Sentences with phrase «fuel consumer purchases»

Bad debt would include credit card debt used to fuel consumer purchases.

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In addition, lower fuel prices and lower tax on fuel in Alberta means consumers have less incentive to purchase smaller or alternate - fuel vehicles, he says.

Consumers can fuel transformative leadership experiences for girls and help build the next generation of female entrepreneurs by purchasing Girl Scout S'mores as well as classic favorites like Thin Mints ® and Caramel deLites ® / Samoas ®.

In Alberta and B.C., GST is applied on top of the carbon tax on direct consumer fossil - fuel purchases, such as gasoline, as well as on products where a business has added some or all of the cost of the carbon tax to the cost of their good or service.

One typical example many people come across is a credit card which offers consumers reward points for purchasing fuel from a particular garage or retailer.

Consumers use fuel to get to the stores to purchase the formula.

Over the last two weeks, consumers of fuel have had to pay more for petroleum products purchased at the pump.

Consumer spending helped fuel the faster pace, but import purchases subtracted from growth.

They will let consumers see, both in plain print and on their smartphones, how their family budgets will benefit from purchasing more fuel efficient cars — whether they're gasoline, electric, or hybrid powered.

Reliable and long - lasting diesel powered heavy trucks move our goods from coast to coast and diesel propelled cars offer better fuel efficiency ratings than those of gasoline powered vehicles, still American consumers seem hesitant to purchase these clean burning and economical cars as their primary source of transportation.

Years ago, consumers who purchased such a vehicle knew that fuel mileage might be 15 MPG at best, and that was before hooking up a travel trailer or nice size boat.

If you consider yourself a crafty consumer and seek a high level of value in your next luxury - vehicle purchase, the XF's comparatively high starting price, mediocre fuel economy and historically low residual values may prove disconcerting to value - conscious buyers.

Strategy Analytics believes that enterprise purchases (as well as consumer purchases of two - in - one tablets to replaces PCs) will continue to fuel sales of large tablets over the next four years, with shipments almost doubling to 19.3 million units, or a seven percent share of the total tablet market, in 2019.

The 1 -2-3 REWARDS ® Visa ® Card gives consumers reward points when used to make purchases of Kroger family brand products, at Kroger stores (excluding fuel centers) and anywhere Visa cards are accepted.

Rising home prices led to rampant real estate speculation, and also fueled excessive consumer spending as people began to view their homes as a piggy bank that they could extract cash from to fuel discretionary purchases.

Apparently because of higher fuel prices and the need to visit fewer retailers overall, many consumers said they were purchasing whatever pet products they needed at just one store.

The GM Business Card is a cash back credit card that rewards consumers with 3 percent cash back on fuel purchases at the pump, at restaurants, and at office supply stores, places most business owners will find themselves spending money on a regular basis.

Everybody needs food and everybody needs fuel, so to be rewarded for making purchases you would make every day makes consumers extremely happy,» says Perkins.

Re-Offer Income Tax Credits In 2005 Congress authorized generous income tax credits ($ 1,000 to $ 3,500 per vehicle) for consumers who purchased new fuel - efficient vehicles with hybrid and clean - diesel engines.

Enact «Feebates» * A more promising approach would be a new «feebate» system that offers a rebate to consumers who purchase green vehicles and extracts a fee from consumers who purchase fuel - hungry vehicles.

$ 2 gas would also lead to distinctly un-green consumer behavior, as there'd be little incentive to purchase fuel efficient vehicles.

Notably, upstream production costs would not take this hit if, instead of Cap & Trade, a straight carbon tax were levied at point of consumer purchase - the fuel pump.

«Such fleet modernization programs, which provide a generous credit to consumers who turn in old, less fuel - efficient cars and purchase cleaner cars, have been successful in boosting auto sales in a number of European countries.»

But against the backdrop of the decade - long nuclear contests, the FIT system (as established by the EEG in 1991) that obligated supply companies to purchase wind, solar, and biomass power and then pass costs to consumers was fueling tremendous growth of renewables.

Billions of consumers purchase and use fossil fuels for safe, comfortable, prosperous living each day.

When EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt announced that his agency plans to roll back fuel efficiency and emissions standards for cars and light trucks, some observers saw it as a win for the auto industry and for consumers eager to purchase gas - guzzling SUVs and pickup trucks.

It discriminates both on its face, and as applied, against transportation fuels and fuel feedstocks imported from outside of California with the intended effect of (i) promoting in - state production of transportation fuels, and (ii) «keep [ing] consumer dollars local by reducing the need to make fuel purchases from beyond [California's] borders.»

It provides attractive tax credits to consumers who purchase alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles, including battery, electric and hybrid cars.

In addition, they said, the federal government should implement tax credits and other incentives «to encourage rapid production and consumer purchase of advanced vehicles like hybrids, plug - in hybrids, and flexible - fuel vehicles» and to produce «more efficient vehicles across all models.»

Indeed, retailers have found that even consumers with E85 - compatible flex - fuel vehicles tend to purchase E10.»

To enable this billions of dollars would be made available for R&D; for U.S. carmakers, consumers who purchase an alternative fuel vehicle would receive up to $ 7,500 in tax credits, and the same aforementioned renewable energy tax credits that are being held up in the Senate would be approved.

Sure, every model has its problems, and not every consumer is considering fuel economy when purchasing a car, but with the variety of well - designed, fuel - efficient options on display, it's difficult to imagine things aren't getting good.

«These purchases will help these technologies mature into the mainstream so that eventually the consumer has a broader choice of alternative fuel technologies,» said Peter Galvin, conservation director for the Center for Biological Diversity.