Sentences with phrase «vehicles in the transportation sector»

Their analysis focused on four well - researched, cost - effective emission reduction measures: energy efficiency, wind and solar generation in the electric sector, and conversion from gas - powered to electric light - duty vehicles in the transportation sector.

Third, the likely change from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles in the transportation sector also effectively links transportation, and its fuel use, to the electricity generation sector and its fuel use (renewable or fossil fuel based).

Not exact matches

Additionally, motor vehicles and parts dealers as well as computer and electronic products — both much larger product categories — are among the notable losers in terms of the immediate impact of the reform.2 On the other hand, sectors such as other transportation equipment (including aircraft) and chemicals would benefit.

He also said that the database would contain a body tag, to be fixed to the body of the vehicles for effective monitoring and redistributing of routes for businesses and that about 5,000 commercial buses would be injected into the transport sector to ensure safety and spread of buses and to ease transportation challenges in the state.

(5) reduction in transportation sector emissions through increased transportation system and vehicle efficiency or use of transportation fuels that have lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions that are substantially lower than those attributable to fossil fuel - based alternatives;

These vehicles currently account for about 20 percent of GHG emissions and oil use in the U.S. transportation sector.

Although much of the focus for e-mobility news is on consumer electric vehicles, which would help reduce emissions in the light - duty vehicles category, commercial transport is another huge industry altogether, and one that is responsible for some 23 % of the US transportation sector's greenhouse gas emissions.

«In the transportation sector, electrification and expansion of both passenger and freight rail and conversion of on - road vehicles to electric drive, hybrids, and turbo diesels, coupled with the recently enacted CAFÉ standards, will allow total residual carbon emissions to drop well below 10 percent of today's levels.

ElectRoad's wireless charging system could help increase the adoption of electric vehicles, especially in the public transportation sector.

He said, however, that liquid biofuels can and should play a central role in reducing the transportation sector's petroleum dependence, alongside programs to reduce vehicle sizes, charge for carbon emissions, and encourage lifestyles requiring less personal mobility.

The transportation sector has eclipsed power plants as the biggest source of US carbon emissions, and EPA calculated in 2010 that the tougher fuel - efficiency standards would prevent more than one year's worth of total US carbon emissions over the lifetime of new vehicles sold from 2012 through 2025.

Even in the transportation sector, where oil is so important, he expects electric vehicles will eventually catch on — but not because of price.

The CEM Electric Vehicle Initiative (EVI) recognizes the importance of reducing carbon emissions in the transportation sector, which account for almost a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions and is one of the fastest - growing energy end use sectors.

«Unlike in the 1970s, today only 2 % of U.S. electricity is generated from oil, so plug in hybrids enable the transportation sector to tap into the array of vast domestic and much easier to secure energy resources which power our grid, and thus can increase vehicle fuel choice and greatly reduce our dependence on hostile suppliers of oil.»

In the transportation sector, the state enjoys one of the country's highest rates of electric vehicle (EV) ownership, while researchers and startups are developing low - carbon biofuels and advanced vehicle technologies.

From the perspective of the Alliance to Save Energy, what they are doing is very important, because we believe that the cheapest, quickest, and the cleanest way to improve and reduce energy use in the transportation sector is by improving fuel economy and that's something that plug - in hybrid electric vehicles can do in spades.

The transportation study shows how a combination of electrification and increase in vehicle efficiency could significantly lower emissions from this sector.

Liquid fuels are expected to peak in the light duty vehicle market by 2030 due to electric vehicles and efficiency improvements in conventional engines, but growth in liquid fuels is still expected in the commercial transportation sector and the chemical industry.

This new vehicle testing laboratory and our investments in plug - in hybrids are critical to this effort, and will help spur the innovation necessary to transition away from a petroleum - based transportation sector.

STEVE ELBERT, Vice Chairman, BP America: BP believes that all emitting sectors of the economy, including the transportation sector, both fuels and vehicles, must be included in any national climate change policy.

North Carolina's globally competitive position in advanced technology sectors includes energy, but also the newer technology areas of smart grid, energy storage, intelligent and high performance buildings, electric vehicles, solar, bioenergy, wind energy, and smart transportation.

It assembles evidence, quantitative and conceptual, for currently existing green jobs in sectors such as renewable energy, energy efficiency in buildings and vehicles, sustainable transportation, and organic agriculture.

Obama noted that there has been progress in the transportation sector, including the increased use of vehicles that are powered by biofuels and natural gas, as well as the auto industry's more efficient production methods involving traditional engines.

While consumer electric vehicles like the Tesla and the Bolt get a lot more press than commercial vehicles, the delivery and logistics sector that provides «last - mile» transportation of goods and services in and around cities each day is a prime candidate for electrification.

Zero - Emission Vehicles in California — To significantly reduce both GHG emissions and air pollution from the transportation sector, California's state agencies, including the California Energy Commission, have developed a series of policies and actions to encourage the use of zero - emission vehicles (ZEVs).

Transportation policies that favor electric vehicles or even self - driving cars, for example, could someday lower emissions; in the energy sector, an increased focus on biofuels or hydrogen production could do the same; and in agriculture, slow release fertilizers could reduce nitrous oxide emissions.

And in the on - road transportation sector, we might break out heavy - from light - duty vehicles.

The PUC regulates companies including those in the transportation sector, while the DMV has jurisdiction over the safe operation of vehicles.