Sentences with phrase «than its petrol equivalent»

Steve said: «People buy electric cars for all kinds of reasons and one of those is the fact that they are greener than the petrol equivalents.»

Not exact matches

It costs just a few hundred pounds more than the equivalent petrol version, but its insurance group is a lowly 12E compared with the petrol's 17.

Petrol - powered 2008s are a little cheaper to insure than the equivalent diesels.

The petrol engines are ideal for most journeys and around # 1,500 cheaper than their diesel equivalents.

Verdict — The Hyundai Creta petrol automatic is priced almost Rs. 2 lakhs cheaper than the equivalent diesel trim which makes it a good buy if your running is less and you don't mind a petrol car.

That's the same power peak as the premium Polo's 81kW 1.2 - litre turbo - petrol engine, which produces more torque (175Nm), while the base Mazda2 offers more power but less torque than the equivalent Polo (66kW / 160Nm).

- Lexus's first premium compact model - Lexus Hybrid Drive powertrain with 1.8 - litre VVT - i petrol engine and powerful but compact electric motor - Full hybrid system with selectable EV mode for emissions - free electric running - Further selectable ECO, NORMAL and SPORT driving modes - ECVT intelligent electronic continuously variable transmission - Expected to deliver class - leading CO2 emissions - Significantly lower NOx emissions than equivalent diesel engines and almost no particulates - Long, 2,600 mm wheelbase ensures excellent accommodation for everyone on board - Debut at Geneva motor show prior to worldwide sales launch in late 2010

With no more manual variants in the range, the cheapest Mazda6 is now the petrol - engined Sport sedan at $ 33,460 — $ 10 dearer than its equivalent in the previous generation Mazda6 range.

If the 4.9 kilograms (7.5 m ³) of natural gas consumed per 100 kilometres by the new B 170 NGT BlueEFFICIENCY is converted into the equivalent quantity of petrol energy, the fuel cost per kilometre is around 50 percent less than when running on petrol.

I suppose the attitude was that in theory diesel had a lower carbon footprint than the equivalent petrol car, so that overruled common sense