Sentences with phrase «as electric vehicle»

The fact is, however, that as electric vehicle use grows, these types of stations will no longer provide the kind of range reassurance they once did.

The same country that has made headlines for measuring Gross National Happiness (there are some legitimate questions for how GNH is calculated) and aiming for 100 % organic agriculture recently announcing a partnership with Nissan to supply electric vehicles (EVs) to government and taxi fleets, as well as electric vehicle chargers, as part of a broad scale effort to cut fossil fuel imports by a whopping 70 %, eventually aiming to become a zero emissions nation.

And of course, using the heat sparingly is even more important for good range than in an ICE (internal combustion engine) car, as an electric vehicle isn't peripherally warmed by the engine.

In other words, at traffic jam speeds, the plug - in Prius operates as an electric vehicle.

So for someone who commutes 15 miles each way to work and rarely takes long drives, a plug - in hybrid usually functions as an electric vehicle and relies on gas only on rare occasions.

EVs and solar: As the electric vehicle market begins to take off, many are hoping that this technology will be complementary to solar PV.

A plug - in hybrid vehicle is most easily described as a hybrid vehicle that also has the ability to operate as an electric vehicle.

It is also a key enabling technology for driving in the Quiet mode setting of the IDS, allowing for hushed vehicle operation by operating the NSX as an electric vehicle.

The Jetta Hybrid starts up as an electric vehicle and will remain like this up to speeds of 37 mph (60 km / h), dependent on how hard the driver wants to accelerate, on the topography, and on the state of charge of the battery.

There's also the theoretical ability to travel as an electric vehicle for up to 36 km and at speeds of 125km / h.

The Mercury Mariner is a full hybrid, and it can operate as an electric vehicle at speeds less than 25mph.

A gasoline - electric drivetrain with plug - in capability means the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid can operate as an electric vehicle for typical errands, and gets better fuel economy than any other minivan.

A true mini-car equipped with seating for 4 passengers, the Spark is available with a gasoline engine or as an electric vehicle.

The EV Later mode holds the pure electric range remaining on the battery in reserve, letting you decide when to operate the C - Max Energi as an electric vehicle.

It tended to drive as an electric vehicle as long as it had enough juice, although it cranked up its engine under heavy acceleration.

As an electric vehicle, the Bolt gets a combined EPA - estimated 119 MPGe, or miles per gallon (of gasoline) equivalent.

So I was excited to try out the 2014 Honda Accord Plug - in, which would not only debut a new hybrid system, but also could work as an electric vehicle with power from the grid.

The i3 was built from the ground up as an electric vehicle, freeing its stylists from the need to make room for a bulky gasoline engine and fuel tank.

The Vision Mercedes - Maybach Ultimate Luxury is conceived as an electric vehicle with four compact permanent - magnet synchronous motors and fully variable all - wheel drive.

The Toyota iQ EV Prototype is the successor to the FT - EV II as an electric vehicle based on the iQ chassis.

Slowly scouring the streets in search of a parking space, the hybrid powertrain performed its role as an electric vehicle flawlessly.

Designed from the outset as an electric vehicle, the I - Pace is built on a bespoke aluminum architecture that's said to deliver Jaguar's most torsionally rigid body structure, with 50:50 weight distribution.

Cribbing its basic design philosophy from the iconic Toyota Prius, the 2017 Hyundai Ioniq is available first as a gas - electric hybrid and as an electric vehicle.

What Lexus does know is that by 2025, every one of its models will be available as an electric vehicle or a gas - electric hybrid.

Initially, the 2019 Audi Q3 will appear as an electric vehicle in China.

In terms of competition, it maps closely to the Mercedes - Benz B - Class gas / diesel compact crossover that is available in the US as an electric vehicle.

For 2013, in addition to new special - edition models, the Smart Fortwo is offered as an electric vehicle for the first time.

As electric vehicle technology evolves, it is likely that the batteries used in electric hybrid and full electric buses will increase in size, meaning that more power will be required for charging.

The Karma's primary power source, as an electric vehicle, is a 360 - volt, 20 - kWh lithium - ion battery pack that runs down the center of the car.

It is capable of operating as an electric vehicle for up to 25 miles on a full charge using its 91 horsepower.

«But as the electric vehicle market expands and we start to replace on - board electronics on airplanes, this will become a much larger problem,» Zhuo said.

Since the charging process takes a couple of hours, visitors can drive to Joppa Flats (tagged as a electric vehicle charging site on GPS), plug in, spend a couple of hours pursuing an activity or otherwise enjoying the education center, then drive home with a fully recharged vehicle.

With a base price of $ 35,000, the Model 3 is marketed as an electric vehicle the average consumer can buyAuto analysts say...

At the moment, though, this seems impossible as the electric vehicle maker just curbed Autopilot features on the Model S.

The FF 91, as the electric vehicle is called, wowed attendees and managed to calm concerns surrounding the embattled, Chinese - backed company — for now, at least.

As electric vehicles gain popularity, such technology could become as ubiquitous as stoplights, with chargers embedded at bus stops and in stop signs or even in roads themselves (the U.K. government is testing charging lanes on highways that would offer electric cars virtually unlimited driving range).

As electric vehicles catch on, business owners wonder whether the upfront cost of an EV charging station will pay them back in terms of customers.

Just this week, he published his Master Plan Part Deux in which he outlined how a combined Tesla (TSLA) and SolarCity (SCTY) would create a clean energy powerhouse that makes and sells solar panels and batteries, as well as electric vehicles of all types including buses and semis.

Cree's Wolfspeed product families include SiC materials, power - switching devices and RF devices targeted for applications such as electric vehicles, fast charging, inverters, power supplies, telecom and military and aerospace.

Cree's product families include SiC materials, power - switching devices and RF devices targeted for applications such as electric vehicles, fast charging, invertors, power supplies, telecom and mil / aero.

Finally, I think with Tesla firing up its Nevada - based Gigafactory, investors would be prudent to keep their eyes on aluminum, cobalt, nickel and especially copper, as electric vehicles use around three times as much of the red metal as conventional vehicles.

As electric vehicles become more mainstream, however, the prices for battery raw materials have also soared.

In this case the Mayor of London proposes to continue his current low emissions scheme, but, rather than widen it to penalise smaller vehicles belonging to small businesses, instead to boost the market for innovative alternatives such as electric vehicles, low - emissions taxis and hybrid buses.

Success has bred success, and lithium - ion batteries have found new and bigger applications, such as electric vehicles (see «Powered by Lithium»).

With automakers here lagging behind their Western peers in making traditional cars, the chance to catch up lies in producing technologically advanced models such as electric vehicles.

NdFeB magnets are the most powerful on earth, and used in everything from computer hard drives and head phones to clean energy technologies such as electric vehicles and wind turbines.

The lack of dense energy storage systems is a big barrier to widespread adoption of renewable energy sources such as wind and solar, which are only intermittently available, as well as to the advancement of technologies such as electric vehicles.

These allow manufacturers that make very low emission vehicles, such as electric vehicles, to claim extra credits for them, so they can continue to produce more heavily polluting vehicles as well.

Infrastructure limitations may prevent manufacturers at first from rolling out fuel cell cars on the same wide scale as electric vehicles, but they will be on the streets in increasing numbers by 2015.

Without more filling stations, fuel - cell vehicles run up against the same range limitations as electric vehicles.