Not exact matches
Meanwhile, a «well - to - wheel» analysis of
transportation fuel showed natural - gas - burning and
gasoline - burning
vehicles were nearly identical in emissions impact.
In this study, we evaluate
transportation impacts and infrastructure requirements for the use of E85 (85 % ethanol, 15 %
gasoline) in light - duty
vehicles using a combination of corn and cellulosic ethanol.
Natural gas
vehicles have been found to produce less greenhouse gas emissions than
gasoline vehicles, but very little natural gas consumption is currently used for
transportation fuel.
Reliable and long - lasting diesel powered heavy trucks move our goods from coast to coast and diesel propelled cars offer better fuel efficiency ratings than those of
gasoline powered
vehicles, still American consumers seem hesitant to purchase these clean burning and economical cars as their primary source of
transportation.
Liquid fuel providers — producing and selling diesel fuel,
gasoline, or biofuels — and electricity providers — «fuelling» plug - in hybrid
vehicles with electricity generated with renewable energy — can now compete for the
transportation dollar.
So, what if all
transportation vehicles / engines currently using diesel, petrol /
gasoline, LPG, or Natural gas were over-time progressively converted to either purely rechargeable EVs or Hydrogen Fuel Cell EVs or Hydrogen Fueled HICEVs or HYBRID rechargeable EVs combined with Hydrogen Fuel Cell / HICEVs between 2030 to 2050 across the entire world?
While diesels are the workhorses of the transport sector and relatively energy efficient (as compared to
gasoline vehicles or jet aircrafts), their combined contribution to
transportation - related climate warming greenhouse gases and other short - lived climate pollutants, particularly black carbon, is significant.
A third reason, one of the original reasons for the spread of diesel powered
vehicles in
transportation was that diesel fuel was generally 15 - 20 % cheaper than the more highly refined
gasoline.
Still, there are some concerns, particularly if autonomous
vehicles are set in the current
transportation model with individually owned and
gasoline powered cars.