Fuel efficient drive accelerated at W&M.W&M Construction is converting its entire fleet of construction vehicles to hybrids in its drive to promote and use environmentally friendly Environmentally friendly, also referred to as nature friendly, is a term used to refer to goods and services considered to inflict minimal harm on the environment.[1] technologies, said Tim Yahn, president of W&M Construction. Through an agreement with Ford, the firm accepted delivery of its first six hybrid Ford Escapes in November. Eventually, all other vehicles in W&M Construction's 22-vehicle fleet will be replaced with hybrids. The decision to lease hybrids was strongly influenced by the company's recent involvement in sustainable design projects and LEED rated work, and by its ownership's commitment to improving the environment. "The vehicles are fuel-efficient, environmentally friendly, cost-effective cost-effective, n the minimal expenditure of dollars, time, and other elements necessary to achieve the health care result deemed necessary and appropriate. , and well suited to the missions on which they will be used," said Yahn, who will be driving a hybrid himself. "We pride ourselves on integrating green technologies into our business," he continued. "The hybrids reflect this ongoing mission, as they reduce our dependence on gasoline gasoline or petrol, light, volatile mixture of hydrocarbons for use in the internal-combustion engine and as an organic solvent, obtained primarily by fractional distillation and "cracking" of petroleum, but also obtained from natural gas, by . I drove one the other day, and I got 36 miles per gallon Noun 1. miles per gallon - the distance traveled in a vehicle powered by one gallon of gasoline or diesel fuel unit, unit of measurement - any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange; "the dollar is the United States unit of instead of 18 miles per gallon. These six vehicles alone will drive a total of around 100,000 miles in their first 12 months with our firm; that's a lot of gasoline saved, and a lot of carbon that will not be emitted into the air where we do business." W&M Construction is open to other alternatives in development, noted Yahn. "There's a hydrogen vehicle A hydrogen vehicle is a vehicle that uses hydrogen as its on-board fuel for motive power. The term may refer to a personal transportation vehicle, such as an automobile, or any other vehicle that use hydrogen in a similar fashion, such as an aircraft. in the works at Ford, for example. We'll be eager to try it out once it is introduced. "We understand our industry's impact on the environment, and we are trying to reduce our environmental footprint The amount of geographic space covered by an object. A computer footprint is the desk or floor surface it occupies. A satellite's footprint is the earth area covered by its downlink. See form factor. 1. ." |
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