Sentences with phrase «gas over gasoline»

For large vehicles, if we had no other option, we would chose natural gas over gasoline.

Not exact matches

The stock has soared more than eight per cent over the past week on speculation the company could buy the retail operations of oil and gas giant Hess, which owns about 1,350 gasoline stations in 16 East Coast states.

Over the lifespan of a gas station, Hilpert says, concrete pads underneath the pumps can accumulate significant amounts of gasoline, which can eventually penetrate the concrete and escape into underlying soil and groundwater, potentially impacting the health of those who use wells as a water source.

Total annual production emissions, averaged over five years, would equal about 100 grams of carbon dioxide per megajoule — which is 7 percent greater than gasoline emissions and 62 grams above the 60 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions as required by the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act.

Sub-Saharan Africa, who in the worst - case over the next 40 years would be 4 percent of greenhouse gas emissions, you can give them a pass and say, «Hey, any way that you guys can get energy, if it's natural gas, coal, gasoline, you know, whatever you want.

At highway speeds, the gasoline engine is able to engage a lock - up clutch and directly drive the wheels in what — for most cars — would be a sixth - gear ratio, but when you squeeze the pedal to accelerate again, the gas engine disconnects and hands control back over to the electric motor.

According to averaged U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, electricity to power a Leaf would cost the equivalent of an inflation - protected 87 cents per gallon of gasoline if one chose a Leaf over a 25 mpg gas - powered car.

No hybrid on the market will save its owners money by visiting the gas pump less frequently, according to the April issue of Consumer Reports, which evaluated the projected costs of hybrids vs. their gasoline counterparts over five years and 75,000 miles.

Fill up an MDX Sport Hybrid with premium gasoline, and the EPA predicts that you won't need to stop again for over 500 miles, thanks to a 19.4 - gallon gas tank and fuel economy estimates of 26 mpg city / 27 mpg highway / 27 mpg combined.

While its hybrid drive train may not be as sophisticated as that of other manufacturers, the Saturn Aura Green Line does succeed in its mission of delivering significantly improved gas mileage over its award - winning gasoline counterpart.

Pricing for the 2013 Ram CNG that can switch between gasoline and compressed natural gas starts just over $ 46,000.

An ad by the anti-ethanol group «Smarter Fuel Future» says: «Mandating corn for ethanol doubles greenhouse gas emissions compared to gasoline, over 30 years.»

Chesapeake Energy Corporation plans to create a $ 1.0 - billion venture capital fund over the next 10 years, Chesapeake NG Ventures Corporation (CNGV), dedicated to identifying and investing in companies and technologies that will replace the use of gasoline and diesel with natural gas and natural gas - to - liquids (GTL) fuels.

Gasoline, coal, and natural gas usage will inevitably decline as carbon's cost advantage over alternatives lessens or disappears.

Take a look at some of the bills the House GOP is pushing: The «Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014,» HR 4899, prioritizes oil and gas development over any other uses of America's public lands, be they conservation, hunting, hiking, wildlife habitat, or historic preservation.

Then again, to the extent that natural gas substitutes for coal in electricity generation (and fugitive methane emissions are low) and electric vehicles powered by relatively clean electricity substitute for gasoline and diesel, CO2 emissions over the next two decades could be far less than expected 10 years ago.

An active commute also reduces greenhouse gas emissions and therefore prevents climate change - If 10 % of citizens in C40's North American Cities switch from driving to cycling that would save over 1.6 million tonnes of CO2e per year, equivalent to 180 million gallons of gasoline consumed.

At least one of the new plug - in gas electric hybrids coming to market can get over 200 miles per gallon of gasoline.

Adieu Low - Emission BladderAnyone with a working sense of smell who has been to a gas station knows that gasoline is volatile («Over 147 million gallons of gas evaporate from tanks each year.»).

If the United States decided for oil security and climate stabilization reasons to replace its entire fleet of passenger vehicles with super-efficient gas - electric hybrids over the next 10 years, gasoline use could easily be cut in half.

In that case, Rod was class counsel for a neighborhood of over 400 people who alleged that gasoline leaked from a nearby gas station and contaminated the groundwater and indoor air in their homes.