Sentences with phrase «tailpipe emissions while»

Unlike many heavy - weight hybrids which are incapable of any significant electric - only driving distances, the plug - in hybrid Countryman will be able to intermittently motor with zero tailpipe emissions while driving up to 125 km / h.

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And while CNG vehicles would generate emissions from their tailpipes, the Argonne team believes that their overall emissions footprint would be smaller than that of an electric vehicle drawing power from the fossil - fuel - based electric grid.

«Engine developers can use this information to validate computer models and design advanced engine combustion strategies that will improve fuel economy for consumers while also lowering tailpipe pollutant emissions.»

With advanced technology like rechargeable lithium batteries and electric motors providing power to the wheels, modern battery electric vehicles allow for all - electric driving while producing zero tailpipe emissions.

In heavy traffic, this technology can seamlessly shut down the engine to decrease fuel consumption, reducing tailpipe emissions to zero while the vehicle is stationary and the engine is off.

Bentley produces so few cars (10,000 last year, while Toyota made 10 million) that their tailpipe emissions hardly matter on the global scale, but appearances do matter.

Being 100 % electric and having zero tailpipe emissions, the new Nissan LEAF, an icon of Nissan Intelligent Mobility, offers a quiet and refreshing experience while driving.

As a 100 % electric vehicle with zero tailpipe emissions, the new Nissan LEAF, an icon of Nissan Intelligent Mobility, offers a quiet and refreshing experience while driving.

«The RAV4 EV has excellent acceleration, zero tailpipe emissions and a real 100 + mile range, while maintaining roominess and flexibility.»

The Smart Stream wet 8 - speed DCT is claimed to be quicker with smoother gear changes than the outgoing 7 - Speed DCT, while also contributing to lower fuel consumption and tailpipe emissions.

Is the conventional wisdom that we need not worry about tailpipe emissions in biofuel - powered vehicles, because the plants had been absorbing carbon while growing, grossly misguided?

The Chevy Volt eliminates range anxiety completely while empowering people to drive with no tailpipe emissions the majority of the time.

California's low - income solar and EV programs are also making a tangible impact on air quality, reducing tailpipe emissions directly in the community, while contributing to the state's growing clean energy capacity.

Of course, while electric cars produce no tailpipe emissions, that doesn't mean there are no emissions associated with driving them.

Connecting clean transport to clean energy is a major component for a more sustainable future, because while electric vehicles may have no tailpipe emissions, the electricity source in many places for charging them certainly does.

WR: I think the biggest challenge is getting people to understand that, while their home doesn't have a tailpipe attached to it, that their home is still responsible for a great deal of the greenhouse gas emissions that go into our atmosphere.

And while familiarity breeds contempt, we should remember that even if the Prius is still a gasoline car, it's a decent step forward: AT - PZEV tailpipe emissions (which means SULEV + zero evaporative emissions from the fuel system) and 50 MPG EPA make it cleaner than almost everything on the market (depends on the country).

While electric vehicles have zero tailpipe emissions, they draw electricity from the grid when charging their batteries, which in turn generates GHG emissions.

A chemical engineer from the University of Houston is leading a $ 2.1 - million project to find new catalytic materials that work at lower exhaust temperatures, allowing automakers to build vehicles that operate more efficiently while retaining the ability to clean emissions before they leave the tailpipe.