Sentences with phrase «more tailpipe emissions»

This causes the torquey TDIs to actually spew up to 40 times more tailpipe emissions when driven in the real world.

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Automakers are already phasing in particle traps that cut tailpipe emissions from diesel engines by 90 percent or more.

An influx of pollution from Asia in the western United States and more frequent heat waves in the eastern U.S. are responsible for the persistence of smog in these regions over the past quarter century despite laws curtailing the emission of smog - forming chemicals from tailpipes and factories.

Ballard Power Systems Deploys 10 More Fuel Cell Buses in China Oct 19, 2016 Next - Gen Transportation News (Oxford, CT) Canada - based fuel cell company Ballard Power Systems says it has commissioned and deployed 10 fuel cell - powered buses in the City of Yunfu, in the Chinese province of Guangdong, as part of the government's larger plan to address air quality in urban centers through zero - tailpipe - emission mass transit solutions.

As the need to reduce emissions increased, more manufacturers sought to design their own hybrid systems and significant gains have been found in cutting harmful tailpipe gases like CO2 and NOx.

Critical Knowledge: Rear - wheel - drive, 2 - passenger concept version of a plug - in all - electric sports car Chrysler intends to buildZero tailpipe emissions and 200 - mile maximum driving range before recharging from either a 110 - volt or a 220 - volt household appliance power outletDistinctive aerodynamic design with long, low hood and Dodge crosshair grille «Tangoreen» colored exterior with EV graphicsChrysler's ENVI Electric - Vehicle Engineering Group says it has designed a drivetrain that will deliver a 0 - 60 mph acceleration time of less than 5 seconds with a top speed of more than 120

More power, greater torque, reduced fuel consumption, lower tailpipe emissions and less weight — but better?

The project aims to provide transit authorities with a flexible, more efficient drivetrain and a longer range zero - tailpipe - emission capability for inner - city... Read more →

However, early electric car adopters were willing to overlook those perceived shortcomings in favor of a car that had zero tailpipe emissions, which made for a more eco-friendly transportation option.

#KXL would be responsible for at least 181 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) each year, comparable to the tailpipe emissions from more than 37.7 million cars or 51 coal - fired power plants.

The ethanol mandate was born more than a decade ago of good intentions: to reduce tailpipe emissions as part of a larger strategy of tackling global warming.

Battered and abused by the regulatory behemoth, the automakers fear that the state of California --- which has a special waiver to impose more aggressive tailpipe emissions regulations, though no power over CAFE standards — will create a regulatory situation in which different rules apply in California than in other states.

To clean up the air in areas suffering from the highest levels of tailpipe emissions, 40 % of the... Read more →

If approved, Keystone XL would be responsible for at least 181 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) each year, comparable to the tailpipe emissions from more than 37.7 million cars or 51 coal - fired power plants.

These produce more than a third of global CO2 emissions but it is impractical to capture the gas at source from tailpipes or flues.

Reduces greenhouse gas emissions and other particulate matter associated with burning fossil fuels, as plug - in EVs are more than three times as fuel - efficient and produce no tailpipe emissions.

(But because extraction accounts for only a small portion of oil's carbon emissions, which primarily issue from the tailpipes of vehicles, the State Department calculates that oil sands oil is only 17 percent more carbon - intensive when the entire lifecycle is considered.)

The bill would also prevent the EPA from setting tailpipe emissions standards for cars and trucks, but the former is drawing more widespread controversy.

Connecting clean transport to clean energy is a major component for a more sustainable future, because while electric vehicles may have no tailpipe emissions, the electricity source in many places for charging them certainly does.

These zero tailpipe emission, lightweight composite vehicles have a battery range of more than 150 miles (240 kilometers), which is significantly higher than other... Read more →

They're more fuel efficient and have cleaner tailpipe emissions, but they still burn non-renewable fossil fuels and contribute to global warming.

A chemical engineer from the University of Houston is leading a $ 2.1 - million project to find new catalytic materials that work at lower exhaust temperatures, allowing automakers to build vehicles that operate more efficiently while retaining the ability to clean emissions before they leave the tailpipe.