Run Power Sth Meaning Type Fuel Source Long

Meaning: to use a particular type of fuel or a particular power source

• run on sth Why did it take so long for the big car companies to develop and market cars that run on electricity instead of fossil fuels?
  
  
• run on sth My new mobile phone runs on a battery that lasts for a month before it needs recharging.
  
  

Nouns often used as objects with run on (1): oil, petrol, gasoline, gas, electricity, battery, solar power, nuclear power