In the next two years, there will be 20 different either electric or hybrid or gas -- or plug-in hybrid cars hitting the road.
But the new standards will likely require auto companies to develop more hybrids, plug-ins and natural gas vehicles, while using more lightweight materials and improving traditional gasoline engines.
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Importantly, this mud also acts as a kind of plug in the hole, preventing any oil and gas from blasting up out of the hole.
The new Ford Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid boasts 108 MPGe (miles per gallon of gas equivalent).
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The Green Book, produced by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), says that in evaluating plug-in hybrids, it considers both the emissions from the gas engine and from the power plants that feed the grid.
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In other words, instead of building big new gas power stations to back up renewable turbines, even Britain could be looking to Aggreko to plug in its generators.
Austin, Texas, is leading a growing number of cities in calling for car companies to produce plug-in hybrid vehicles that can go hundreds of miles on a gallon of gas.
The Volt is a plug-in hybrid with 25 to 50 miles of electric range, and another 300 from its gas engine.
Another thing to think about: if plug-in electric cars catch on it will mean greater demand for electricity, less demand for gas.
Annually, the plug-in electric vehicles in our pilot are expected to save nearly 29, 000 gallons of gas, reduce GHG emissions by 257 metric tons, and save taxpayer dollars in avoided fuel costs.
My husband and I wasted gas driving around after the storm, trying to find a place with an open electric socket where I could plug in my dead laptop to finish a deadline project.
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With Plug Power, he mentioned, Honda is testing a home fueling unit that can generate hydrogen from natural gas, an important step in development of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.
The 2013 Ford Fusion, for instance, has a choice of four-cylinder gas engines getting 33 to 37 mpg on the highway, but will also be available as a hybrid and a plug-in hybrid.
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