Sentences with phrase «with hybrid fuel»

The Annual Energy Outlook projecting United States energy trends through 2030 foresees flat demand for oil, a shrinking need for imports and enormous expansion of the percentage of light vehicles with hybrid fuel - electric propulsion.

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They include ECD's low - cost cell for solar power; «rewritable» compact discs and DVDs; an instant - start, regenerative fuel cell currently in development; and a rechargeable nickel - hydride battery for powering hybrid - electric vehicles, which ECD is producing in a joint venture with Texaco.

Toyota saw sales of its gas - electric hybrid cars, such as the fuel - efficient Prius, rise 50 percent compared with February 2010.

With gas prices on the rise and global warming becoming more and more of a threat, many are turning to fuel efficient hybrids.

We're moving ahead with CNG, fuel cells, plug - in hybrids and battery electrics because there is no single technology that holds the key to the world's energy future,» said Robert Bienenfeld, senior manager of environment and energy strategy for American Honda.

One is that replacing utility power is one thing, but [a] lot of the total energy in the country goes in transportation, so another big assumption is that you'd largely have to convert the U.S. passenger fleet to hybrid plug - in cars and trucks, all that, so that essentially you are fueling vehicles with electricity as well.

The image shows a plug - in hybrid electric vehicle, which also has a fuel tank and a combustion engine, but the technology system works equally well with a purely electric vehicle.

So you can get this roughly eightfold leverage (three - to fourfold in the case of a hybrid) from the wheels back to the fuel tank by starting with the physics of the car, making it lighter and with lower drag.

We've figured out a cost - effective way to do that so you can end up with a 66 - mile - per - gallon uncompromised SUV that has half the normal weight, has a third the normal fuel use, is safer, and repays the extra cost that comes with being a hybrid in less than two years.

Improved engines and exhaust scrubbers, combined with a new fuel, willmake energy - efficient diesels nearly as green as hybrids

He adds: «In theory, you could have a plug - in hybrid with a renewable fuel powered [internal combustion engine] and eliminate the need for petroleum all together.»

The diesel plug - in hybrid can run in all - electric mode for 14 miles with an estimated fuel economy of 89 mpg equivalent and can achieve 35 mpg as a hybrid, which a comparable gasoline - powered SUV would be hard - pressed to beat.

The study shows that public attention has jumped from one alternative fuel to the next in continuous waves: first with methanol, natural gas and plug - in electric vehicles in the late 1980s and early 1990s, then to hybrid electric vehicles, hydrogen, and biofuels in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are vying with next - generation hybrid car technology (which can be plugged in to recharge its battery rather than relying on the gasoline engine) to be the electric car of the future.

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But now, researchers have taken a more sizable jump with solar panels, creating a hybrid device that uses a combination of catalysts and microbes to convert 10 % of the captured solar energy into liquid fuels and other commodity chemicals.

Those electric cars — combined with improvements in the fuel efficiency of existing internal combustion engines, new hybrid power trains and even fuel - cell vehicles — could begin to reduce the roughly $ 1 billion a day the U.S. spends on imported oil.

It now operates 360 hybrid - electric trucks and 200 electric vehicles and is replacing many of its delivery trucks with «right - sized» Sprinter - type vans that are as much as 100 percent more fuel efficient than their predecessors.

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Therefore, if automobiles could be equipped with «low - cost, ultimate - efficiency engines,» reaching a stand - alone thermal efficiency of 60 % or higher over a wide range of driving conditions, it is believed that a substantial fuel consumption superior to that of current hybrid system automobiles could be a reality.

The number of car models, where at least one variant has a combined city / highway label fuel economy of at least 30 mpg, has grown from 46 models in MY 2012 to more than 70 models in MY 2017, and the number of car models with 40 mpg or higher has more than doubled (comprised of hybrid, electric (EV), plug - in hybrid electric (PHEV), and fuel cell vehicles (FCV)-RRB-.

The caveat here are the new hybrid gasoline engines which dramatically improve petrol fuel consumption, which coupled with the lower carbon density of the fuel make them lower emitters than an equivelant engine size diesel.

Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) are a form of all - electric hybrid merging a fuel cell stack with a traction battery.

Even the ’12 Buick LaCrosse with eAssist, a mild hybrid that trumps many rivals in fuel economy, becomes less compelling, rated at 25/37 mpg (9.4 - 6.3 L / 100 km).

The A8 hybrid is expected to return the equivalent of 37 mpg; Audi says the car marries V - 6 performance with four - cylinder fuel consumption.

With the departure of the V - 8 engine in the new GS, the Lexus GS450H hybrid attempts to cover both the performance and the fuel - economy ends of the spectrum.

Though exact numbers aren't out yet, Volvo has at least confirmed its new T8 twin - engine plug - in hybrid powertrain will be available — it develops 395bhp in the XC90 with a 0 - 60 time of 5.6 seconds and a combined fuel economy figure of 112.9 mpg.

Powertrain choices remain the same — a 2.5 - liter four - cylinder or a 3.5 - liter V - 6 with a six - speed automatic, and a 2.5 - liter Hybrid Synergy Drive system with a CVT — but we wouldn't be surprised to see a slight fuel economy bump over the current Camry's 25/35 mpg (city / highway) ratings with the four - cylinder and 21/31 mpg ratings with the V - 6.

With the 2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid Limited, we're seeing that promise fulfilled, as this ute now delivers both trucklike utility and carlike practicality, refinement, and fuel economy.

While the word «efficiency» appears in every other sentence that comes out of the mouths of Ferrari engineers, they're talking about efficiency of performance far more than fuel efficiency or emissions coming from this carbon - fiber - clad hypercar with its hybrid powertrain featuring a mighty 6.3 - liter V - 12 and seven - speed dual - clutch automatic.

The fuel economy champ, however, is the Civic Hybrid, with a rating of 44/47/45 mpg from its gasoline - electric powertrain.

The Bentley Bentayga Hybrid turns the brand's fuel - thirsty powertrain offerings on its tail by combining a turbocharged 3.0 - liter V - 6 gas engine with an electric motor / generator battery.

It might have one of the best - integrated hybrid systems in the world, but with no significant performance advantage and a negligible fuel economy improvement, there's simply no compelling reason to buy it.

For only $ 375 more than the Honda Insight, the Toyota Prius C offers the highest city fuel economy of any hybrid in America, with its 53/46/50 mpg city / highway / combined rating.

The 2014 Mercedes - Benz E250 BlueTec is the clear fuel economy leader of the 2014 E-Class lineup, which also includes 3.5 - liter V - 6 E350 models, an E400 Hybrid model with a V - 6 mated to an electric motor, and the 5.5 - liter V - 8 E550 models.

The Silverado's two - mode hybrid powertrain, which General Motors developed with German automakers BMW and then DaimlerChrysler, improves the truck's fuel economy by 40 percent city and 25 percent overall for an EPA - estimated 21 mpg city and 22 mpg highway while maintaining the truck's up to 6,100 - pound towing capacity.

Unlike the hybrid powerplant in the McLaren P1, the Senna uses the same basic twin - turbo 4.0 - liter V - 8 found in the 720S — but with such improvements as a revised air intake and inlet manifold fed by a dramatic roof - mounted scoop, revised cams, and dual high - flow fuel pumps.

With two sources of power, impressive fuel economy and lower emissions, hybrid vehicles are just one of many ways Honda is creating more sustainable transportation.

V - 8 performance with four - cylinder fuel efficiency The RLX Sport Hybrid SH - AWD throws out the conventional driveshaft of the TL SH - AWD and instead uses two electric motors that torque - vector the rear wheels and provide gas - free power up to 50 mph.

For example, you can compare the combined city and highway gas mileage between two similar models with different fuel types: a 2017 Honda Accord Hybrid gets 49 mpg city and 47 mpg highway, while the gas - powered 2017 Honda Accord Sedan gets 26 mpg city and 34 mpg highway.

Infiniti M35h The sporty M hybrid boosts power and fuel economy with a 67 - hp electric motor sandwiched between a 3.5 - liter V - 6 engine and a seven - speed automatic.

All Panameras are fitted with an automatic start / stop feature to save fuel at traffic lights; a hybrid is also in the works.

Honda's two - motor hybrid system returns, but the downsized battery is now small enough to share under - seat space with the fuel tank.

If you're really worried about fuel use the one to look out for is the plug - in hybrid 330e, with a claimed 148.7 mpg and 44g / km of CO2.

The 2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid boasts an eye - catching design and a 2.4 - liter four - cylinder engine combined with an electric motor mated to a six - speed automatic transmission to promise 202 net horsepower and outstanding fuel efficiency.

Both hybrids promise impressive gains in fuel economy, with the ML450 improving 6 mpg in the city over an ML350 and the S400 achieving an EPA - estimated 26 mpg on the highway.

Hybrid electric vehicles combine an internal combustion engine with an electric motor for higher fuel economy1 and reduced emissions.

Toyota's Hybrid Synergy powertrain found in the 2015 Toyota Prius combines the benefits of an efficient gasoline engine and a clean, quiet electric motor to boast the best mileage of all the cars in this list, with super-efficient fuel economy of 51 mpg city, 48 mpg highway, and 49.3 mpg combined.

Again, a list of incredible superlatives made the rounds: a hybrid drivetrain with an aggregate power output of 903 hp, a curb weight of 3303 pounds, a carbon - fiber monocoque, an adjustable suspension and active aerodynamics, 0 to 62 mph in 2.8 seconds, a governed top speed of 217 mph, average fuel consumption of 28 mpg, and production of only 375 units at $ 1.15 million each.

It is a plug - in hybrid with a larger battery pack (9.4 kWh versus 1.7 kWh) and a more powerful electric motor (95 hp versus 47 hp), improving acceleration and fuel economy.