The authors say the current fossil fuel business model assumes that there are no emissions limits.
"The whole point is to take a gas guzzler off the road and replace it with a newer, more fuel efficient model, " Wood said.
We've established an historic fuel economy standard for model years 2012-2016 for light-duty trucks and cars.
Besides the obvious overhead costs employees, delivery trucks, fuel the model is cheap.
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That focus on driving customer value via a new business and deployment model helped fuel the early days of Cloud computing and established a customer-focused ethos that is still present in most Cloud companies.
Co-authored by the EPA, NHTSA and the California Air Resources Board (CARB), the September 2010 Interim Joint Technical Assessment Report examines four fuel economy standards for model year 2025, ranging from 47 MPG to 62 MPG.
Consumers have already responded to the Administration's fuel efficiency standards for Model Years 2011 through 2016, and it shows in the popularity of cars like GM's Chevy Cruze and trucks like the Ford F-150 equipped with an EcoBoost engine instead of the conventional V-8.
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Now you can be greener and zippy in a tiny Fiat, bossy and emission-free in a Tesla Model S or moderately fuel conservative in the official cornerstone of hybrids, the Toyota Prius.
These subsidies for higher education fuel the expansion of bureaucracy because the college model lacks transparency.
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) have formally announced their joint proposal to set stronger fuel economy and greenhouse gas pollution standards for model year 2017-2025 passenger cars and light-duty trucks.
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"I am wary of a plane model that has fire problems and leaks fuel, " said Burns, a project manager who takes more than 50 trips a year.
Major auto manufacturers are already heavily invested in developing advanced technologies that can significantly reduce fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions beyond the existing model year 2012-2016 targets.
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"I am wary of a plane model that has fire problems and leaks fuel, " said Atlanta-based businessman Bobby Burns, a project manager who takes more than 50 trips a year.
Many other new vehicles being unveiled this week are small, fuel-efficient models, including a second Prius model from Toyota, a redesigned Honda Civic, the new Chevrolet Sonic and the Buick Verano.
Still, the company says overall fuel consumption's been reduced over the last model and you'll get other niceties like Porsche's Car Connect smartphone app to view and control different vehicle functions.
The second critical role for health care should be to model the transition to a post-fossil fuel economy.
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And United Technologies, which makes Sikorsky helicopters, has flown a large model electric-helicopter powered by a hydrogen fuel cell.
C. to announce the next round of a coordinated national program to improve fuel efficiency for cars and light-duty trucks for model years 2017 to 2025.
Today's announcement builds on President Obama's agreement for model year 2012 to 2016 auto standards which will raise fuel efficiency to 35.5 miles per gallon, and begin saving families money at the pump this year.
It directs my administration, under the leadership of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, to develop a standard to improve fuel efficiency and reduce harmful emissions for trucks, starting with the model year 2014.
Chrysler Group President Thomas LaSorda said the recovery plan outlined Wednesday would solidify Chrysler's position in the North American market while laying the foundation for a new business model that would stress global growth and a shift to more fuel-efficient models.
And it should be the most fuel-efficient Corvette, exceeding the EPA-estimated 26 mpg of the current model.
Delta has been consistent in taking initiatives to adjust to the weaker macroeconomic outlook including the new high fuel environment by aligning revenue, capacity and cost structure to build a sustainable business model.
Not only is this a model for other entertainment brands but also for any business that wants to fuel growth by hosting the most popular online community in its market, a place where all stakeholders benefit from sharing, collaborating and recruiting new members.
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The carrier has gained tremendous respect and popularity for its low-cost business model and thrives on maintaining low operating expenses, in part due to its fuel hedging programs.
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This agreement forges historic -- was an historic agreement that nearly doubled fuel economy to 54.5 miles per gallon for cars and light-duty trucks by model year 2025.
The company found that, in many cases, particularly with trucks and vans, the gas-powered model would end up costing owners less in the long run, despite using more fuel.
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Porsche (PAH3:Xetra) has announced a recall of 1, 232 2012 model-year 911 Carrera S coupes for possible interference between a coolant line and fuel line may cause the latter to become disconnected.
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