Sentences with phrase «fuel efficiency standards which»

Although there have been steps taken by individual states (i.e. RGGI and California) to regulate GHG emissions, we have had little success in implementing measures to reduce emissions on a national level, other than piecemeal steps like higher vehicle fuel efficiency standards which are often implemented for other non-climate reasons.

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Reducing fuel efficiency goals for vehicles March 16 Trump ordered a review of federal fuel - efficiency standards for vehicles, which Obama finalized in January, well ahead of schedule.

Today's final rulemaking builds on the fuel efficiency and GHG emissions standards already in place for model years 2014 - 2018, which alone will result in CO2 emissions reductions of 270 million metric tons and save vehicle owners more than $ 50 billion in fuel costs.

Of the two trims, we recommend the RLX Sport Hybrid, which has standard all - wheel drive, more power, added features and higher fuel efficiency.

The class - exclusive eight - speed automatic transmission (TorqueFlite 8)-- standard equipment with the Rebel's 3.6 - liter V - 6 Pentastar and 5.7 - liter HEMI V - 8 engines, which improves drivability and enhances fuel efficiency.

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.

It does get start / stop as standard and the gearbox has a setting called «controlled efficiency» which selects the gears with economy in mind, starting the car in second gear to save fuel.

Drivers can choose between the standard 1.4 - liter ECOTEC ® DOHC turbocharged four - cylinder engine, which delivers 153 horsepower, or the new 1.6 - liter ECOTEC ® DOHC turbo diesel four - cylinder engine, which sacrifices only a small amount of horsepower for added fuel efficiency.

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.

Efficient and powerful — all engines with mild hybrid technology All engines are fitted as standard with a mild hybrid system, which further increases comfort and efficiency and can reduce fuel consumption in real - world driving.

There's also a special John Cooper Works edition, which offers a turbocharged 208 horsepower engine but costs $ 10,000 more than the standard and loses about 3 mpg in fuel efficiency.

Every 2013 GMC Sierra HD features a standard 6.0 - liter Vortec V8 with cam - in - block variable valve timing (VVT), which provides more power at high rpm and better fuel efficiency.

The standard HEMI gas V8 delivers outstanding power and torque, but despite the efficiency - enhancing Multiple - Displacement System, which disables four cylinders under light loads, don't expect much in the way of fuel economy in a truck this massive.

However, you can upgrade to a continuously variable transmission (which comes standard in the Mirage G4 SE trim) that will raise your fuel efficiency rating to 35 City / 42 Highway MPG.

The class - exclusive eight - speed automatic transmission (TorqueFlite 8), standard equipment with 3.0 - liter V - 6 EcoDiesel and 3.6 - liter V - 6 Pentastar, doubles the amount of gears compared to the previously available four - speed automatic transmission, which improves drivability and enhances fuel efficiency.

You can decide between the standard and efficient 6 speed manual transmission, or the optional smooth - shifting 9 speed automatic transmission, which includes Stop / Start technology for increased fuel efficiency.

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.

Markey likened this stance to the plight of the auto industry, which ran itself into the ground while fighting new fuel efficiency standards.

Volkswagen — which has previously stated it wants to be «the most eco-friendly automaker in the world» — has seriously dark - sided views on fuel efficiency standards and CO2 emissions.

Democrats are still drafting the energy package, which also will include a boost in automobile fuel efficiency standards and requirements to use more renewable fuel sources like ethanol.

EISA replaced the «flat» standards of the original CAFE program, which applied to an automaker's entire fleet, with standards based on fuel efficiency - related vehicle «attributes.»

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.

The agreement grew out of the new fuel efficiency standards passed by Congress in 2007, the Supreme Court's decision in Massachusetts v. EPA, which precipitated global warming pollution standards for vehicles under the Clean Air Act, and global warming pollution standards enacted in California and subsequently adopted by 13 other states and the District of Columbia.

The Climate Change Authority, of which I'm a board member, recently looked into the issue and concluded that, over the lifetime of a vehicle, fuel efficiency standards matching those of the US would save motorists thousands of dollars.

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.