gas-powered
Adjective
Meaning
gas-powered (not comparable)
Powered by a gasoline engine.
Synonyms
Examples
People always fear change. People feared electricity when it was invented, didn't they? People feared coal, they feared gas-powered engines... There will always be ignorance, and ignorance leads to fear. But with time, people will come to accept their silicon masters.
We do have serious energy needs for the country, we are aware that natural gas is especially in demand because of its air quality benefits: 90 percent of new power plants have been natural gas-powered.
I've been told that I have a lot of energy. The secret is that I use renewable resources. Some days I'm solar powered. Some days I'm wind powered. And some people in this room might think I'm hybrid gas-powered. You'll just have to guess which it is today.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler on Monday ridiculed California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to ban the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035, saying the proposal raises “significant questions of legality.”
For example, to calculate the cost of converting automobiles from gasoline to battery-electric, they assume that every gas-powered car will be IMMEDIATELY replaced by an EV costing $39,500.
Hyundai claims to have one of the most efficient gas-powered cars on the road in its 2020 Ioniq, but things get even better.