Sentences with phrase «for more fuel efficient»

And we just sold our big gas guzzler for a more fuel efficient car.

In addition to pushing just for more fuel efficient and low emission cars the coming administration, and Congress, can also take the opportunity to push for mobile air conditioning technology that dispenses entirely with HFCs.

-LSB-...] The money could be used to fix our crumbling roads and bridges and, more importantly, develop new technologies for more fuel efficient cars, further decreasing the demand for oil.

Shopping for a more fuel efficient vehicle?

«The result is the all - new Maserati Quattroporte, a luxury sports saloon that reaches new heights in terms of performance and handling, driving enjoyment as well as respect of the world we live in: the best performance ever in the long history of Maserati's four - door flagship saloon is matched by the unprecedented success in the quest for a more fuel efficient automobile.

Ford is one of the companies that is at the forefront of the push for more fuel efficient engines and systems.

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.

While full - size SUVs have lost some of their curb appeal in recent years with many consumers swapping gargantuan, fuel - gulping monstrosities for more fuel efficient compact crossovers, one part of the full - size SUV industry has remained hot: luxurious and off - road capable machines.

And I like that it is being marketed towards Canada, Europe, India, and Australia (it is not available in the US) which means Chevrolet is starting to grasp the need for more fuel efficient vehicles in places where gas is more than $ 4 a gallon (a LOT more).

Not exact matches

The carrier said it is committed to lowering emissions and would soon be switching old 747's for Boeing's more fuel - efficient Dreamliner range.

For example, graphene's flexibility could lead to breakthroughs in wearable devices, and its feather - light weight could yield more streamlined, fuel - efficient aircraft.

He thinks the application could also help the U.S. Air Force shave tens of millions of dollars a year from its fuel budget by computing more efficient schedules for in - air refueling.

It's more or less the internet's favorite portable generator — it's fuel - efficient, it's simple to use, it runs quietly, and, for something as strong as this, it's light, weighing in at less than 50 pounds.

For example, generating efficient, renewable energy is a priority of the federal government, so businesses involving Cogeneration (using one fuel to simultaneously produce heat and electricity) or renewable energy technologies will find more government grant opportunities than others.

New cars and trucks will be more efficient and there will be more fuel choices — electricity, biofuels and gasoline will compete for your dollar when you need to fill your tank (or charge your batteries).

For a given level of prices, more fuel - efficient furnaces encourage larger houses, and more fuel - efficient engines encourage larger cars.

The need for more fuel - efficient automobiles will greatly increase the cost of parts — by more than $ 2,500 per vehicle.

The long - run trend indicates that demand for smaller, more fuel - efficient cars has increased relative to demand for light trucks because of rising gasoline prices.

So, we «ll just continue to look for ways to be more fuel efficient, continue to look for ways to mitigate price — sharp price increases with our hedging program.

At the same time, the U.S.'s thirst for petroleum fuels has stalled as vehicles become more efficient.

In the industrial sector, airplane and automobile manufacturers are searching for ways to make their products both safer and more fuel efficient.

Although it is now clearly demonstrated that the most cost - effective step for most utility companies and industries is to invest in more efficient equipment so as to reduce the use of fuel, the energy policy of the Bush administration, supported by prevailing preferences among economists, gives only lip service to this approach.

They have been too little concerned with the simple technological changes needed for more efficient use of firewood as a fuel for cooking.

Speaking at the launch event, European Commissioner for Climate Action & Energy Miguel Arias Cañete said: «The European energy sector is undergoing a change of paradigm - from a system based on fossil fuels, towards a more efficient, more sustainable, clean energy sector.

This popular campaign called for the Government to impose a levy on the Big Six, with funds raised ring - fenced to help people with their energy costs, prioritizing those living in fuel poverty, by making homes more energy efficient (amongst other things).

Combination of economic trends and policies Still, for now an array of Obama administration actions and economic trends are conspiring to cut emissions, according to EIA: Americans are using less oil because of high gasoline prices; carmakers are complying with federal fuel economy standards; electricity companies are becoming more efficient; state renewable energy rules are ushering wind and solar energy onto the power grids; gas prices are competitive with coal; and federal air quality regulations are closing the dirtiest power plants.

Certainly everybody that I saw in my short time was extremely interested in purchasing a car and if they happen to be from the more upwardly mobile kind of middle class, they were very interested in buying not a fuel - efficient car but a hummer even, you know, pretty much following the exact same model as the American aspiration or, you know, the «American dream» model and certainly the suburbs seem to be a growing trend and if you noticed that, Philip, you know, I visited a suburb called Orange County outside of Beijing and it really looked like Orange County and they even had like the palm trees and everything and I saw these in all the cities I visited Chongqing, Chengdu, various other cities that I visited, they were ringed by suburbs and the folks who live there, you know, the privileged few were using cars to commute into the cities for work.

The president, meanwhile, made a strong argument for more efficient use of gasoline through alternative vehicles and strengthened fuel economy standards.

For example, I have voted to improve fuel efficiency standards for vehicles, to provide communities with funding to expand public transportation, to provide tax credits to expand the use of wind and solar technologies, as well as expanding access to grants and tax credits for homeowners to weatherize their homes and purchase more fuel efficient vehiclFor example, I have voted to improve fuel efficiency standards for vehicles, to provide communities with funding to expand public transportation, to provide tax credits to expand the use of wind and solar technologies, as well as expanding access to grants and tax credits for homeowners to weatherize their homes and purchase more fuel efficient vehiclfor vehicles, to provide communities with funding to expand public transportation, to provide tax credits to expand the use of wind and solar technologies, as well as expanding access to grants and tax credits for homeowners to weatherize their homes and purchase more fuel efficient vehiclfor homeowners to weatherize their homes and purchase more fuel efficient vehicles.

VHTR plants could even produce hydrogen for fuel using high - temperature steam electrolysis, which breaks apart the bonds of water molecules; this process is 50 percent more energy - efficient than existing hydrogen production methods.

Among other adjustments that could help double fuel economy are turbocharging with smaller, more efficient engines that produce the same level of power; advanced heat management and cooling systems, which reuse the heat produced in the engine for energy; weight reduction, including broader use of high - strength steel that is already in some cars today; better aerodynamics; more efficient air conditioners, transmissions and lighting devices (including headlights); and increased electrification leading to full hybridization with electric motor and regenerative breaking — all of which currently exist.

Although large freight railway traffic (measured in carloads) is down 19 percent this year due to the recessed economy, it grew 47 percent between 1990 and 2007, and railroads have been more fuel - efficient than trucking for at least the past few decades, according to the Association of American Railroads.

This work is a significant advance towards developing more efficient electrocatalysts for water - splitting reactions and fuel generation.

«We could combat climate change, reduce harm to health and foster advances in automotive technology by offering a stimulus for auto makers to develop more economical and efficient cars fueled by ethanol.»

Appropriators in the Senate, meanwhile, endorsed plans for a center dedicated to the modeling and simulation of nuclear reactors, and gave qualified support to two more: A hub to make fuels directly from sunlight and another on energy - efficient buildings.

Carmakers, for example, are developing porous polymers and new steel alloys that are stronger and lighter than steel, ostensibly making vehicles both safer and more fuel efficient.

For example, European Union standards favoring fuel - efficient diesel cars over gasoline cars may lead to more warming, because diesel engines release 40 to 250 times as much soot as gasoline engines.

«It is important for us to understand this, so that we can design new materials, for example, to build better or more efficient solar cells, or make better and more economical use of fossil fuels,» Elmlund said.

The US government has been working with automakers for decades to make cars and trucks more fuel - efficient.

«This is about providing consumers with more choice for fuel - efficient vehicles.»

An american inventor is in London this week to demonstrate to the Department of Transport a kit that for a few hundred pounds can make a car cleaner and more fuel efficient.

Infants born to malnourished mothers, for example, are more likely to be born small and have efficient metabolisms that require less fuel to survive.

For years, the automobile industry has argued that congressional attempts to make cars and trucks more fuel - efficient would compromise passenger safety.

Researchers in the United States have discovered a new and more efficient method for converting the main components in natural gas into liquids that can be further refined into either common commodity chemicals or fuels.

Punitive measures outlined for offenders of the already - announced fuel economy rules reflect Beijing's latest effort to fight pollution and promote more efficient use of energy.

Researchers have discovered a new and more efficient method for converting the main components in natural gas into liquids that can be further refined into either common commodity chemicals or fuels.

«For example, the engines are more efficient so the wing doesn't need to carry as much fuel so the wing can get smaller.

For the transportation industry, the ability to modify manufacturing processes to create high - performance materials could aid in the development of more fuel - efficient engines or engine parts that can withstand heat better to have longer lifespans.

«For example, this could help us develop bacterial strains that are more efficient at converting plant biomass into liquid fuels.»

Because economic growth continues to boost the demand for energy — more coal for powering new factories, more oil for fueling new cars, more natural gas for heating new homes — carbon emissions will keep climbing despite the introduction of more energy - efficient vehicles, buildings and appliances.