Sentences with phrase «uses significant amount of carbon»

The race - inspired bucket seat for the driver is lowered by 30 mm and uses significant amount of carbon - fiber on the gear knob and center console.

Currently, the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray is the only GM vehicle to use a significant amount of carbon fiber in its construction.

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This high - performance Golf could have as much as 370 hp and may lose a significant amount of weight thanks to a stripped - out interior and the use of lightweight materials like carbon fiber.

Cities are major contributors to climate change: although they cover less than 2 per cent of the earth's surface, cities consume 78 per cent of the world's energy and produce more than 60 % of all carbon dioxide and significant amounts of other greenhouse gas emissions, mainly through energy generation, vehicles, industry, and biomass use.

By boosting the amount of renewable, domestic energy sources used to generate the country's electricity, the DOE may be aiming to accomplish two goals: (1) ensure that electric vehicles live up to their full, low - carbon potential, and (2) reduce net oil imports, which are significant.