Sentences with phrase «hybrid vehicles the department»

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The first mainstream plug - in hybrids and fully electric vehicles (EVs) are just now hitting the market, and while initial sales have been slow, the Department of Energy predicts there will be 1.2 million of them on the road by 2015.

As it stands, a conventional Toyota Prius hybrid vehicle, which burns gasoline when its batteries are not engaged, and the all - electric Nissan Leaf produce roughly the same amount of greenhouse gas pollution: 200 grams per mile, according to data from the U.S. Department of Energy.

Big Three officials tied to the hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) programs directed by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) confirm Supercar - type development efforts now are focusing on hybrids.

As it prepares to emerge from bankruptcy within the next few weeks as a new company run by Italian automaker Fiat, Chrysler has requested $ 224 million in loans from the Department of Energy to create electric and plug - in hybrid versions of some of its high - volume vehicles.

WASHINGTON — As required by the bipartisan Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2010 (PSEA), the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is proposing that hybrid and electric vehicles meet minimum sound standards in order to help make all pedestrians more aware of the approaching vehicles.

The U.S. Energy Department's Web site does list the Fusion Hybrid's mpg scores as 47s across the board, but the site also lists an unofficial score based on feedback from vehicle owners.

The US Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is adding a sound requirement for all newly manufactured hybrid and electric light - duty vehicles to help protect pedestrians.

Of the vehicles available right now, the U.S. Department of Energy says the Toyota Prius hybrid, rated at 51 mpg city, 48 mpg highway, gets the best mileage.

With 129,382 miles, this Ford Fusion Hybrid is priced based on market pricing research, and specific vehicle history information like CARFAX history, service history, and the level of reconditioning the vehicle has in our service department.

In the handling department, the Camry Hybrid SE LE isn't the most engaging vehicle to drive and drivers will never mistake it for a sports sedan, despite the SE badging.

Fuel - electric hybrid vehicles will come to dominate the light vehicles fleet on American roads by 2030, but plug - in hybrids will remain a tiny sliver, in the Energy Department forecast

A new study (Part 1, Part 2) for the Department of Energy finds that «off - peak» electricity production and transmission capacity could fuel 70 % percent of the U.S. light - duty vehicle (LDV) fleet, if they were plug - in hybrid electrics.

IMPACTS ASSESSMENT OF PLUG - IN HYBRID VEHICLES ON ELECTRIC UTILITIES AND REGIONAL U.S. POWER GRIDS PART 1: TECHNICAL ANALYSIS Michael Kintner - Meyer Kevin Schneider Robert Pratt Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Operated for the U.S. Department of Energy by Battelle Memorial Institute under Contract DE-AC05-76RL01830

A new study for the Department of Energy finds that «off - peak» electricity production and transmission capacity could fuel 84 percent of the country's 220 million vehicles if they were plug - in hybrid electrics.