Sentences with phrase «from fuel efficiency standards»

Obama went on to talk about the significant cuts in carbon emissions that will result from the fuel efficiency standards, clean energy investments, and energy efficiency initiatives he's implemented — and called for more action.

However, the U.S. has pledged to reduce emissions by 26 - 28 % from 2005 levels by 2025 in its internationally determined contribution (INDC) to the UN process, meaning that the US must make more than an additional 16 % reduction from fuel efficiency standards, energy efficiency programs, non-CO2 greenhouse gas (e.g. methane, hydrofluorocarbons) reductions, and other components of Obama's climate action plan in order to meet its INDC.

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Revenues from the gas tax have been declining, because it is not indexed to inflation, and because fuel efficiency standards have risen.

-- «Calpers rejects plea to divest from carmakers over emissions,» by Bloomberg's Kate Smith: «The nation's largest pension system has rejected a call to divest from vehicle manufacturers that follow the president's agenda to roll back fuel efficiency standards, according to an April 20 letter.

The money from the German automobile maker came after the company was fined for overstating its fuel efficiency standards.

The new two - mode hybrid system from General Motors, DaimlerChrysler and BMW boosts fuel efficiency at both low and high speeds, improving combined mileage 25 percent over standard models.

The standard 2015 Bentley Mulsanne, steady at 505 hp and 752 lb - ft of torque, also benefits from a 13 percent fuel efficiency boost thanks to similar transmission and cylinder - deactivation tweaks.

Jeep Fuel Economy Challenge Fuel economy enthusiasts John and Helen Taylor recently drove a standard Jeep Compass and Patriot from London to Berlin on single tanks of fuel and then kept going, setting a new standard in fuel efficiency among SFuel Economy Challenge Fuel economy enthusiasts John and Helen Taylor recently drove a standard Jeep Compass and Patriot from London to Berlin on single tanks of fuel and then kept going, setting a new standard in fuel efficiency among SFuel economy enthusiasts John and Helen Taylor recently drove a standard Jeep Compass and Patriot from London to Berlin on single tanks of fuel and then kept going, setting a new standard in fuel efficiency among Sfuel and then kept going, setting a new standard in fuel efficiency among Sfuel efficiency among SUVs.

They believe that tighter federal emissions and increasing fuel - efficiency standards will eliminate performance vehicles and parts from America's roadways.

The plug - in technology enables the battery to fully charge from a standard electrical outlet, enabling pure electric propulsion in many driving situations, especially urban commutes in which fuel efficiency may double that of a conventional hybrid.

29/22 Highway / City MPGReviews: * Balance of comfort and performance makes it an appealing daily driver; solid fuel efficiency from the standard four - cylinder engine; plenty of room for adult - sized passengers in back; a long list of advanced safety

RWD 7 - Speed Automatic 4.0 L V8 Awards: * 2017 IIHS Top Safety Pick Reviews: * Balance of comfort and performance makes it an appealing daily driver; solid fuel efficiency from the standard four - cylinder engine; plenty of room for adult - sized passengers in back; elegant design inside and out gives it a true luxury appearance.

Source: Edmunds * Balance of comfort and performance makes it an appealing daily driver; solid fuel efficiency from the standard four - cylinder engine; plenty of room for adult - sized passengers in back; a long list of advanced safety features are available; e

• New generation of engines with MINI TwinPower Turbo Technology; three model variants available as of market launch: MINI Cooper with 100 kW / 136 bhp 3 - cylinder engine, MINI Cooper S with 141 kW / 192 bhp 4 - cylinder petrol engine and MINI Cooper D with 3 - cylinder diesel engine (85 kW / 116 bhp); expansion of the model program to include the entry - level variants MINI One D (3 - cylinder diesel engine, 70 kW / 95 bhp) and MINI One (3 - cylinder spark - ignition engine, 75 kW / 102 bhp); 6 - speed manual transmission as standard, with optional 6 - speed automatic transmission or sports automatic transmission, also newly developed; extensive MINIMALISM technology including automatic engine start / stop function likewise in conjunction with automatic transmission and optional GREEN mode; improved driving performance figures and reduced fuel consumption; biggest efficiency advance in the MINI Cooper with automatic transmission: acceleration from zero to 100 km / h 2.6 seconds faster, average fuel consumption 27 per cent lower; lowest fuel consumption and CO2 levels in the MINI Cooper D: 3.5 — 3.6 litres / 100 km, 92 — 95 g / km (EU test cycle figures, dependent on tyre format selected).

Reviews: daily driver; solid fuel efficiency from the standard four - cylinder engine; plenty of room for adult - sized passengers in back; elegant design inside and out gives it a true luxury appearance.

The standard Taurus 3.5 - liter V6 is projected to deliver unsurpassed fuel efficiency among V6 segment competitors while still delivering increased performance from an anticipated 290 horsepower.

30/22 Highway / City MPGReviews: * Balance of comfort and performance makes it an appealing daily driver; solid fuel efficiency from the standard four - cylinder en

Apart from some optional features becoming standard inclusions on lower trim levels and slight tweaks to the fuel efficiency estimates, everything else remains unchanged.

Interesting features of this model are Sporty looks, affordability, reliability, fuel efficiency, and standard features ***** Why buy from Car Vision?

HERE»S WHAT I DO N'T LIKE: Loud wind noise (anytime I exceed 40 - 45 mph), makes it hard to hear the radio at normal volume; intrusive road noise, which I corrected by swapping out the standard Goodyear tires with Continental tires; lackluster acceleration for a V6 engine, CVT tends to lose momentum when you lift your foot off of the gas pedal — often jerky when accelerating and decelerating while in motion and when accelerating from a dead stop; as mentioned by another reviewer, accelerator hesitates before catching when shifting from reverse to drive; bumps in the road are not well absorbed (the 2016 model may have addressed this issue); no power to windows after you shut off the engine; no auto door locks; poor V6 fuel efficiency averaging around 24 MPGs combined; trunk lid's arms and safety feature makes it heavy and sometimes hard to lift open; Infotainment system does understand most voice commands; and Harmon Kardon speakers are sometimes crackly.

In addition to bumping up their power per liter output, DI increases fuel efficiency and, along with the newly optimized standard 7 - speed automatic transmission (the 7G - tronic plus), the new Cs consume anywhere from 5 to 15 percent less fuel than their predecessors.

Interesting features of this model are standard features, Sporty looks, affordability, and reliability, fuel efficiency ***** Why buy from Car Vision?

The 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee is the first FCA model to harness a totally revised 3.6 - litre Pentastar V6 standard powertrain, tweaked from top to bottom, now making 295 hp (up 5 hp) while improving fuel efficiency.

Their critics say their stance, however well intentioned, will produce the real delays, given how much can be done now simply by cutting energy waste with tools already on the shelf — ranging from strengthening efficiency standards to eliminating billions of dollars in persistent fossil - fuel subsidies that continue to make coal and oil much cheaper than they really are when all their hidden costs are revealed.

In the long run, the auto industry's utter financial ruin might have been the best thing to happen to them, from a green perspective: they certainly weren't going to get fuel efficiency standards up any time soon without it, and now it's lead to potential tailpipe legislation passing — which will force them to clean up their acts.

The transportation sector has eclipsed power plants as the biggest source of US carbon emissions, and EPA calculated in 2010 that the tougher fuel - efficiency standards would prevent more than one year's worth of total US carbon emissions over the lifetime of new vehicles sold from 2012 through 2025.

I start (and started) from the premise that the dramatic decline in crude oil prices that took place from August, 2014 ($ 96 / barrel), to March, 2015 ($ 44 / barrel), was due — on the one hand — to decreased demand, a function of slow economic growth in Asia, Europe, and elsewhere, endogenous, price - driven technological change leading to greater fuel efficiency, and policy - driven technological change that also has been leading to greater fuel efficiency, such as more stringent Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards in the United States; and — on the other hand — was due to increased supply, partly a function of the growth of unconventional (tight) U.S. oil production (a product of the combination of two technologies — horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturifuel efficiency, and policy - driven technological change that also has been leading to greater fuel efficiency, such as more stringent Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards in the United States; and — on the other hand — was due to increased supply, partly a function of the growth of unconventional (tight) U.S. oil production (a product of the combination of two technologies — horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturifuel efficiency, such as more stringent Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards in the United States; and — on the other hand — was due to increased supply, partly a function of the growth of unconventional (tight) U.S. oil production (a product of the combination of two technologies — horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturiFuel Economy (CAFE) standards in the United States; and — on the other hand — was due to increased supply, partly a function of the growth of unconventional (tight) U.S. oil production (a product of the combination of two technologies — horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing).

These cuts are being considered in an effort to secure the first increase in CAFE standards in 30 years, raising the fuel efficiency fleet wide to 35 mpg by 2020, up from 27.5 mpg for cars and 22.2 mpg for SUVs and light trucks.

While Lord Browne's vision is not exactly popular in Congress, Senators John Kerry and Jim Jeffords have proposed harvesting 20 percent of U.S. energy from renewable sources by 2020, while Kerry and John McCain crossed party lines to together push for higher fuel - efficiency standards.

About three - fourths (76 %) of independents favor higher fuel efficiency standards, down from 87 % in 2008 and 2006.

One thing to note: Technically states are still preempted from enacting higher fuel efficiency standards.

The Bill already includes an 18 % reduction in the budget of the EPA but the additional measures include a rider preventing the EPA from issuing any regulation on greenhouse gases for the next year, a rider stopping the EPA from bringing in proposed fuel - efficiency standards for all automobiles (which were approved by manufacturers) a refusal to label toxic ash spill left from coal combustion as hazardous waste, a rider preventing uranium mining in the Grand Canyon and a prevention on stopping limits on mercury usage.

... [Clinton's] plan would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent from 1990 levels by 2050 to avoid the worst effects of global warming... Hillary would increase fuel efficiency standards to 55 miles per gallon by 2030...

The Obama administration has proposed strengthening standards for new vehicles from 2017 through 2025, boosting average fuel efficiency to about 50 mpg on government tests (about 37 mpg on road).

(In 2012, the EPA finalized its new fuel - efficiency standards, but has yet to tackle carbon emissions from the industrial sector.)

We need leadership from the White House — and over the past four years, President Barack Obama has taken major steps to reduce our carbon consumption, including setting higher fuel - efficiency standards for cars and trucks.

Ohio's renewable energy and energy efficiency standards are vital and effective tools to diversify Ohio's electricity portfolio and wean the state from its overreliance on fossil fuels while meeting the state's energy demands in a cleaner, safer and more sustainable manner.

In that particular case, nearly all of the gains we've made have been with the SO2 efficiency term by shifting to lower - sulfur fuels and scrubbing SO2 from emissions before release, but can anyone deny that reducing the demand for energy by reducing standard of living or population could have had similar effects?

• Government failure to provide a comprehensive and costed plan of action for meeting its targets; • Government failure to set a minimum standard of energy efficiency to be applied to affected households; • Repeated criticism of the Government from the independent Fuel Poverty Advisory Group; • That the Government itself has admitted that targets to reduce and eventually eliminate fuel poverty will be misFuel Poverty Advisory Group; • That the Government itself has admitted that targets to reduce and eventually eliminate fuel poverty will be misfuel poverty will be missed.

In this statement Brian Williams of the UNHABITAT Chief Energy and Transport Section explains the interlinkages between urbanisation and climate change and outlines a number of measures to be taken, including stricter energy efficiency standards in fuel consumption from transport; energy efficiency in building construction and use; as well as improving global standards for appliance manufacturing and importation.

Even after the car runs out of the extra juice from the batteries and switches to the standard hybrid mode, it gets the typical Prius fuel efficiency of around 45 mpg.

We have developed historic fuel efficiency standards that will limit greenhouse gas emissions from our vehicles for the first time in history, made unprecedented investments in clean energy, and proposed the first - ever carbon pollution limits for new fossil - fuel - fired power plants.

For personal vehicles: Public policy needs to support higher fuel efficiency standards, financial incentives to remove older vehicles from the fleet, encourage efficient (and plug - in) vehicle purchases.

The most effective policy for reducing CO2 emissions and oil imports from transportation is to spur the development and sale of more efficient vehicles with strict efficiency standards while increasing the cost of driving with strong fuel taxes.

So, in the case of the United States, for example, those policies that will enable the country to achieve its submitted INDC are: the Clean Power Plan (which will accelerate the shift in many states from coal to natural gas for electricity generation, as well as provide incentives in some states for renewable electricity generation); CAFE (motor vehicle fuel efficiency) standards increasing over time (as already enacted by Congress); appliance efficiency standards moving up over time (as also already enacted by Congress); California's very aggressive climate policy (AB - 32); and the northeast states» Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

In some countries, fuel - economy standards have been strongly opposed by segments of the automotive industry on a variety of grounds, ranging from economic efficiency to safety.