessary for performing a statistically significant safety comparison.
Through our research, we are helping companies and municipalities to integrate these innovative forms of mobility into existing vehicle fleets and the energy system that underpins them.»
Land Rover has opted to add a commercial vehicle in its fleet of premium offerings and that too based on an existing SUV.
# 122 Bob «What I have seen is that hybrid vehicles which greatly reduce emissions, and have the potential to make use of clean energy sources (which do not currently exist in practice) have been publicly available and in such demand that manufacturers can never keep up, and yet the bulk of our road vehicle fleet is «dirty» and the numbers and choice of hybrid and EV models is still relatively low.
What I have seen is that hybrid vehicles which greatly reduce emissions, and have the potential to make use of clean energy sources (which do not currently exist in practice) have been publicly available and in such demand that manufacturers can never keep up, and yet the bulk of our road vehicle fleet is «dirty» and the numbers and choice of hybrid and EV models is still relatively low.
The American Lung Association supports programs and measures to reduce emissions from the existing fleet of on - road and non-road heavy - duty vehicles and engines.
Finally, low gasoline prices also have short - term effects in the form of more driving and fuel use by the existing fleet of motor vehicles, which is bad news in terms of emissions (and congestion).
Roughly half of new and existing heavy - duty diesel vehicles are currently subject to world - class emission standards with diesel particle filters and the aim it so ensure that the remaining unregulated or inadequately regulated half of global diesel fleet will achieve the same.
Plug - In Partners, which counts many electric utilities and green groups as members, is drumming up «pre-orders» for fleets of plug - in vehicles to prove that demand for them really exists.
Two companion papers investigate the technical potential and economic impacts of using the existing idle capacity of the electric infrastructure in conjunction with the emerging plug - in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) technology to meet the majority of the daily energy needs of the U.S. LDV fleet.
A better investment is one that supports a fleet of plug - in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), such as the Chevy Volt slated for sale in 2010, which can use the existing electric infrastructure.
Job duties of a Fleet Manager include scheduling service, recruiting and coordinating staff, ensuring vehicle security and fleet availability, maintaining databases, purchasing vehicles, registering new vehicles to the existing fleet, and preparing annual budgets.