Still,
fueling a vehicle like the Clarity emits less than half the CO2 released by its gas - guzzling counterparts for a given distance, says John Turner of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado.
This also includes developing alternative -
fuel vehicles like the FCX Clarity, which is powered by hydrogen fuel cells.
Not exact matches
Battery - powered cars offered by the
likes of Tesla are gaining traction faster than
fuel cell
vehicles backed by Hyundai and Toyota Motor Corp..
And other carmakers
like Toyota Motor and Honda are investing heavily in eco-friendly cars; however, they are betting big that the
vehicles will be powered by hydrogen
fuel cells, rather than rechargeable electric batteries.
An autonomous driving electric
vehicle may one day start to look a bit
like The Jetsons» flying car — a glass bubble without the long hood that is a signature feature of today's gasoline -
fueled cars.
• Creating cleaner transportation options — by investing in public transit infrastructure, improving our
fuel efficiency and transitioning to low - carbon options
like electric
vehicles;
Friend you need the guidance of the Holy Spirit to lead you into all truths, otherwise you're
like a
vehicle without
fuel - you have no power to get you anywhere i.e. your words are meaningless.
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).
Measuring how and where emissions occur can support carbon - cutting initiatives
like eco-lanes that prioritize alternative
fuel vehicles and eco-driving practices, or encourage system operators to optimize traffic signals for greater throughput and less
fuel consumption.
While the combination therapies block off the principal pathway that cancer cells use to
fuel their growth, the cells come to bypass this blockade and,
like vehicles on a detour route, make use of additional pathways to continue growing and spreading.
But while
fuel - cell
vehicles are pushing the technological frontier, they drive
like any traditional internal combustion engine
vehicle, with a 300 - mile range and a refueling time of less than five minutes.
Energy - converting devices
like fuel cells being developed to power some types of electric
vehicles rely on platinum's catalytic properties to transform
Conventional production consumes a lot of energy, the infrastructure is still dwarfed by that for petroleum, and engines would need to be modified to run on pure ammonia (
like Belgium's buses, most experimental
vehicles need some conventional
fuel mixed in with the ammonia).
«If nature figured out how to do it in mild conditions, then perhaps we can devise an inexpensive way to design catalysts to convert methane into liquid
fuels like we use in our
vehicles and jets.»
However, today we rely on government programs
like fuel - efficiency standards for light - duty
vehicles and renewable portfolio mandates for utilities to help reduce CO2 emissions.
Burning fossil
fuels like coal, natural gas and oil to heat and cool our buildings and run our
vehicles takes a heavy toll on the environment, contributing significantly to both local problems
like elevated particulate levels and global ones
like a warming climate.
Expensive
fuel and steady, long - distance driving are also arguments for diesel in areas
like Europe, where they make up more than half the passenger
vehicle market.
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fuel standard of 10 % by 2010, 1 million plug» in hybrid cars by 2025, raise
fuel economy standards, smart growth funding, end oil subsidies, promote natural gas drilling, enhanced oil recoverySmart growth funding, plug - in hybrids, raise
fuel economy standards $ 7 billion a year for smart growth funding, plug - in hybrids, natural gas
vehicles, raise
fuel economy standards; offshore drilling with revenue sharing and oil spill veto, natural gas fracking disclosureCost ContainmentInternational offsetsOffset pool, banking and borrowing flexibility, soft price collar using permit reserve auction at $ 28 per ton going to 60 % above three - year - average market price» Hard» price collar between $ 12 and $ 25 per ton, floor increases at 3 % + CPI, ceiling at 5 % + CPI, plus permit reserve auction, offsets
like W - MClean Air Act And StatesNot discussedOnly polluters above 25,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent a year, regional cap and trade suspended until 2017, EPA to set stationary source performance standards in 2016, some Clean Air Act provisions excludedOnly polluters above 25,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent a year, regional cap and trade pre-empted, establishes coal - fired plant performance standards, some Clean Air Act provisions excludedInternational CompetitivenessTax incentives for domestic auto industryFree allowances for trade - exposed industries, 2020 carbon tariff on importsCarbon tariff on importsReferences: Barack Obama, 2007; Barack Obama, 8/3/08; Pew Center, 6/26/09; leaked drafts of American Power Act, 5/11/10.
Like other major automakers, Audi (and its parent Volkswagen Group) is working on meeting its medium - term regulatory requirements (e.g., in the 2020 timeframe) by reducing the average
fuel consumption of its new
vehicles using a combination of three primary measures: optimizing its combustion engines for greater efficiency; developing alternative drive... Read more →
The remaining 39 billion tons of annual human - made CO2 emissions come from other activities
like burning fossil
fuels in power plants and
vehicles and producing concrete.
Like the fact that GM built the world's first hydrogen
fuel - cell
vehicle in 1966 out of a van.
As part of its plan to offer 31 «eco-friendly»
vehicles by 2020, the new Nexo
fuel cell crossover seems
like a rather bold step forward, especially for our market.
A decade later, Mitsubishi was looking
like it had found its feet again, but in early 2016 it was revealed that the automaker had been fudging
fuel - economy numbers on its Japanese - market kei cars for decades, including
vehicles sold under its own brand as well as those built for Nissan.
Generally,
vehicles like some
fuel / petrol to be introduced as the clutch is being released.
The engine ECU powers the actuators on the
vehicle, so you need to check things
like:
fuel pump runs when ignition key is turned to the run position, power to injectors, power to ignition coils, brake lights working.
The Scion iA certainly looks unconventional, as if the swoopiness of Mazda's styling vocabulary had been combined with a Ford grille to create an angry form of undersea life, kind of
like the Toyota Mirai
fuel - cell
vehicle.
Although we suspect it is rarely a key purchase factor for a
vehicle like this, you can choose from two
fuel - efficient alternatives of the 2015 Porsche Cayenne.
Oh, and also spending at least 20 times (gut feeling it's more
like 100 times) the amount of
fuel towing someone with an electric
vehicle in «release» / «unclutched» mode over 4 miles would cost.
Bear in mind I bought this
vehicle with no regard or worry about
fuel consumption or niceties
like power seats or leather wrapped anything.
This seems
like a, uh, moronic business practice, but the products serve a purpose: to present a full model line and to offset the poor
fuel economy of larger
vehicles, which can incur fines from Uncle Sam.
This seems
like a waste of electricity (and thus
fuel) when cruising at 60 - 75 mph, where the air flow from the fan is going to be dwarfed by air flow from the
vehicle's motion.
Like all other
fuel - cell
vehicles, the Tucson operates by mixing hydrogen with oxygen in a small
fuel cell that contains special catalyzing materials.
Vehicles like the Juke, the Honda CR - Z, and the Hyundai Veloster show us that driving goodness can come in untraditional wrappers, and things
like utility,
fuel efficiency, and even sheer affordability make driving - oriented
vehicles more appealing, not less.
Tom Peters, General Motors» director ofexterior design for rear - wheel - drive and performance
vehicles, says the idea was to create a more striking package: «We opted to go with bright metal accents, as opposed to satin finish, for things
like the exhaust tips and
fuel filler, and even the rear lights have a polished look.
In recent years, and responding to the standards established in the National Program, automakers have been rapidly adopting
fuel - efficient technologies
like turbo charging, engine downsizing, more sophisticated transmissions,
vehicle weight reduction, aerodynamics, and idle stop - start, along with improved accessories and air conditioning systems.
The car is the first to wear Nissan's new Puredrive labeling —
like BMW's EfficientDynamics tag, it will be applied to
vehicles with the brand's most
fuel - efficient technologies.
You could spend more on
fuel each month than on your
vehicle payments, so why not consider one with exceptional
fuel economy
like this 2017 Nissan Altima.
You could spend more on
fuel each month than on your
vehicle payments, so why not consider one with exceptional
fuel economy
like this 2016 Ford Focus.
Sounds
like the
fuel pump is not working in your
vehicle.
You could spend more on
fuel each month than on your
vehicle payments, so why not consider one with exceptional
fuel economy
like this 2017 Chevrolet Equinox.
The setup led to greater overall
fuel efficiency, but it just wasn't well suited to the way Americans
like their cars to feel — the fact it's been a runaway success for Mazda proves how well the rest of the
vehicle is configured.
You could spend more on
fuel each month than on your
vehicle payments, so why not consider one with exceptional
fuel economy
like this 2018 Chevrolet Cruze.
If you're among the majority of buyers who will never utilize these abilities of the Lexus LX, far less money can buy you just as much refinement, a more versatile interior, and better
fuel economy in a
vehicle like the Audi Q7, Infiniti JX, Mercedes - Benz GL - Class, or Buick Enclave.
The Next - Generation
fuel cell
vehicle shows what future driving will look
like and lets customers experience it with innovative convenience features
like Remote Parking, Blind Spot View Monitor and autonomous driving capabilities.
Let's face it: if you can afford a car
like the Flying Spur (Bentley says its customers have seven other
vehicles on average), then
fuel economy isn't going to be your top concern.
You could spend more on
fuel each month than on your
vehicle payments, so why not consider one with exceptional
fuel economy
like this 2016 Nissan Versa.
The Mirai is the culmination of 20 years worth of research into hydrogen
fuel - cell
vehicles, and underneath the dramatic bodywork (and the Lexus ct200h / Toyota Prius platform) is a powertrain that takes compressed hydrogen and pushes it through membranes that separate the electrons from the hydrogen, using them to power an electric motor that drives the front wheels
like in a regular electric car.
These
vehicles look
like an SUV and offer plenty of versatility, but are much more
fuel efficient and easier to handle.
It seems
like your
vehicle is having performance related issues due to a
fuel problem.
Depending on the course that you take, there could be other areas covered
like increasing
fuel efficiency, techniques to lessen the wear and tear on your tires, and introductions to some of the newest safety features that most
vehicles are outfitted with today.