Sentences with phrase «high fuel cost»

However the high fuel cost as percentage of the total operating cost dictates that some accommodation with renewables can be justified economically.

Even grapefruits trucked across the US or computers flown coast to coast can survive the high fuel cost of freight.

«The falling pound is driving up the price of imports and rising oil prices are being reflected in higher fuel costs,» he added.

Fuel services revenue increased 20 %, primarily reflecting higher fuel costs passed through to customers.

Total revenue also grew due to higher fuel costs passed through to customers.

Like its competitors, American is grappling with higher fuel costs.

A fading economy and high fuel costs have a lot of Canadians worried about how to save money while staying warm this winter.

JetBlue reported stronger than expected profits as strong demand helped offset higher fuel cost.

The U.S. is also enjoying income and job gains, which are helping to offset higher fuel costs.

Hurricanes Harvey and Irma in late August and early September were especially disruptive to airlines, leading to flight cancellations and higher fuel costs.

Operating expenses rose 2 percent on higher fuel costs, which increased because of a 9 percent gain in capacity and the weakening of the ringgit against the dollar, the airline reported.

Higher fuel costs aren't expected to discourage domestic travel, though.

Next time you're in Europe and you're feeling sour about their high fuel costs, try on your hypermiling shoes.

So for those that see the mileage number but not the higher fuel cost, they are without a clue.

For some the smooth petrol in the 440i will outweigh the higher fuel costs, though.

More information about the 2012 smart fortwo: For city commuters who often contend with tight parking spaces and high fuel costs, the Smart fortwo is here to solve both your problems.

The 2015 Chevy Colorado is now available for Troy, Schenectady, and Albany drivers, and it offers the power of a large truck without the high fuel costs and bulk.

I would like to see high fuel costs reverse both of those situations.

We interviewed tourism officials who expressed caution about clamping down too much on development, given the lack of growth in other economic sectors, and fisherman concerned that no - fishing zones could end fishing altogether — saying local fisherman aren't the main problem and are already facing high fuel costs and competition from cheaper seafood imports.

That is because the energy demand of dragging a trawl across the seabed imposes higher fuel costs and results in 2.8 times the release of greenhouse gases, compared with other fishery technologies.

He states that FCVs still have not overcome the following issues: high cost of the vehicles, high fueling cost, and a lack of fuel - delivery infrastructure.

Agriculture receives special treatment but would still face higher fuel cost.

The RFS harms almost all sectors of the economy and saddles American taxpayers with higher fuel costs and higher food prices.

High fuel costs and cold winter weather are blamed for 30,000 excess deaths in Britain last year.

Owing to their lower capital costs but higher fuel costs, natural gas technologies, including combined - cycle and turbine plants, were designed to meet intermediate and peak electrical load.

From 2010 to 2011, CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion decreased by 2.5 % due to: (1) a decrease in coal consumption, with increased natural gas consumption and a significant increase in hydropower used; (2) a decrease in transportation - related energy consumption due to higher fuel costs, improvements in fuel efficiency, and a reduction in miles travelled; and (3) relatively mild winter conditions resulting in an overall decrease in energy demand in most sectors.

The cause of this change of strategy is probably higher fuel costs (even if they went down a bit lately) and, especially, the fact that the global sales of Lexus fell 9 % on the year to 310,000 in the January - August period.

Higher fuel costs are the only policy option modeled that curtails the growth in vehicle - miles traveled.

In many cases, you'll find that the only reason for the low per capita figure is that the few obscenely rich and powerful in these poor countries are responsible for the lion's share of emissions, whilst the millions of obscenely poor people have virtually no hope of improving their lot, due to high fuel costs.

Having already visited the awesome urban farmers of New Orleans, Daniel Klein and Mirra Fine of the Perennial Plate continued the Louisiana leg of their road trip with a boat ride courtesy of Sinh Pham — a Vietnamese shrimp fisherman struggling to get by with low dock prices, high fuel costs, and a dramatic decrease in catch.

Bicycling officials believe that numerous factors have led to a greater number of riders on the streets of American cities and that some of them include higher fuel costs, difficulty parking automobiles, desire for exercise, an environmental concern about carbon footprints, and the increased practicality of biking in communities that have bike - friendly areas.

Pinnacle cited high fuel costs and ongoing integration problems as the primary reasons for its bankruptcy filing, according to The Associated Press.

Not exact matches

Increasing the number of seats in the fly means higher labor, fuel and operational costs, and can spark bitter fare wars.

Higher than expected costs and longer development times, have hampered the project, which would create a unusual source of jet fuel.

Some see higher rates as a vote of confidence on the strength of the economy, while others consider increased borrowing costs a threat to the bull market that began amid — and was fueled by — historically low rates and extraordinary Fed stimulus.

The company made a comeback in February, showing higher profits on lower fuel costs for the fourth quarter.

It credited higher profitability, which is partly due to cheap fuel lowering costs.

Such a move would likely push fuel costs higher in B.C. but would also negatively affect Alberta's four refineries, said Brian Ahearn, Western Canada vice-president for the Canadian Fuels Association, which represents the refining industry.

While they have higher costs than Spirit because they target business travelers and must maintain multiple types of planes, lower fuel prices in the past year have let them profitably chop their fares.

The CPM Group anticipates palladium demand to reach an all - time high this year, up 3 percent from last year, on tightened emissions standards and the purchase of larger cars and trucks in the U.S. on lower fuel costs.

Higher fuel prices have forced all airlines to pass on part of the costs to passengers.

``... to wean our economy off its overreliance on high - cost carbon fuels...» And how do you propose to do this with fossil fuels representing more than 80 % of the energy budget?

The next time the premiers huddle together they should start talking about how to wean our economy off its overreliance on high - cost carbon fuels that the rest of the world has little need for today and will need even less of tomorrow.

Both all - time highs are being fueled by steady demand from move - up buyers coupled with the rising costs of land, labor and materials.

Unwinding fuel hedges and tackling costs should help it fly higher.

With petrol prices last week climbing over 140p for a litre of unleaded fuel for the first time ever (according to Experian Catalist) and the cost of diesel lingering around record highs, sentiment towards the oil companies has unsurprisingly started to fall again.

But the company said fuel surcharges and higher prices helped offset rising delivery costs in its U.S. ground business.

Of course, oil means energy, which means that higher oil costs will translate into higher prices for just about everything, not just at the fuel pump.

Nevertheless, good cost control couldn't offset the impact of lower RASM and higher fuel prices.

The chicken tax helped Detroit endure fuel - economy rules that required it to build money - losing small cars in high - cost domestic factories.