Sentences with phrase «spurring higher gas prices»

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While lower crude prices mean cheaper gasoline in the U.S., which should spur demand, that's not so much the case in other countries, where taxes represent a higher portion of the cost of gas (as in Europe).

However, if the price moves above the $ 4 mark or so, then innovation will be spurred on faster by discontent with a high gas price status quo.

But recent regulatory and technological advancements at a time of high gas prices have spurred a revival in the U.S. diesel passenger car market.

If it is replaced by other farmers boosting their yields more than they otherwise would, spurred by higher prices, you may get a benefit because higher yields absorb more carbon (but it comes at some greenhouse gas costs from fertilizer use and the like).

Competition from the Koreans and the increasing demand for small cars spurred by high gas prices have caused Honda, Toyota and Nissan to reconsider size.

Higher oil and gas prices and the company's reduced costs have spurred a jump in cash flow for this producer.

Higher temperatures across much of the US has spurred more electric power demand, which in turn has given a bump to natural gas prices and producers.