Sentences with phrase «[than a conventional car»

In the eyes of insurers, today's self - driving vehicles are treated no differently than conventional cars when they're involved in a collision, according to Maureen Brown of Munich Reinsurance America, a firm that insures a number of companies testing autonomous vehicles.

Some predict that self - driving cars will replace both traditional public transportation and conventional cars in cities, transforming urban transportation into a network of interconnected vehicles to effectively eliminate traffic.

The transmission does not form part of the engine as on conventional cars, but is unit - built with the rear axle and bolted to the chassis to reduce unsprung weight.

This type of car seat (or stroller - whichever way you want to look at it) is more expensive than a conventional car seat that suits only one purpose.

The power lost by these systems in transferring energy could be enough to make electric vehicles and plug - in hybrid electric vehicles less environmentally friendly than conventional cars, says Michael Kintner - Meyer at the Energy and Environment Directorate at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Washington.

Currently more than 40 per cent of the US corn crop goes into producing ethanol, which is mostly mixed with gasoline to fuel conventional cars.

ChargeCar aims to create a kit that makes it easy for local auto shops to convert conventional cars to electric.

He also notes that the report may underestimate emissions reductions from improved conventional cars, biofuels, and other technologies.

The electric car may find itself only a niche product, rather than a replacement for conventional cars moved by internal combustion — even if EVs are safer overall.

It definitely sees conventional cars that way.

There is a massive potential for reducing both traffic noise and fuel consumption linked to conventional cars by combining low - noise tyres and the right kind of road surfacing.

«The results, which demonstrate a reduction in both noise and energy consumption, raise the interesting issue of a technology «transfer» by which conventional cars could be fitted with tires developed for electric cars, combined with a re-assessment of what road surfacing textures should be used in heavy traffic areas.

«The results show that there is a massive potential for reducing both traffic noise and fuel consumption linked to conventional cars by combining low - noise tires and the right kind of road surfacing,» says Truls Berge, an acoustics researcher at SINTEF.

The aim was to discover combinations beneficial to reducing both traffic noise and CO2 emissions produced by conventional cars, and for extending the range of electric cars.

Nor is the field limited to the conventional car manufacturers.

THERE are grave flaws in a study which claims that replacing conventional cars with electric vehicles will expose people to dangerous levels of lead, according to industry and environmental groups.

One kilometre in a conventional car with a fuel consumption of 9 litres per 100 kilometres (26 miles per US gallon), with gasoline at $ 3.60 per gallon, costs more than 8 cents.

Conventional cars use an air - fuel mixture in which all the oxygen and fuel is burned during combustion.

# 93 Masdar City Although Masdar City's network of self - driving vehicles is not yet up to speed, you can drive a conventional car to the green city's entrance and stroll around the first completed section.

Though the iQ doesn't get the vaunted 40 - mpg highway estimate that so many subcompacts are pushing these days, its mileage — 36/37 mpg city / highway — reads more like that of a hybrid than a conventional car.

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It will not corner at the same speed as a conventional car.

Again, Honda's simpler hybrid system would allow the cars to be started using any method by which a conventional car might be, given the extreme conditions.

Not Grandmother's Bicycle The 2014 BMW i3 looks the part of the future, since the BMW stylists self - consciously pursued a design strategy that made the car look like a science experiment, not just a conventional car with an battery - powered electric drivetrain like the 2009 Mini E and the 2012 BMW Active - E.

The REx option does not turn the i3 into a conventional car.

Moreover, we can get the EV conversation away from both the EV purists who think every EV should have a 500 - mile range like a conventional car (and damn the expense of the batteries), and also refute the BMW purists who assert that any car that departs from their fossilized ideas of BMW tradition is heresy.

The conventional cars Google has so far converted for autonomy testing have been the Prius and a smattering of Lexus models.

Likewise, recent VED changes mean that while some first - year rates are still low for low - CO2 cars, the annual rate is # 140 for most conventional cars - or # 450 a year if your car has a list price of more than # 40,000.

The smooth action of the electric - assist power steering is superior to what we've experienced in BMW's conventional cars.

In a conventional car, acceleration uses the most fuel, cruising uses a moderate amount, and coasting effectively uses none.

The results are what matter, and many conventional cars get impressive mileage without these tricks.

Fisker has spent a considerable part of its vast development budget on making sure the Karma ticks all the dynamic boxes that anyone coming to it from a similarly - priced conventional car would expect.

If you want that, you pull two paddles on a steering wheel [on conventional cars, they're used to shift gears in the transmission].

Other hybrids and some conventional cars have implemented electric assist, and some of them just don't feel right.

Top speed is the same, and when the little two - cylinder range - extending engine is running there's a little more noise, but it's still quieter than most conventional cars.

Does this mean you ought to start shorting stock in companies selling conventional cars?

The problem with autonomous cars is that those behind them are scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs - but not competent drivers (so just like the designers of conventional cars)- they are so obsessed with technology and what is possible, they fail to consider what is appropriate and practical.

It's a largely conventional car, only stretched over a long wheelbase of 109.4 inches.

The 2014 Lexus ES 300h hybrid drives like a conventional car, but its overly firm ride is disappointing, its multimedia interface is distracting and its estimated gas mileage trails the competition.

Unlike many autonomous concepts, it's not designed to replace conventional cars so much as provide an alternative for businesses and dedicated mobility services.

It's an electric supercar that bears a pretty strong resemblance to the firm's R8 sports coupe, and despite its alternative power source, its performance isn't far off the more conventional car, either.

For that $ 50 grand, however, you'll get two cars (sort of): BMW promises that it will offer use of a conventional car for longer road trips.

Finally, this was waxed with a conventional car wax.

Tesla is without competition but it is not within conventional car price level.

He went on to say «some assume an electric car must defeat all conventional cars, or that you must renounce all others.

Instead, they will be priced similar to the conventional cars, claims the brand.

Mercedes is aiming to meet the rising demand for pickup trucks with the refinement and convenience of a conventional car.

This model sets itself apart with All - electric powertrain, driving characteristics of a conventional car, and 107 - mile nominal range on an 8 - hour charge We have a skilled and knowledgeable sales staff with many years of experience fulfilling our customers needs.

With less distance between the front and back wheels than you'd find on a compact hatchback or sedan, and a usually firmer suspension setup to prevent body lean in the bends, there's always the chance that compact crossovers tend to be noticeably worse to drive than more conventional cars.

Like with any conventional car, a heater core needs the engine and it may run even in «EV mode.»