Battery technology has proved a major constraint on the ability to turn electricity (including electricity generated from renewable sources) into an efficient transportation fuel.
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This week several ultra-efficient transportation stories got Inhabitat's engines running as we watched a custom built Daihatsu Mira EV travel a record-breaking 623 miles on a single charge.
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World-class culture, hyper-efficient transportation and high-quality health care.
Companies across our nation, however, require efficient air transportation to participate in the ebb and flow of commerce.
This planning process should include measures to encourage compaction of the urban landscape, along with more efficient public transportation.
CCIT's mission is to accelerate the implementation of research results and the deployment of technical solutions to enable a safer, cleaner, and more efficient surface transportation system.
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Reaching such destinations requires the quick, efficient, flexible transportation that business aircraft can provide.
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Jim Fletcher, a mechanical engineering doctoral student in fuel cell technology, said the bus is 10 percent more efficient than comparable diesel buses -- a first step in what researchers expect will one day be a far more efficient form of transportation.
Other barriers to infant industries may relax, like having access to high-tech machines, transportation or efficient processes.
As far as the developed world, Britain has much more efficient farming practices, better transportation, storage and processing facilities.
They already drive small, fuel efficient cars and use public transportation.
As part of its stimulus package, China provided incentives for those in its rural economy to trade in their less fuel-efficient vehicles for more conventional means of transportation.
The price of gas at the pump had to match the higher prices around the rest of the world to incentivize the purchase of more efficient cars and greater use of public transportation.
They serve many of the fastest growing population centers and provide a fuel-efficient, environmentally responsible and safe mode of freight transportation.
They serve many of the fastest growing U.S. population centers and provide Americans with a fuel-efficient, environmentally responsible and safe mode of freight transportation.
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To successfully overcome these challenges requires effective leadership with a clear vision of a transportation system that is safer, more efficient, and designed for all who use it.
And by the way, using energy-efficient cars and trucks can also make economic sense because transportation is one of the biggest costs for many businesses and certainly for many families.
Safe and efficient maritime commerce is essential to the growth and stability of this huge transportation hub.
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Shipping will probably gain market share from less efficient modes of transport, but higher fuel prices may also cause the entire transportation pie to shrink.
The trend includes linking production and energy resources in an efficient manner, and moving production closer to market demand in order to minimize transportation related costs.
The Ford Motor Company was incorporated in 1903 by Henry Ford, who transformed personal transportation with his Model T, an automobile that was reliable, efficient and reasonably priced.
"AeroVironment and the state of Hawaii are pioneers in the EV movement and have a long partnership focused on introducing clean transportation solutions, " said Mike Bissonette, senior vice president of Efficient Energy Systems for AeroVironment.
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Among the energy-saving options, two promising technology switches are the electrification of transportation (electric vehicles can be about four times as energy-efficient as standard fossil-fuel vehicles) and the use of electric-powered heat pumps to deliver winter heating and hot water (heat pumps can be four times as energy-efficient as standard heaters).
It seems like it would be more efficient for them to pay their employees in cash and let the employees buy their transportation on the open market.
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Dealers want the Department of Transportation, which administers the program, to cut some of the red tape and be more efficient about loading information into its computer system.
"What I think we really need to focus on are more fuel-efficient vehicles, better city planning for the number and types of vehicles on the road, and more public transportation options, " Curtis Lewis said.
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