Sentences with phrase «raise fuel efficiency»

In addition, aircraft are being redesigned to cut down on noise pollution and to raise fuel efficiency, increasing demand for research and development.

In her book, Global Spin, author Sharon Beder noted that past Bonner clients have included tobacco companies Philip Morris and U.S. Tobacco Co.; the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association; the utility trade group Edison Electric Institute; military contractor McDonnell Douglas; nuclear industry and military services giant Westinghouse; chemical companies Monsanto and Dow Chemical; and the major Detroit auto companies Chrysler, Ford and General Motors (who hired Bonner to help derail Congressional efforts to raise fuel efficiency standards back in the 1990s).

If the United States were to raise the fuel efficiency of its automobile fleet over the next 10 years to that of the Toyota Prius, U.S. gasoline consumption could be cut in half.

The message for me was this: America could not raise fuel efficiency in cars until we put the miles per gallon on every car.

It was an agreement --- the first of its kind --- to raise the fuel efficiency and reduce the greenhouse pollution for cars and light trucks sold in the United States of America.

However, you can upgrade to a continuously variable transmission (which comes standard in the Mirage G4 SE trim) that will raise your fuel efficiency rating to 35 City / 42 Highway MPG.

In 2011, Obama announced agreement with major automakers to raise fuel efficiency standards to 54.5 miles per gallon.

And the biggest gain of all: replacing a clogged air filter can raise fuel efficiency by as much as 10 percent.

In 2011, Obama announced an agreement with automakers to raise fuel efficiency standards to 54.5 miles per gallon.

Above all, the SUV's drinking habits pull down all of Fiat Chrysler's average fuel - economy scores, so raising fuel efficiency is the biggest priority.

These cuts are being considered in an effort to secure the first increase in CAFE standards in 30 years, raising the fuel efficiency fleet wide to 35 mpg by 2020, up from 27.5 mpg for cars and 22.2 mpg for SUVs and light trucks.

That means that the environmental benefit of raising fuel efficiency from 20 to 27 MPG would be wiped out if that vehicle is now burning oil from tar sands.

This summer President Obama took the biggest step of any president to date when he raised fuel efficiency standards — a move that will cut US greenhouse gas emissions by 10 % when fully implemented.

The conversation keeps getting dragged away because the ethanol * program * has had lots of unintended effects (corn prices, food prices, etc.) You claim that raising fuel efficiency will do more than ethanol in terms of saving the environment, but take another step back and consider the easiest way to save the environment — taxing carbon emissions.

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In a utopian world, Canadian auto workers would get huge raises, governments would lavish money on the industry, and cars would drive themselves as they met fuel efficiency and emissions standards effortlessly.

The Warm Homes Campaign is NEA and Energy Action Scotland's annual campaign targeted at the public and the country's decision makers to raise awareness of fuel poverty and the benefits of improved energy efficiency.

In fact, the bill Obama voted for raised taxes on oil companies by $ 300 million over 11 years while providing $ 5.8 billion in subsidies for renewable energy, energy efficiency and alternative fuels.

Furthermore the proceeds of the CCL do not all go to direct subsidy of wind farms; Greg Barker, the Climate Change Secretary, was on Newsnight last Friday and he stated that «almost 2 / 3rds» of the money raised from the CCL is spent on increasing «energy efficiency and fuel poverty programs».

As per - seat fuel efficiency of jet airliners improved, a combination of cheaper fares, increasing incomes, and a growing population raised the number of airborne humans from millions in the 1960s to the current four billion a year.

So as you can see, although it raises its octane level, it decreases its efficiency to only 66 % that of good old fashioned gasoline (another point to the theory that todays gasoline doesn't go as far as it used to as it contains about 10 % ethonal everywhere in the U.S.) also this is the reasoning for the moniker «flex fuel» equipped vehicles.

Actually aren't the power and efficiency improvements the same here, because raising compression increases power for the same amount of fuel.

The mods allow Toyota to boast of raising the engine's thermal efficiency (the amount of the fuel's energy it converts to power) to a class - leading 37 percent.

The All - new Accent is set to raise the segment benchmarks for driving dynamics and safety while delivering outstanding fuel efficiency and maintaining Hyundai's competitive position for unbeatable value.

The revolutionary structure of the next - generation CVT, with its auxiliary transmission, not only raises the transmission ratio, reduces weight and adds fuel efficiency, its compact design also expands its applicability to a broader range of vehicles.

The charge cooling effects of the direct injection fuel system have allowed the compression ratio of the naturally aspirated engine to be raised to 11.5:1, further improving the engine efficiency.

Toyota says Valvematic improves fuel efficiency 5.3 percent in bench testing, but also raises the 1.8's redline 1000 rpm and increases peak horsepower to 140 (peak torque drops to 126 lb - ft).

Even though Lexus is using hybrid equipment in the LC to enhance performance more than raise fuel economy, the environmentally conscious among you may still be wondering how it does when it comes to efficiency.

Low - end and mid-range torque is improved, while better fuel economy and lower gas emissions are achieved, primarily through design changes in the engine that generate a stronger tumble gas flow and raise gas intake efficiency.

With this new Altima and its improved fuel efficiency, engine performance, chassis dynamics, creature comfort and stylish flair, Nissan has raised the bar in the mid-size sedan market.

In addition to the lead phase - out a well - planned and sustained effort to raise average vehicle efficiency standards (the CAFE, or Corporate Average Fuel Economy) increased vehicle mileage standards by a quarter.

The question was whether respondents would support a very high standard for vehicle fuel efficiency even if it raised the cost of cars and trucks.

According to those who have accessed early drafts of the EPA's endangerment findings, the original conclusion was that the country could raise automobile fuel efficiency standards to 37.7 miles per gallon by 2018 without significant economic hardship.

You probably won't think of it as a benefit or may not have noticed this effect, but many fossil fuel reduction policies, extending to fuel and energy efficiency and how nations plan to produce electrical power in the future have directly followed from the climate alarms raised since 1988.

(2007) • Contribution of Renewables to Energy Security (2007) • Modelling Investment Risks and Uncertainties with Real Options Approach (2007) • Financing Energy Efficient Homes Existing Policy Responses to Financial Barriers (2007) • CO2 Allowance and Electricity Price Interaction - Impact on Industry's Electricity Purchasing Strategies in Europe (2007) • CO2 Capture Ready Plants (2007) • Fuel - Efficient Road Vehicle Non-Engine Components (2007) • Impact of Climate Change Policy Uncertainty on Power Generation Investments (2006) • Raising the Profile of Energy Efficiency in China — Case Study of Standby Power Efficiency (2006) • Barriers to the Diffusion of Solar Thermal Technologies (2006) • Barriers to Technology Diffusion: The Case of Compact Fluorescent Lamps (2006) • Certainty versus Ambition — Economic Efficiency in Mitigating Climate Change (2006) • Sectoral Crediting Mechanisms for Greenhouse Gas Mitigation: Institutional and Operational Issues (2006) • Sectoral Approaches to GHG Mitigation: Scenarios for Integration (2006) • Energy Efficiency in the Refurbishment of High - Rise Residential Buildings (2006) • Can Energy - Efficient Electrical Appliances Be Considered «Environmental Goods»?

Companies with fleets of cars and trucks have a critical role to play ensuring that as America raises efficiency and embraces renewable fuels, we also turn away from the dirtiest, most carbon - intensive sources of oil — Canadian tar sands.

Express your support for initiatives that aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, particularly replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy sources and raising energy efficiency.

A new report from Consumer Focus shows that investing money raised through carbon taxes in a major energy efficiency programme is one of the best ways to create jobs and boost the economy, while also tackling fuel poverty.1 The report2 — «Jobs, growth and warmer homes» — is published today (Friday 9 Nov).

As Synapse notes, when the ISO incorporated the most up - to - date projections of future electricity demand, renewable energy, and energy efficiency resources, and corrected several errant assumptions from its original analysis, the fuel security and resilience concerns it previously raised disappeared.

Offers examples of residential retrofit which can effectively address major issues raised by the UK existing housing stock, such as: major CO2 emissions; energy efficiency; ageing building fabric; uncomfortable internal environments; and fuel poverty.

The decision in May 2009 to raise U.S. auto fuel efficiency standards 40 percent by 2016 will reduce U.S. dependence on oil far more than converting the country's entire grain harvest into ethanol could.

Consider contacting your representative about implementing a fuel tax or raising the standards for fuel efficiency in your state.

They note that it is pretty hard sell cars with greater fuel efficiency to people who don't want them, so just raising the standards won't work unless gas prices make fuel efficient cars more attractive.

The best way to encourage conservation — and the true sign of a serious energy policy — would be imposing a hefty gasoline tax and raising mandatory fuel - efficiency standards.

We've stopped burning liquid fuels to generate electricity, injected powdered coal instead of fuel oil into blast furnaces, raised the corporate average fuel efficiency (CAFE), lowered the kerosene consumption of jet engines, and improved the efficiency of thousands of industrial processes.