Sentences with phrase «reduce city fuel»

Kia also says that the combination has the potential to reduce city fuel consumption by between 25 and 30 % while shaving up to 10 % of the highway consumption when compared to the 2015 Soul and its 2.0 L naturally - aspirated four.

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His arcologies would be a major step toward reduced use of fuels and the self - sufficiency of cities.

Second, reducing the usage of gas - switching [part of] large users such as city heating towards other fuels, and investing in the types of powerplants that can consume a variety of fuels; using gas while it's cheap and available, but being able to burn other fuels if needed.

Beth Newcomer The Legislative Analyst for NYC Council Member Helen Rosenthal (District 6, Upper West Side) encouraged attendees to reach out to their local Council Members and urge them to support the following legislative initiatives: • Possible legislation regarding divestment of the city's pension funds from fossil fuel companies • A bill to require the city to do a carbon footprint analysis of all the products the city procures, and to use that analysis to inform a policy of low - carbon operations • A number of bills to reduce the carbon emissions of city - owned vehicles and improve the sustainability of city buildings • A bill to enhance the city's already - strong idling laws so as to make them easier to enforce Find your Council Member here.

As city - dwellers and tourists switch from riding fossil fuel - powered vehicles to public bikes, more than 30,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions is reduced annually, estimates Tao Xuejun, vice president of the program.

In Ellicott City, Md., a smart parking system that uses sensors to detect when parking spaces are open and sends the information to drivers in real time reduced the time they spent looking for parking spots by 21 percent, leading to associated emissions and fuel savings.

Colorado led the way in 1988 when Denver became the first city to introduce the additives on the basis of research claiming that they helped the fuel's hydrocarbons to burn more efficiently at low temperatures, thereby producing more carbon dioxide than CO and also reducing emissions of the polluting hydrocarbons themselves.

Town of Ocean City: $ 2 million to help replace aging buses with new fuel - efficient vehicles that will reduce emissions, save on fuel, and meet the needs of eight million summer tourists.

This reduces the load on the engine and makes for fuel savings of around 0.15 litres per 100 kilometres according to the NEDC standard, and up to 0.2 litres per 100 km in city traffic with its frequent overrun and braking phases.

And of course, the car is powered by a fuel - efficient 2.0 - liter four - cylinder engine that will reduce carbon emissions in a city that sorely needs less pollution.

Fuel economy will be reduced to 18/25 mpg (FWD) and 17/23 mpg (AWD) in the city / highway.

Maintaining Focus fuel efficiency, Ford equips the RS with a city stop - start system to reduce waste at redlights.

Thus equipped, combined fuel consumption is reduced by 3.0 % (the 2015 numbers of 8.5 L / 100 km city and 6.4 highway look higher than last year's, but that's because of the tougher 5 - cycle test procedure introduced for 2015.)

The addition of Quattro all - wheel - drive decreases city, highway, and overall fuel economy by 1 or 2 mpg in each category, but thanks to a reduced overall weight and a lower drag coefficient, the 2017 A4 gets better average mileage all around than the outgoing model while also producing more power and torque.

With reduced fuel consumption and emission levels, the actual data recorded on type - approval combined cycle were 122g / km of CO2 and 25 city / 33 hwy mpg.

Ford's design aimed for the C - Max Hybrid to deliver better fuel economy than the Toyota Prius v. [18] Ford had reduced its estimated fuel economy twice, once in 2013 and again in 2014, with the second revision placing fuel economy below the Prius V. [19] The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) initially rated the hybrid model at 47 mpg ‑ US (5.0 L / 100 km; 56 mpg ‑ imp) with the same rating for combined / city / highway cycles.

Fuel economy's pretty good too, with claims of up to 19mpg in the city and 27mpg on the highway (reduced to 18mpg city / 24mpg highway when all - wheel drive is installed).

The revised fuel economy ratings were reduced to 45 mpg ‑ US (5.2 L / 100 km; 54 mpg ‑ imp) for city driving, 43 mpg ‑ US (5.5 L / 100 km; 52 mpg ‑ imp) for combined and 40 mpg ‑ US (5.9 L / 100 km; 48 mpg ‑ imp) for highway.

Now standard across the full F - 150 lineup, Auto Start - Stop Technology can help reduce fuel consumption and vehicle emissions during city driving.

With an EPA estimated 32 MPG highway (26 city / 32 hwy / 28 combined), the Forester outperforms competitors in class by an average 6 MPG highway, revealing impressive fuel economy and reduced fuel costs in the SUV segment, earning ASG's 2018 BEST 5 ALL - AROUND PERFORMANCE Award.

With an EPA estimated 33 MPG highway (27 city / 33 hwy / 30 combined), the Kona outshines competitors in class by an average 3 MPG highway, revealing new possibilities for fuel economy gains and reduced fuel costs in crossover segment, earning ASG's 2018 BEST 5 ALL - AROUND PERFORMANCE Award.

The Outlander, with an EPA estimated 30 MPG highway (25 city / 30 hwy / 27 combined), outperforms competitors in class by an average 6 MPG highway, sizable fuel economy improvements that reduce fuel costs in the SUV segment, earning ASG's 2018 BEST 5 ALL - AROUND PERFORMANCE SUV Award.

Fuel economy is estimated at 21 city, 27 highway, and 23 combined miles per gallon thanks to the gearbox's absurd number of forward ratios, the engine's use of fuel - saving technologies including direct injection, and the Active Drive 4x4 system's ability to disengage the rear wheels in high traction situations (such as highway coasting or low - speed cruising) to reduce drivetrain dFuel economy is estimated at 21 city, 27 highway, and 23 combined miles per gallon thanks to the gearbox's absurd number of forward ratios, the engine's use of fuel - saving technologies including direct injection, and the Active Drive 4x4 system's ability to disengage the rear wheels in high traction situations (such as highway coasting or low - speed cruising) to reduce drivetrain dfuel - saving technologies including direct injection, and the Active Drive 4x4 system's ability to disengage the rear wheels in high traction situations (such as highway coasting or low - speed cruising) to reduce drivetrain drag.

In Ford's case, the automaker said it would reduce the stated fuel economy of its C - Max hybrid utility vehicle to 43 miles per gallon from 47 miles per gallon in combined city and highway driving.

-- Climate impacts: global temperatures, ice cap melting, ocean currents, ENSO, volcanic impacts, tipping points, severe weather events — Environment impacts: ecosystem changes, disease vectors, coastal flooding, marine ecosystem, agricultural system — Government actions: US political views, world - wide political views, carbon tax / cap - and - trade restrictions, state and city efforts — Reducing GHGs: + electric power systems: fossil fuel use, conservation, solar, wind, geothermal, nuclear, tidal, other + transportation sector: conservation, mass transit, high speed rail, air travel, auto / truck (mileage issues, PHEVs, EVs, biofuels, hydrogen) + architectural structure design: home / office energy use, home / office conservation, passive solar, other

Efforts to reduce fossil fuel use are under way at every level of government — national, state, and city — as well as in corporations, utilities, and universities.

Solar and wind are too diffuse and not reliable enough to power factories and cities, and thus can not lift people out of poverty nor reduce emissions from fossil fuel - powered electrical systems more than only modestly.

Eileen co-authored Powering the New Energy Future from the Ground Up: Priorities in City - Led Energy Innovation, a report on 34 American cities with fewer than 250,000 residents that are reducing their dependence upon fossil fuels for energy.

«Exxon's «Lights Across America» website advertisement states that natural gas is «helping dramatically reduce America's emissions» even though natural gas is a fossil fuel causing widespread planetary warming and harm to coastal cities like San Francisco and the use of natural gas competes with wind and solar, which have no greenhouse gas emissions.»

In recent years, Harvard faculty members have made many vital contributions in this area, such as creating an artificial leaf that mimics photosynthesis, designing new chemical processes to reduce fossil fuel dependence, developing new battery technologies, envisioning the future of green buildings and cities, proposing carbon pricing models, and helping to shape progress on international climate agreements, US energy policy, and strategies to reduce emissions in China.

As part of its Greenest City Action Plan, the City of Vancouver seeks to eliminate dependency on fossil fuels and reduce carbon emissions by 80 per cent by 2050.

Instead of acting to reduce harm, the cities charge, companies attempted to undermine climate science and mislead the public by downplaying the risk posed by fossil fuels.

Through this programme, the city also aims to reduce fuel consumption and the traffic impact of Milan's waste management systems.

A large, blunt roof - top cargo box, for example, can reduce fuel economy by around 2 % to 8 % in city driving, 6 % to 17 % on the highway, and 10 % to 25 % at Interstate speeds (65 mph to 75 mph).5

For example, they do not consider alternative methods such as reducing the amount of cars circulating within the European Union or increasing the appeal of the public transportation system by upgrading the already existing facilities, creating safer and improved bike - lanes in big cities, or electrifying the transport system to slowly reduce its dependency on fossil fuels.

This drastic change in how the city produces and uses energy has resulted in greatly reduced dependence on fossil fuels and a significant decrease in carbon emissions.

Even if it's not considered as cool to ride an electric bus than to drive a Tesla, buses are much more efficient in not only the utilization of space on the road, but also in terms of fuel - efficiency (as measured in Person - Miles Per Gallon (PMPG)-RRB-, so with a switch to electric buses, which are less susceptible to volatile fuel prices and have lower maintenance costs, cities can actually save energy and money while reducing emissions.

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Repairs to firehouses, police precincts, city offices and courthouses, along with purchases of more fuel efficient vehicles will also help reduce emissions Regarding the price tag for these efforts, the mayor said that the city should break even on its conservation investments by 2013.

However, while New York may consume relatively less fossil fuels than other American cities and may do a good job in providing clean water, it does a poor job of reducing, recycling and disposing of its waste.

The Asian Development Bank has called for» increasing energy efficiency and reducing reliance on fossil fuels; adopting a new approach to urbanisation by building more compact and eco-friendly cities; relying much more on mass transit for urban dwellers and railways for long - distance transport; and changing lifestyles to alleviate pressures on finite natural resources».