Tip # 8: While earning 1 point per
gallon of fuel at Exxon and Mobil is great, don't forget about the points you can earn for non-fuel purchases.
If GM reaches its goal to sell 1.3 million light - duty fullsize pickups and SUVs, a savings of 28 million
gallons of fuel at an average of 15,000 miles driven per year will result.
Not exact matches
The company claims its service conserves one
gallon of fuel per idling hour per truck, and with more than one million truckers on the road
at any given time, the savings add up — so far, says Wilson, eight million
gallons of fuel have been saved, 83,000 metric tons
of emissions have been eliminated, and 150,000 road cowboys have plugged in.
Diesel
fuel is taxed
at a rate
of 22 cents per
gallon, 10th lowest.
But even after taking into account state gas taxes, blending requirements aimed
at reducing air pollution and other environmental and climate fees attached to each
gallon of fuel, it appears drivers...
Earlier this year, researchers
at the University
of Michigan found that the average
fuel economy
of new, light vehicles (a designation that includes cars, SUVs, vans and pickup trucks) had reached 25.4 miles per
gallon, as compared to 20.8 mpg in 2007.
At present 5,900 tons
of high - level waste (HLW) in the form
of spent
fuel assemblies are sitting in pools next to operating reactors, together with 75 million
gallons of radioactive liquid waste, plus 27 million cubic feet
of trans - uranic waste (TRU).
Last year, the average
fuel price in California was the highest
of all 50 states, costing $ 3.23 per
gallon at the pump.
The data shows that the beverage industry has the largest fleet
of fuel - efficient heavy - duty hybrid commercial vehicles in North America, and has increased
fuel economy (miles per
gallon) industry - wide by 3 percent per year since
at least 2010.
The Indian Point nuclear power plant has a long history
of accidental radioactive leaks and spills: spent
fuel pools
at the plant housing toxic nuclear waste have been leaking since the 1990s; corroded buried pipes have sprung radioactive leaks; tanks have spilled hundreds
of gallons radioactively contaminated water; and malfunctioning valves and pumps have leaked radionuclide - laden water.
A tanker car that partially derailed spilled 2,100
gallons of diesel
fuel at the CSX rail yard, Selkirk Fire Chief Joe Michaniw said.
He purchased 6,600
gallons of fuel valued
at $ 22,000 but did not record it on the
fuel log.
Fuel Spill at Chrysler Dealership in Clarkstown A tanker truck at the Rockland Chrysler Jeep Dodge dealership on Route 304 sprang a leak and spilled about 50 gallons of engine f
Fuel Spill
at Chrysler Dealership in Clarkstown A tanker truck
at the Rockland Chrysler Jeep Dodge dealership on Route 304 sprang a leak and spilled about 50
gallons of engine
fuelfuel.
Let's look
at some
of the stats: With a 1 -
gallon fuel capacity, it runs for up to 6 hours.
The competition's overarching goal was to find a reasonably priced car with a
fuel efficiency
of at least 100 miles per US
gallon equivalent (mpge)-- or 100 kilometres per 2.35 litres.
The electric hybrid eVaro, developed in Canada by Future Vehicle Technologies
of Maple Ridge, British Columbia, can accelerate to 60 miles per hour in around 5 seconds, and drives
at least 165 miles on the equivalent
of a US
gallon of fuel.
Although Chinese law mandates that cars get
at least 35 miles per
gallon fuel efficiency, a level the U.S. fleet won't reach until 2020, a large enough fleet
of Chinese cars would forestall efforts to combat climate change or eliminate the other environmental challenges posed by paved roads, suburbanization and all that traffic.
«We estimate that this biofuel would cost the airline industry $ 5.31 /
gallon, which is less than most
of the reported prices
of renewable jet
fuel produced from other oil crops or algae,» said Deepak Kumar, a postdoctoral researcher
at Illinois, who led the analysis.
Boosting average
fuel efficiency in 50 percent
of cars from 20.8 miles per
gallon to 30.7 mpg — and there are
at least 26 vehicles available today that would do that, ranging from compact cars to sport utility vehicles — would save roughly 30 million metric tons.
Proteus's handler, James Czarnowski, who developed the boat while
at mit, says that conversion
of even a small fraction
of the U.S. shipping fleet to such efficient propulsion would save tens
of millions
of dollars and hundreds
of millions
of gallons of fuel annually.
But for biofuels to really take flight — or
at least achieve the global aviation
fuel use goal
of at least 1 percent — a minimum
of five facilities capable
of churning out 100 million
gallons or more would have to be built.
«That's with
fuel at $ 3 to $ 4 a
gallon, and very contrary to the issues
of climate change and carbon footprint.»
One kilometre in a conventional car with a
fuel consumption
of 9 litres per 100 kilometres (26 miles per US
gallon), with gasoline
at $ 3.60 per
gallon, costs more than 8 cents.
At the same time,
fuel economy rose to an all - time high
of 24.8 miles per
gallon average.
$ 8 billion) over first ten years for deficit reductionObeys PAYGO; Starting in 2026, 25 %
of auction revenues for deficit reductionFuels and TransportationIncrease biofuels to 60 million
gallons by 2030, low - carbon
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.
To avoid vibration in the future, regularly add ATF to the gas tank
at a rate
of four ounces per ten
gallons of fuel.
The battery and washer - fluid reservoir eat up trunk space, the engine is loud and thrashes
at highway speeds, the suspension lets you know the exact location
of every pavement crack, and the turbo - four engine drinks
fuel like it still costs $ 2 a
gallon.
Had another shop do another diagnostic on it (because the other shop that installed the
fuel pump, in their words, made a simple human error
of forgetting to re-attach the
fuel line back on, leading to a
gallon of gas being spilled out as I pumped it
at the gas station).
In fact, as Congress looks
at offsets, we should factor in the broader impact — such as giving people $ 39 billion worth
of lost time back; or saving 830 million
gallons of fuel; or eliminating more than 17 billion pounds
of greenhouse gas emissions; or preventing more than 200,000 crashes.
The energy consumption was rated
at 40 kWh / 100 miles for combined city / highway driving, corresponding to a
fuel economy
of 84 miles per
gallon gasoline equivalent - MPGe -(2.8 L / 100 km; 101 mpg imp).
Fuel economy stands
at 28 miles per
gallon combined city and highway driving and the Highlander Hybrid goes from 0 - 60 in just under 8 seconds, which is quick for this class
of vehicle.
Also consider Corolla iM CVT has 0.8 more
gallons of Fuel Capacity than MAZDA3 5 - Door Sport
AT.
Despite its size, power and simple OHV (pushrod) valvetrain, it delivers EPA
fuel economy ratings
of 14 miles per
gallon city and 20 miles per
gallon highway, due to its Multi-Displacement System (MDS), which transparently disables four
of its eight cylinders
at light loads to conserve
fuel.
The new Continental GT's
fuel tank will swallow 20
gallons of premium unleaded, which
at the officially measured 23.2 mpg combined would allow you to travel more than 450 miles between fills.
If you filled up every millimeter
of volume, Lincoln claims that the
fuel tank can hold 15.5
gallons — but a quick glance
at my receipts showed that my fill - ups came in around 10.
At Corvette Stingray heart is a new version
of Chevrolet's long - running «small block» V8 - a 6.2 - litre engine that produces 450 horsepower, but can run under part throttle on only four cylinders and is expected to return average
fuel economy
of better than 26 miles per
gallon or approximately 11 kmpl.
Thanks to the well hidden battery and the DSG gearbox cut shorter by 16 mm, the electrified four - door can have a flat floor
at the rear, while it only loses 3.3 cubic feet
of luggage space compared to the regular car, as well as 2.8
gallons in
fuel capacity.
This is a loss
of at least 10 miles per
gallon average
fuel economy in its 30 - year history in the U.S..
Horsepower
of 165 to 170 might not sound like much to anyone who hung out
at the drive - in in the»60s, and the 22 mile - per -
gallon EPA city
fuel efficiency available from this small engine won't impress vets
of the oil embargo.
But the economic benefits are reduced a bit by the price
of diesel
fuel; we paid $ 1.299 a
gallon at an off - brand station that sells unleaded gas for $ 1.099.
At an average
of eighteen miles to the
gallon, it's more
fuel efficient than the Nissan sedan that I traded in for this truck.
In its basic form — which, according to the company, tips the scales
at a filled - with - helium 2028 - lb curb weight — it also has no radio, no air conditioning, no power steering, no side or knee airbags, no carpeting to speak
of, a miniscule 10.6 -
gallon fuel tank, and no ability to adjust the passenger seat in any way whatsoever.
The Environmental Protection Agency determined the Fusion Energi has combined city / highway
fuel economy in electric mode
at the gasoline equivalent
of 100 miles per
gallon, and the car yields 108 miles per
gallon equivalent in the city and 92 on the highway.
For a four - cylinder, the engine doesn't sound half bad
at wide - open throttle, and it's fairly
fuel - efficient, netting EPA ratings
of 23 miles per
gallon in the city and 30 mpg on the highway.
Compounding that excellent
fuel economy and explaining the glacial movement
of the
fuel needle, a look
at the specs showed that Toyota fits the Camry Hybrid with a big 17
gallon fuel tank.
A budget - pleasing feature is that once you ease off
at cruising speed, the 300C's computer shuts off four
of the hemi's eight cylinders to improve
fuel economy (the EPA figures are 17 miles per
gallon regular unleaded city and 25 mpg highway).
Looking
at the
fuel log, I am only getting about 280 miles out
of each tank, which means there is about 12 «useable»
gallons before the
fuel gauge dips precariously low.
Fuel economy measured in
at 25 miles per
gallon, about on par for the 500X's combined mileage rating, but considering most
of our time was spent on the highway, we expected it to be a bit better.
At the end
of my week with the Jetta, I averaged 27.5 miles per
gallon over a combined route
of city traffic and highway stretches, much less than the expected EPA
fuel rating
of 32 miles per
gallon combined (28 city / 39 highway).
The Civic, CT 200h, Elantra, Focus, and Prius have
at least one version with a government
fuel economy rating
of at least 40 miles per
gallon on the highway.