Sentences with phrase «says vehicle fuel efficiency»

Because the Environmental Protection Agency says vehicle fuel efficiency standards have to reach a combined 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025 for entire corporate fleets.

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The students say that for heavy vehicles such as Hummers, the system can boost fuel efficiency from 2 to 10 percent, depending on the terrain.

Ekmark says we are now entering an era in which vehicles will also gather real - time information about the weather and highway hazards, using this to improve fuel efficiency and make life less stressful for the driver and safer for all road users.

But Chu said the government does need to send clear signals to the private sector, such as those sent by setting high goals for improving vehicle fuel efficiency.

said he tried to negotiate a deal with EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt to preserve landmark federal fuel efficiency rules for vehicles, but the EPA chief reneged on the agreement.

In a Twittered response to General Motors» announcement this week that the Chevrolet Volt is expected to get a fuel efficiency rating of 230 miles per gallon from the Environmental Protection Agency, Nissan said its electric vehicle, the Leaf, will get 367 mpg.

«In light of future greenhouse gas and corporate average fuel economy requirements beginning in 2017,» their petition says, «camera - based systems represent an opportunity to increase vehicle fuel efficiency through improved aerodynamics by eliminating externally mounted mirrors.»

To help meet its goals of improving fuel efficiency and reducing CO2 emissions of its vehicles, Hyundai Motor Company has completed the development of an all - new 6 - speed automatic transaxle for transverse engine applications that it says will boost fuel economy by more than 12.2 %....

BMW says that the Emergency vehicle will meet the highest standards of performance, practicality and safety with a sharp focus on cost efficiency and fuel economy too.

The vehicle can deliver 15 - 20 per cent more fuel efficiency over a conventional automatic transmission unit and is comparable to «any conventional manual transmission» said Tata Motors.

«Right from its inception, Encore was designed to offer customers the safety and comfort expected of any Buick, but with an added emphasis on space and fuel efficiency,» said Vehicle Chief Engineer Jim Danahy.

«The improvements in the efficiency and performance of the 2016 Volt are driven by what owners said they wanted in the next - generation model: more range, better fuel economy and stronger acceleration,» notes Andrew Farah, vehicle chief engineer.

By leading the way in fuel efficiency among all major carmakers and committing to having two - thirds of its global automobile sales to be electrified vehicles by 2030, Honda has set a gold standard for others to follow,» said Dr. Joseph K. Lyou, president and CEO at Coalition for Clean Air.

«The Camry LE HV buyer values higher fuel efficiency and by incorporating the Li - Ion battery we can maximize mpg,» said Butto using «HV» to denote hybrid vehicle.

Improving the efficiency of conventional vehicles is, up to a point, the most economical and easiest - to - implement approach to saving fuel and lowering emissions, the report says.

When one takes into consideration the different efficiencies of liquid - fueled and electric propulsion, then where the rubber meets the road the cost of powering a plug - in hybrid with average - cost residential electricity would be about 40 per cent of the cost of powering the same vehicle with today's approximately $ 2.50 / gallon gasoline, or, said another way, for the consumer to be able to buy fuel in the form of electricity at the equivalent of $ 1 / gallon gasoline.

Hoheisel also said driverless cars would usher in better traffic management on the roads, greater fuel efficiency due to vehicles being driven optimally, and an obvious driver benefit — allowing you to be more mobile and productive while you drive, even reading the newspaper or checking your e-mail.