Sentences with phrase «miles than a diesel»

«Overall, the Semi is more responsive, covers more miles than a diesel truck in the same amount of time, and more safely integrates with passenger car traffic,» says Tesla in its official announcement.

Not exact matches

FUEL ECONOMY - Diesels can get up to 30 percent more miles per gallon of fuel than similar gas powered cars and can be more economical than gasoline - electric hybrids.

CEO Elon Musk said the semi is capable of traveling 500 miles (804 kilometers) on an electric charge — even with a full 80,000 - pound (36,287 - kilogram) load — and will cost less than a diesel semi considering fuel savings, lower maintenance and other factors.

After nearly 550 miles, the fuel gauge still showed more than a quarter of a tank of diesel remaining.

: / he borrowed his sisters brand new honda crv with less than 1000 miles and called me freakin out cuz he accidentally put off - road diesel in it!

I drive 75 miles (round trip) for work each day and most of those miles are highway so the diesel makes more sense than the hybrids offered by everyone else.

For example, by utilizing electric and clean diesel power technologies, rail can result in lower pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions per passenger - mile than other modes of travel.

Based on a driving cycle of three years or 45,000 miles (72,419 km), the report finds diesels less expensive overall than their gasoline counterparts in vehicles such as the Chevrolet Silverado, Volkswagen Jetta and Mercedes M - Class.

It will never be a Prius, or even a Range Rover diesel, but the Land Cruiser's EPA ratings of 13/18/15 mpg city / highway / combined are at least a mile or two less than the thirstiest options in key rivals, much less some of their thriftier versions.

The faster speeds and the lower cost, 7 - cents per kilowatt - hour versus $ 2.50 per gallon for diesel, means «you're earning 50 - percent more per mile than in a diesel truck.»

And he took additional days out of his life to drive more than 1,360 miles, during which time he nearly asphyxiated himself while napping in his borrowed diesel truck with a leaky exhaust he didn't know about.

The vehicle will have a 100 - mile range and be capable of carrying a payload of 9,400 pounds, about 1,000 pounds less than its diesel counterpart, according to Daimler officials.

The diesels do cost more money to buy new than the petrols but could make sense if you do a lot of miles, because they're even more economical.

The Touareg's 28 - mpg EPA highway mileage — the best among six diesel - powered SUVs for sale in the United States — coupled with the vehicle's 26.4 - gallon fuel tank gives you an effective range of more than 700 miles.

It's not uncommon for a diesel engine to run 300,000 or even 400,000 miles with less maintenance than gasoline engines.

The entry - level diesels will retain more than 50 per cent of their value after three - years or 36,000 miles, with the all - wheel drive R - Sport Auto holding onto almost 52 per cent over the same mileage and time frame.

The 1.6 - litre diesel engines may appeal if you cover more than 12,000 miles a year.

Though the diesel does get better mileage than the V - 8, and diesel fuel costs less than gasoline, you'd have to drive an awful lot of miles to justify the difference in price between the V - 8 and the diesel V - 10 on fuel costs alone.

The gas XD uses a same - size 26 - gallon fuel tank as the diesel, and we expect range to be more than 400 miles if our unscientific observed highway fuel economy of about 18 mpg holds true.

Land Rover Approved Certified Pre-Owned Details: * Roadside Assistance * Warranty Deductible: $ 0 * Vehicle History * 165 Point Inspection * Transferable Warranty * Up to 84 months / 100, 000 miles (whichever comes first) from original in - service date, including Trip Interruption ReimbursementAwards: * ALG Residual Value AwardsReviews: * One of the most luxurious cabins in the segment; very quick acceleration with the optional supercharged V8; available long - wheelbase body style for those who want maximum rear seat comfort; more capable off - road than any other vehicle in its class; diesel engine option delivers exceptional range.

The first Duramax diesel engines were introduced in Chevrolet and GMC trucks in 2001, and since then have accumulated more than 100 billion miles of real - world experience.

The engine is mated to an eight - speed automatic transmission and achieves an EPA estimated 29 mpg on the highway, giving a range of more than 700 highway miles on each tank of ultra-low-sulfur diesel.

If you drive more than 12,000 miles each year or mainly drive on the motorway, the 1.5 - litre diesel could be a better choice; we'd stick to the 94bhp model.

Because diesel is up to 30 percent more efficient than gasoline engines, you can bet that the Mercedes - Benz Sprinter will get significantly better miles - per - gallon than its gasoline competitors and save you money.

2006 Ford E450 Super Duty Commercial bus with less than 500 miles on recently rebuilt diesel engine.

If you expect to cover more than about 12,000 miles a year, you might be better served by one of the diesels.

If you drive a lot of highway miles, diesel cars — like the 2014 Chevy Cruze diesel — are right choice for cost per mile driven, and most diesel vehicles have higher trade - in values than gasoline - powered cars.

If you expect to cover more than 12,000 miles a year or so, you might be better off with one of the three 1.6 - litre diesel engines.

In my clean diesel, I get an average of 30 % higher miles per gallon than the equivalent gas model.

Its optimized combustion and after - treatment process provides about 700 miles (1,125 km) between diesel particulate filter regenerations — a better capability than Ford's.

I put more than 2,000 mostly highway miles on the Equinox LT all - wheel - drive diesel.

Off the line, the diesel seems to pull harder for the first few miles per hour, but then the truck starts to feel less lively at speed than I remember the gasoline model being.

The PHEV will have an all - electric range of more than 50 km (31 miles), and will be the first production plug - in hybrid powered by a 6 - cylinder, 3.0 - liter TDI diesel.

Its 2.4 - liter diesel engine and electric motor provide a combined 299 horsepower with more than 88 miles per gallon — about 2.7 liters per 100 kilometers.

The diesel will continue to be the bestseller in the UK (it accounts for 79 % of all S - classes today), but project lead Dirk Fetzer told CAR a plug - in hybrid with more than 30 miles EV range is coming soon.

Then why in the name of all that's holy fit an expensive heavy diesel option in a car that 95 % of their potential Market do less than 10,000 miles a year.

If you often drive more than 30 miles a day, or on long trips, a diesel will probably make more sense.

The combination of cleaner gasoline and diesel fuels, modernized equipment and facilities and more fuel - efficient vehicles has helped reduce U.S. air pollutants by 70 percent between 1970 and 2014 even as vehicle miles traveled increased by more than 174 percent, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Despite this far higher cost, it gets fewer miles per gallon than conventional diesel.

«[T] hanks to our nation's world class refineries, which produce cleaner gasoline and diesel fuels, in combination with more fuel - efficient vehicles, U.S. air pollutants have fallen by 70 percent since 1970, even as vehicle miles travelled have increased by more than 180 percent.

It is cheaper to drive one mile on gasoline or diesel than on ethanol or biodiesel fuel.

Electricity costs much less per mile than gasoline or diesel fuel, and electric cars costs less to maintain since they have far fewer moving parts and don't require oil changes.

So, if you can get 10 miles on less than a gallon of diesel, the carbon emissions will be less than gas; if the 35 percent efficiency upgrade holds (depending on your truck, how big the load is, etc.), then those 10 miles would produce about 14 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions — less than the 19.4 produced from burning a gallon of gas.

Volkswagen introduced a turbo - diesel hybrid - electric Golf concept car at the Geneva Motor Show, and the specs were impressive: 70 miles per gallon (3.3 liters per 100 kilometers), a 7 - speed direct shift gearbox (DSG) with a twin - clutch, minor modifications to reduce aerodynamic drag, CO2 emissions of 89 g / km (lower than a Toyota Prius hybrid), and Tier 2 Bin 5 tailpipe emissions.

Fuel Economy of the Humvee: It varies, but generally less than 12 miles per gallon of diesel fuel.

MPG equivalent of «18 and 29 miles per gallon diesel fuel equivalent fully loaded with 68 passengers — 500 % better than a comparable diesel bus,» similar to numbers discussed when the bus was touring California and Pennsylvania earlier this year.

The car is a diesel with less than 100K miles on it, no way was it normal wear and tear!

Tesla says that a diesel truck is 20 percent more expensive to run per mile, and that running an Autopilot - powered convoy of Semis is even more economical than transporting cargo by rail, while also being 10 times safer than having the vehicles manned by human drivers.