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NextGen should also reduce the aviation industry's environmental impact, saving more than 1.4 billion gallons of fuel from air traffic operations alone, and cutting carbon emissions by nearly 14 million tons by 2018, the FAA says

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Maybe algae will scale up from a few thousand gallons a month to billions of gallons a day, or solar energy can be converted to hydrogen, which will then power the planet's 600 million vehicles via fuel cells; but the market has no way to price the possibility than essential resources will enter permanent depletion declines and that no cheap, scalable substitute exists.

Even with fuel efficiency improving in automobiles, Americans burned through a massive 406 million gallons a day in June, the most recent month of data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

In many ways, the Last Frontier State is a collection of regions and micro economies — each with its own constellation of employers and local price swings for everything, from a gallon a milk to a gallon of fuel.

Gas Rewards expire 30 days from date of issuance and each Gas Reward is valid for one fillup of up to 25 gallons of fuel, subject to credit card transaction value restrictions.

Sharon Frost, a soil district technician for the Suffolk County Soil and Water Conservation Service, said one new, 1,000 - gallon tank costs about $ 16,000 and about 75 percent of the cost was paid through the agricultural fuel tank replacement grant program, which receives funding from the state.

It's far away from home — even just to buy a gallon of Coleman fuel to run your stove, it's about $ 25 per gallon.»

In August that hole was plugged: The fuel Appel makes, known officially as renewable diesel, received a subsidy of $ 1 per gallon from the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which took effect in January.

«If you're expecting to have hundreds of millions of gallons of jet fuel in the next five years produced from a plant feedstock, it's almost certainly going to be Camelina.»

«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.

There is not enough oil from plants such as soy and canola to supply even a fraction of the 60 million — plus gallons of jet fuel burned every day by U.S. aircraft, nearly one quarter of global use, even if all such sources were converted to fuel (which would significantly impact food supplies.)

If ASTM approves, then the pool of renewable jet fuel will grow from a tiny 2 million gallons to a potential 2 billion gallons annually.

Crab, meanwhile, was among the least energy - intensive species to catch in the Dalhousie study, whereas the fuel needed to collect a ton of lobster swung wildly — ranging from 5.3 gallons (20 liters) per metric ton in Iceland to about 38 gallons (144 liters) in Maine to 271 gallons (1,025 liters) in Norway.

Moniz notes that just 0.1 cent per kilowatt - hour of electricity and 2 cents per gallon of transportation fuels would yield about $ 8 billion per year, although such surcharges would need to be developed «with collaboration from industry and consumers.

When you buy a gallon of gasoline, for example, you're paying for the costs of extracting that fuel from the ground, refining it, and shipping it to your corner gas station, along with other business overhead.

Everyone knows fossil fuels come from long - dead plants, but Jeffrey Dukes wanted real numbers: How much plant matter does it take to make a gallon of gasoline?

Air Force energy director Dave King hopes that by 2016, 300 million gallons of that total will come from alternative sources such as biofuels, a move that he argues will increase the stability of the force's fuel supply and reduce its vulnerability to cost fluctuations.

Obama has, however, also been a supporter of ethanol made primarily from corn — a prominent industry in his home state of Illinois — and recently told farmers he supports federal mandates to make nine billion gallons (34 billion liters) of ethanol to use as fuel this year.

Turning off the engine when idling, making sure tires are properly inflated, coasting to red lights rather than slamming on the brakes and slowly accelerating from a stop — all can boost fuel efficiency as evidenced by hypermilers, those who have mastered the art of traveling hundreds of miles on a few gallons of gas.

«In the Southeast there is enough biomass from wood products alone to make 10 to 15 billion gallons of fuel a year,» says Mitch Mandich, CEO of Range Fuels, based in Broomfield, Colorado, the firm building what may be the first U.S. plant to make next - generation ethanol commercially.

Caldeira said the study's most significant finding is that the carbon released from burning a gallon of gas — or any fossil fuel — heats the climate dramatically more than the heat given off during burning.

Small, budget - friendly cars and the 40 - mpg fuel - efficiency barrier are on the minds of many people, what with gas prices trampolining around the $ 4 - per - gallon mark and the economy very slowly recovering from grim times.

Fuel economy rises from 11/18 mpg (city / highway) to 15/21, although if you can afford an AMG - tuned CL to begin with, chances are the cost of filling the 23.8 - gallon tank with premium isn't much of a concern.

Diverting 5 % of freight traffic from truck to rail would save 800 million gallons of fuel each year and reduce greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to 2 million cars for 1 year.

Despite being heavily performance - biased, the engine is equipped with cylinder - deactivation and start / stop technology to stretch every possible yard from each gallon of premium fuel.

As might be expected from a turbocharged V - 8, mileage isn't anything to write home about, but 24 highway mpg and a 22 - gallon fuel tank mean an effective range of about 500 miles on the freeway.

Drowned out by the news of the 2011 Chevrolet Volt's projected 230 miles per gallon city fuel efficiency rating was confirmation from GM that two previously unannounced vehicles will join the Cadillac lineup, one of which — an entry - level vehicle — was specifically called out.»

In a Twittered response to General Motors» announcement this week that the Chevrolet Volt is expected to get a fuel efficiency rating of 230 miles per gallon from the Environmental Protection Agency, Nissan said its electric vehicle, the Leaf, will get 367 mpg.

With a V - 12 engine from the Lamborghini Countach sitting up front and a 76 - gallon fuel tank, examples bought new in the prosperous 1980s were soon selling for a mere fraction of their $ 158,000 MSRP a decade later, though the recent rebound in LM002 values has been strong among a new, younger set of buyers.

The big sedan has a 21.7 - gallon fuel tank good for an estimated range of 410 miles, so we could comfortably get the car the seventy - five miles from our Ann Arbor headquarters to home, and then to the closest Jaguar dealership, in Novi, Michigan, with less than half a tank of fuel remaining.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has announced that its redesigned 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid van received a fuel - efficiency rating from the U.S. EPA of 84 MPGe (miles - per - gallon equivalent) in electric - only mode during combined city and highway driving.

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.

Equipped with Chrysler Group's segment - exclusive TorqueFlite eight - speed automatic transmission, the new Challenger SRT Hellcat has earned a highway fuel - economy rating of 22 miles per gallon (mpg) from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

In the case of the TrailBlazer EXT, that's $ 1,500 and a drop in EPA - rated fuel mileage from 16 miles per gallon city, 22 mpg highway, to 15 and 19.

(Prices in have since gone up because of a hike from 14 cents to 37 cents a gallon in NJ state fuel taxes, with the money earmarked to improve the Garden State's terrible transportation infrastructure.)

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.

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The Prius uses both an electric motor and a gasoline engine to create a car that gets fuel economy of close to 50 miles per gallon, while eliminating about 90 percent of the pollution that comes from a standard gasoline - powered car of similar size.

The result of all this technology is a modest increase in fuel economy ratings, from the gas - only XV Crosstrek's 25/33/28 miles per gallon (city / highway / combined) to the Hybrid's 29/33/31 MPG.

Propulsion is by a 4.2 - liter in - line six - cylinder engine, fed by electronic fuel injection from either of two 11.8 - gallon gasoline tanks (selected via a dash switch).

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The Clarity Fuel Cell is competitively lease priced at $ 369 per month for 36 months with $ 2,868 due at signingi with California customers eligible for a $ 5,000 rebate.iiThe lease terms include an attractive mileage allowance of 20,000 miles per year, up to $ 15,000 of hydrogen fuel, up to 21 days of access to a luxury vehicle from Avis while in California, iii 24/7 roadside assistance, and eligibility for Californias Clean Air Vehicle Stickers, allowing single occupant HOV access.2 In addition, the Clarity Fuel Cell has the highest EPA driving range rating of any zero - emission light - duty vehicle in America, including fuel cell and battery electric vehicles, with a 366 - mile range rating and fuel economy rating of 68 combined MPGe (miles per gallon of gasoline - equivaleFuel Cell is competitively lease priced at $ 369 per month for 36 months with $ 2,868 due at signingi with California customers eligible for a $ 5,000 rebate.iiThe lease terms include an attractive mileage allowance of 20,000 miles per year, up to $ 15,000 of hydrogen fuel, up to 21 days of access to a luxury vehicle from Avis while in California, iii 24/7 roadside assistance, and eligibility for Californias Clean Air Vehicle Stickers, allowing single occupant HOV access.2 In addition, the Clarity Fuel Cell has the highest EPA driving range rating of any zero - emission light - duty vehicle in America, including fuel cell and battery electric vehicles, with a 366 - mile range rating and fuel economy rating of 68 combined MPGe (miles per gallon of gasoline - equivalefuel, up to 21 days of access to a luxury vehicle from Avis while in California, iii 24/7 roadside assistance, and eligibility for Californias Clean Air Vehicle Stickers, allowing single occupant HOV access.2 In addition, the Clarity Fuel Cell has the highest EPA driving range rating of any zero - emission light - duty vehicle in America, including fuel cell and battery electric vehicles, with a 366 - mile range rating and fuel economy rating of 68 combined MPGe (miles per gallon of gasoline - equivaleFuel Cell has the highest EPA driving range rating of any zero - emission light - duty vehicle in America, including fuel cell and battery electric vehicles, with a 366 - mile range rating and fuel economy rating of 68 combined MPGe (miles per gallon of gasoline - equivalefuel cell and battery electric vehicles, with a 366 - mile range rating and fuel economy rating of 68 combined MPGe (miles per gallon of gasoline - equivalefuel economy rating of 68 combined MPGe (miles per gallon of gasoline - equivalent).

Power comes from a two - cylinder, two - stroke engine that develops 25 horsepower, a top speed of 62 mph and fuel economy of about 34 miles per gallon.

@ 4800 rpm, EX trim level) and an estimated EPA city / highway fuel economy of 30/40 miles per gallon (up from 29/38 miles per gallon on LX with automatic transmission).

For a pickup, fuel economy is reasonable: 16 mpg city, 18 highway, 17 combined for gas; 19/22/20 for the diesel and a driving range of almost 450 miles from the 21 - gallon tank.

Exceeding its initial program targets, the plug - in 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid (earlier post) has earned an electric - mode fuel economy rating of 84 miles - per - gallon - equivalent (MPGe) from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

I averaged about 16.6 mile per gallon of fuel sipped from the 31 - gallon tank.

By the grace of a 24.6 gallon fuel tank, I was able to make it from San Francisco to LA without a fill - up.

As far as higher mileage, high - compression engines develop more power than low CR ones, which will help with mileage, but part of the reason diesels get higher mileage is b / c diesel fuel contains more energy per gallon than gasoline — so there won't be any mileage boost from this aspect.