Sentences with phrase «fuel efficient transportation»

To align its menu of trucks and people movers with rising interest in smaller, more fuel efficient transportation, GMC has broomed the hoary Envoy in favor of a fraternal twin to Chevy's Equinox called Terrain.

Not exact matches

The corporate rate cut would give U.S. transportation companies of all sizes more money to upgrade their fleets with fuel - efficient vehicles.

A report by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) analyzed 20 carriers and concluded that the Australian airline was 64 percent less fuel efficient than the top performers, All Nippon Airways and Hainan.

Over 90 % of our shipments are by water, a very fuel efficient method of transportation.

Focus On (StreetsPAC article): «In twenty years we should be in a city where every vehicle on the road is a streamlined, fuel efficient necessity and our public transportation system is modernized and properly funded.»

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 vehicles.

Efficient designs, alternative fuels and rational transportation systems can help solve the problem

Stakeholders have just begun designing the rules, but undoubtedly a debate will emerge over how different alternative fuels and technologies are incentivized, said Therese Langer, transportation program director at the American Council for an Energy - Efficient Economy (ACEEE).

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.

The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) leads U.S. researchers and other partners in making transportation cleaner and more efficient through solutions that put electric drive vehicles on the road and replace oil with clean domestic fuels.

We're not talking about seeing the red shift as the SFE achieves light speed, but still this 2014 Fiesta is getting after it in a way that's unexpected from the small, fuel - efficient transportation pods usually found down here in the cheap end of the price spectrum.

This car delivers affordable transportation inside an attractive four - door package with class leading standard safety features and a fuel efficient powertrain.

FUEL EFFICIENT 25 MPG Hwy / 17 MPG City!HENDRICK AFFORDABLE WARRANTY3 - month / 3, 000 Mile Limited Powertrain Warranty, 24/7 Roadside Assistance, Rental Coverage: up to 3 days at $ 30 per day not to exceed $ 90 per occurrence, Trip Interruption Service: hotel, transportation, meal reimbursement, Multi-point Vehicle Inspection, detail mechanical inspection, CARFAX Vehicle History ReportKEY FEATURES ON THIS ODYSSEY INCLUDELeather Seats, Third Row Seating, Rear Entertainment DVD System, Sunroof, Quad Bucket Seats Rear Spoiler, iPod / MP3 Audio Input, Power Third Passenger Door, Dual Zone A / C, Power Fourth Passenger Door.

With over 30 years of serving our communities transportation and service needs.Reviews: * Powerful, fuel - efficient engines; many available configurations; well - built, comfortable interior; quiet highway ride.

The ACEEE's annual recognition of Honda's fuel - efficient vehicles further validates our commitment to create a cleaner, more energy - efficient and sustainable transportation future.

Overall, Toyota Corolla is a perfect choice if you need a small reliable and fuel - efficient transportation.

Starting at $ 79,510, the 2018 Lexus LS 500h Hybrid sedan uses a 3.5 - liter 354 - hp V6 gasoline engine in combination with two electric motors to deliver powerful, fuel - efficient luxury transportation.

It's smaller, more affordable and possibly more fuel efficient than a loaded minivan, providing the basic necessities of transportation to folks who need added seating capacity.

Underpinned by a Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA) platform, and powered by a fuel - efficient 3.5 - liter V6 or Toyota Hybrid System (THS II) powertrain, the 2019 Toyota Avalon embodies consumers» overarching desire for high - caliber, design - centric, technologically - savvy modes of attainable, premium transportation.

No, really the priority should be on developing $ 2,500 fuel efficient cars... And showing through our example, a new way of life, with less cars, more bikes, great public transportation, people walking for exercise, car sharing, etc..

With an official title of «To accelerate motor fuel savings nationwide and provide incentives to registered owners of high polluting automobiles to replace such automobiles with new fuel efficient and less polluting automobiles or public transportation» it's easy to see why few details are in the media as of yet.

If the goal is to turn sunlight into energy that we can use for transportation, to displace fossil fuels, biofuels compare very badly with solar panels that are closer to 20 % efficient, and electric motors, that are closer to 80 - 90 % efficient.

With worldwide attention focused on the awards ceremony, Global Green organizes fuel - efficient transportation each year to allow celebrities the opportunity to demonstrate their concern for promoting energy independence, combating global warming and protecting the environment.

We hope they will use the card in conjunction with other carbon reduction lifestyle changes, such as fuel - efficient transportation choices.»

The results, which appear in a paper titled «Spatially Explicit Life Cycle Assessment of Sun - to - Wheels Transportation Pathways in the U.S.» and published in the Dec. 26 issue of the journal Environmental Science & Technology, showed photovoltaics (PV) to be much more efficient than biomass at turning sunlight into energy to fuel a car.

There are a number of transport emissions reduction policy measures that Congress could pursue, but the one that will have the most immediate impact is the one that will demand more from those modes of transportation that are currently the most fuel and carbon efficient — like passenger rail.

Consumption of fossil fuels for transportation are expected to fall, resulting from the use of more fuel - efficient vehicles and greater use of public transportation.

«m all about reducing greenhouse gasses and the like, but yet we keep drilling for oil and not mandating our public transportation to become more fuel efficient!

We hope that the Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works will consider a hearing on whether it might be a good idea to stop the RFS in its place or perhaps remove it entirely and allow more efficient market based policies to govern our liquid transportation fuel sector.

A Berkeley Lab - led team is working to re-engineer an enzyme for the efficient conversion of methane to liquid hydrocarbon transportation fuels.

By deriving it from inedible plant matter such as switchgrass, wood chips, and wheat straw, the hope is that cellulosic ethanol could supplement our transportation fuels in a way that is more efficient and has fewer harmful impacts on the environment and food prices than corn - based ethanol.

Important to note is the comprehensive breadth of sectors that fall under the «new energy» concept - its not just renewables such as wind, solar and biomass, but also energy efficiency, nuclear, smart (and strong) grid, transportation, unconventional natural gas, and more efficient use of fossil fuels.

Solutions IBM (or the report writers recommend) are fuel efficient cars, more public transportation, more ridesharing, more telecommuting, combined with the use of technology - congestion charging, but an integrated «multi modal» management system that would be able to generate predictions for operators on what traffic was going to do in the very near future, as well as end user information sent via phones and smart phones, to help those in traffic make alternate solutions.

Some of the things covered are: What Tesla Motors» mission is, SolarCity (mentioning again the imminent IPO), Musk's idea for an electric plane that would be much more efficient than the current generation of planes, why hydrogen fuel cells won't make it in cars, the «hyperloop» 5th mode of transportation -LRB-!?)

Proving this vehicle - to - grid (V2G) concept could position Indiana as a leader in fuel - efficient transportation solutions, create jobs, and revitalize the state's economy.

In partnership with theKey.to, a fleet of fuel - efficient, white Toyota Prius hybrid vehicles served as transportation for fashion week events.

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But technology that makes transportation networks more advanced and helps us devise the most efficient vehicles that use renewable fuel will also be key.

Encourage transportation for a clean energy economy by promoting fuel - efficient vehicles, plug - in electric hybrids, low - carbon fuels, and transit - oriented development.

No doubt the same thing is happening along much of the west coast of Canada, which is why China's sanctioning of coal to liquid technology to produce transportation fuel is directly significant to North Americans, and why it is so important to help China become more reliant on efficient processes and products.

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.

But most importantly, the Prius is just the beginning of a much longer transition away from fossil fuels and toward electrification, which is a more efficient way to do things, and allows the use of many clean and renewable source of energy for transportation (which is harder to do with the internal combustion engine).

Pay attention, because this next one has some serious implications for energy and transportation policy, and infrastructure: According to research just published in the online edition of Science, rather than converting energy crops to liquid fuel for use in an internal combustion engine, it is far more efficient to convert them to electricity to power vehicles.

Principally based in Cork, Ireland, Ardmore provides seaborne transportation of petroleum products and chemicals worldwide to oil majors, national oil companies, oil and chemical traders and chemical companies with its modern, fuel - efficient fleet of mid-size product and chemical tankers.

Motorcycles can be a fun and fuel efficient mode of transportation, but before you get started, be sure that you're properly prepared.

Things like more fuel efficient vehicles, better transit and alternative forms of transportation have alleviated some of the demand over the past few years.

Other considerations to encourage ride sharing and smart transportation choices will be built into Azul, including preferred parking for low - emitting and fuel - efficient vehicles, as well as designated car pool areas.