Sentences with phrase «ran on alternative fuels»

For example, only 3 percent of the Labor Department's new vehicles ran on alternative fuels, according to the settlement.

After becoming governor of California, he pushed for stricter emissions standards and converted three of his four Hummers to run on alternative fuels.

For its part, UPS was an early adopter of cleaner vehicles, and today operates upwards of 2,500 low - emission vehicles that run on alternative fuels and technologies.

Many of the 28 vehicles GM will bring to the annual convention of the automotive aftermarket performance and appearance industry either run on alternative fuels, such as E85 ethanol, or feature fuel - efficient performance without compromise.

It does not involve «flexible - fuel» vehicles, which can run on alternative fuels such as ethanol or natural gas, or those made after September 1999.

If we had cars that are capable of running on alternative fuels and gasoline prices become prohibitive they would move to the more affordable option.

Finally, I hope you all got a chance to look at the advanced vehicles parked outside, many of which run on alternative fuels.

Signed by President Bush's father in 1992, the Energy Policy Act requires that 75 percent of the new cars and light trucks purchased by federal agencies run on alternative fuels.

You can sometimes get discounts for hybrid vehicles, those that run on alternative fuel, and new cars.

Hybrids don't have to be filled up as often because they can run on alternative fuels.

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Corporate Knights said this analysis could explain «why some of the biggest oil sands players are gobbling up low - carbon patents and quietly running the numbers on different scenarios, such as when they should exit the oil sands or make the shift to becoming predominately alternative fuel and green energy firms.»

Even though the country already generates over 99 percent of its electricity from renewable sources and ran entirely on alternative energy for 250 days in 2016, completely banning fossil fuels across all industries will likely prove difficult.

The Civic GX (Natural Gas) becomes the first and only fully assembly - line - produced CNG passenger car to run on a very low - emission alternative fuel, helping reduce our dependency on oil as well as fuel costs.

The customized Corvette Z06 E85 Concept pace car runs on E85 ethanol, a domestically produced alternative fuel.

Ready or not, electric vehicles and alternative - fuel vehicles are coming to California, and the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show will spotlight them next month.The 1993 show will feature nine environmentally friendly concept cars, four electric cars, four alternative - fuel vehicles and one that runs on hydrogen.

Although the Subaru PZEV runs on regular unleaded fuel, it offers significant smog - reducing environmental benefits and delivers equal performance compared to non-PZEV cars or SUVs, including hybrids, diesels and alternative fuel vehicles.

The federal budget introduced in March included $ 62.5 million over two years to help build the infrastructure needed to support alternative fuel vehicles, including charging stations for electric cars and refuelling stations for vehicles that run on natural gas and hydrogen.

HEVs are primarily powered by an internal combustion engine that runs on conventional or alternative fuel and an electric motor that uses energy stored in a battery.

Consumietici is run by Acea Onlus, Association of Ethical and Alternative Fuel consumption, Public Goods and Lifestyles, a voluntary association that focuses on the protection of individual rights, the promotion of ethical consumption and sustainable lifestyles, and solidarity, and the protection of common goods for public welfare.

We hope to set the stage for long - term goals, like using alternative fuels or running trucks on electricity, while also pushing for immediate efficiency gains through:

The environmental groups still are waiting for the federal court's decision on another part of the lawsuit that seeks to force the Energy Department to require large private fleets, such as those run by FedEx or UPS, to buy alternative fuel vehicles.

Four federal agencies settled a lawsuit with environmental groups Wednesday and agreed to buy thousands of vehicles that run on natural gas, electricity, ethanol, propane and other alternative fuels.

They resort to alternative transportation such as car pooling and using public transportation, as well as using such transportation as bicycles, while industries are looking to design their cars to run on less gas or, better yet, cheaper alternative fuel.

Vehicle manufacturers are coming out with more efficient cars every year, whether those cars are hybrid gasoline and electric vehicles, they run on bio-fuels or alternative fuels, or the fuel efficiency of standard gasoline - powered cars is being improved.