Sentences with phrase «if fuel prices»

If fuel prices stay the way they've been (that is, expensive and becoming more so), we can expect to see more funding for magnificent developments in alternative fuels (sadly, one of which is coal) as they supplant oil as an industrial, commercial and transportation energy source.

However, if fuel prices stay the way they've been, there are formidable bodies of constituents worldwide who would be swayed by politicians with short - term solutions (McCain and Clinton's gas tax being one of the many).

If fuel prices get well over $ 3 a gallon, say $ 3.50, that could change buyer behavior back toward sedans, hybrids, and plug - in hybrids.

Perhaps that's another reason to make a journey like this by car now — if fuel prices rise much further, it won't even be worth contemplating.

Food production is likely to come under increased pressure in the coming years if fuel prices continue to rise and the world's population increases.

Not exact matches

«If they're doing forward contracts, they want to be thinking about getting a good price for their fuel, looking into the future, to really take advantage of these lower costs, so they'll be able to take advantage for quite a while,» she says.

Making Solar Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels In the long run, all this wrangling with utilities won't do Rive much good if he can't beat them on price.

He will slash prices and bleed money for years in groceries if that's what it takes to fuel his strategic mission to become a big player.»

If a climate coalition reduces its emissions, world prices change and nonparticipants typically emit more; they may also extract the dirtiest type of fossil fuel and invest too little in green technology.

For example, if you believe that energy prices are going to decline, you might find transportation stocks appealing, because you believe one of the biggest cost inputs — gasoline and jet fuel — is about to plummet.

If you want people to reduce their consumption of fossil fuels, you have to increase their price.

If crude prices end up mimicking, their fossil fuel cousin, prices could be heading as low as $ 40 to $ 60 a barrel in the not - too - distant future.

He said Parliament had expected no increase in fuel prices at all or even if there will be, it will be marginal due to the introduction of the energy sector levy introduced by the executive under a certificate of urgency.

If fuel duty & car taxes are reduced to counter the road pricing / congestion charges then I'm more likely to drive an inefficient, polluting vehicle because its no more expensive than driving an Prius (forget the power generated pollution).

If the Minister lied to parliament, then he lied to the rest of the country because in the hansard, they said categorically that fuel prices were not going to go up more than 5 %.»

If people are not worried about their mortgages, food bills, energy prices, fuel cost or, more importantly, job security, they drive the economy forward.

The main objection to motorway polls or congestion charging is that 86 per cent of the AA motorists would not trust the government to keep its word if they had offered reductions in fuel duty or road tax upon the introduction of road pricing.

«It is not for nothing that God asked us to step aside, if God hadn't let us step aside, Ghanaians would have not appreciated anything that we do because they would say if Nana Akufo - Addo had won, he would have reduced fuel prices, he would have provided employment for everyone, he would have reduced utility tariff...,» he told party members and supporters Saturday.

He added: «While the NNPC has now come back as the sole importer of petrol, it is yet to tell the country how it has been funding the importation of fuel if the landing price is above the selling price.

The oil market, along with bank speculation in oil, is keeping the international price of crude oil dangerously high - oil is now so ludicrously expensive in fact that even if the Chancellor DID cut fuel duty, families would barely feel it in their pockets.

So, too, will the decision to freeze fuel duty for the sixth successive year, though if ever there was a time to increase the tax surely it was now as pump prices have fallen so much.

Nigerians had thought, as we were promised, that if only the price of fuel is increased to N145 per litre, fuel subsidies will be removed, cabals will be eliminated permanently and fuel scarcity will never come up again.

«Robert Halfon's debate on fuel prices highlights a growing problem in the Chamber Main John Baron MP says Bundesbank should use its # 130 billion of gold reserves if Germany wants to save $ uro»

And the freer market means that fossil fuel consumption could resurge if prices drop again.

But if oil prices rise enough for algae fuels to be cost effective, scientists hope to use what they've learned from that process to make biofuels that are both clean and profitable.

«Alternative fuels offer the potential, if not to lower the price [of petroleum - derived fuels], at least to provide a hedge in the future against their future growth or, put differently, their volatility,» says technologist Douglas Kirkpatrick, DARPA's program manager for alternative fuels efforts.

Analysts believe OPEC could boost production later this year, but only if prices rise above $ 70 or $ 75 a barrel, a level deemed appropriate by OPEC states whose national budgets depend on fossil fuel exports.

While we will do everything possible to maintain our prices, if fuel costs increase significantly at or before the time of the trip, it may be necessary to institute a fuel surcharge.

Many countries have applied carbon pricing at rates of a few percentage points of the consumer cost and the result is very little, if any, reduction in fuel consumption.

Some want to emulate the success of the United States in bringing down energy prices via shale gas - a fossil fuel that can help cut greenhouse emissions if it replaces coal but at the same time can divert investments from cleaner energy.

Greene predicts that the expense of meeting the new CAFE standards proposed in the Senate bill would probably range between $ 1,000 and $ 3,000 per vehicle, an up - front cost that could be recouped in fuel savings within five years if the price of gasoline remains above $ 3 a gallon.

If OPEC can limit oil supplies (thus creating high energy prices) I see no reason why the rest of the world can't divert grain to fuel generation to create high food prices.

Both Ash and Roney pointed out the need for full cost accounting for natural gas in order to figure out if it is cost - effective: The industry must measure the price of mining, shipping and infrastructure for the fuel, as well as the value of natural gas's environmental and health consequences.»

And that you don't run out of uranium, that is you don» peak your fuel price, so if you say to the whole world, «Hey, let's all use these things you don't mess up your economics»cause of a uranium shortage.

Yet at this forum, an on - campus debate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology over whether the university should divest the fossil fuel holdings within its $ 11 billion endowment, might not have happened if market forces properly priced the economic and environmental costs of climate change, a theme that Anthony Cortese, the event moderator, alluded to at the outset.

But even if prices have declined some, the need is still great and without the fuel assistance thousands of people will be unable to afford to heat their homes and apartments.

Pricing and fuel economy will be revealed at a later date, but if you live in the U.S., it doesn't really matter anyway as you'll have to lust after this truck from afar.

The hybrid does include some equipment that's optional on other 3 - series, but even if the price of gasoline skyrockets to $ 20 per gallon, the ActiveHybrid 3 will never pay for itself in fuel savings.

It's only fair that if a single person consumers 500 Kg of fuel to make a single trip, the price per ticket can't be 50 GBP.

But if you think buyers will notice the savings on fuel, take a second look at the as - tested price.

And if, after the current London experiment, consumer demand is piqued as fuel prices continue their anticipated upward trend, «we will be in a position to offer production - ready solutions in a very short space of time,» Walker says.

If you can swing the price increase, though, the V - 6 is a no - brainer option considering the similar fuel economy and increased power.

Owners had to brace themselves for a significant investment: not only was the sticker price close to $ 18,295 (close to $ 31,000 today), but also drank fuel as if there was no tomorrow.

Overall, if you want great performance and fuel economy at a decent price point, the Mazda6 is definitely worth a look.

I can already hear the cries of «Of course St. Antoine doesn't care if pump prices go up; he drives shiny test cars fueled by a corporate gas card.»

The 4 Series Convertible is not a cheap car — and if you go for one of the petrol versions, you're going to pay a particularly high price in fuel and company car tax costs.

Hyundai has priced up its new 2018 Sonata Hybrid, and if you're in the market for both fuel efficiency and value at the dealership this might be the sedan for you.

If you need information about local fuel prices, traffic updates and weather conditions, then, a SiriusXM Travel Link is available to help.

Of course, there's always a price for luxury, and besides the minor sticker shock, you might want to reevaluate your driving habits when you consider the fuel economy; at an estimated 12.5 L / 100 km in the city, and a more respectable 8.9 L on the highway, you'll start feeling guilty if you use the Sienna for short errands around town.

If saving money is important, you'll like the fact that a Comparably Equipped Price on Yaris iA 6MT is $ 2,680 less than the Fiesta Titanium Sedan, and the Yaris iA 6MT's Fuel Economy (city) is 30 while the Fiesta Titanium Sedan's Fuel Economy (city) is only 27.