Sentences with phrase «electric only range only»

Electric only range only needs to be 10 miles as the system will be designed as a support much like a turbo.

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Considering that the Model 3 is only being shipped with a long - range RWD configuration, the full potential of the mass market electric compact sedan is still unknown.

For a while now, the only things we've known about Tesla's upcoming Model 3 were the promises made by Elon Musk: A fully electric vehicle with a $ 35,000 price tag and 200 miles of battery range.

We are the first and currently only company to commercially produce a federally - compliant highway - capable electric vehicle, the Tesla Roadster, which combines a market - leading range on a single charge with attractive design, driving performance and zero tailpipe emissions.

Very few car owners in Ulster County are tooling around in pure electric models, which cost too much and only a few have the range required for rural or suburban driving.

For example, photonic crystals could funnel excess heat from a power plant's generator and release it over a much smaller band of frequencies to drive engines — such as those in electric - powered cars that can absorb energy only within a small range — much more efficiently.

(OnStar can also be used to help the new Spark EV find charging stations while en route — because the all - electric car only has an 132 - kilometer range — as well as plot a route to that plug.)

Unlike battery - powered electric vehicles, fuel - cell powered ones have a long cruising range — up to 650 kilometers per tank (the fuel is usually compressed hydrogen gas); a hydrogen fuel refill only takes about three minutes.

With more automakers planning to offer plug - in hybrids in the near future, only time will tell if consumers are willing to pay the premium for a greater electric operating range.

Extending the electric only range of vehicle travel comes with a variety of penalties including added weight and expense.

Electric - only range is up nearly 50 per cent says BMW, with up to 34 miles achievable.

The predicted electric range after an overnight charge was between 73 and 91 miles, the latter figure appearing only once.

F / R 47/53 % CHARGING: 6 hours @ 240V, 15A; 14 hours @ 120V, 15A RANGE: 50/250 miles (electric / gas) 0 - 60 MPH: 5.9 / 7.9 sec (hybrid / battery only) TOP SPEED: 125/95 mph (hybrid / battery only)

It achieves an electric - only driving range of approximately 30 miles, and the 18.4 kWh battery pack can be charged in around five hours.

When fully charged, it reportedly has an electric - only range of around 15 miles.

Essentially, it's a plug - in, turbo - diesel hybrid that sports an exceptionally long electric - power - only range.

The battery provides enough juice not only for extra performance but also a certain degree of all - electric range — enough for around 37 miles.

Electricity created from the internal combustion engine is sent not only to the battery for recharging, but also to the electric motor, boosting the total range of the vehicle (Chrysler claims it's as high as 400 miles to a tank of gasoline).

Great in theory as it nearly doubles the effective range, but that still means a real - world range of under 200 miles as the fuel tank for this engine is tiny - and the extra weight means a reduced electric - only range.

As ever, your economy may vary wildly depending on the proportion of electric - only range you're able to use.

The RS crowns the Focus line up and has a range - topping price tag, but at just a couple of thousand over # 30k it's only marginally more than the electric Focus.

Chevrolet's Bolt, specifically designed and engineered as a battery - electric, all - purpose, all - weather vehicle with enough range to make running - out - of - juice anxiety a thing of the past, is not only a perfectly adequate small commuting and grocery - getting family car, it's actually very agreeable to drive.

As BMW's i8 coupe approaches half a decade on our roads, the Munich firm has given its petrol - electric sports car not only a mid-life facelift, but also increased its electric driving range.

In addition, the sedan is available as a C350e plug - in hybrid that uses the turbo four - cylinder and has an electric - only range of up to 8 miles.

This permits an increased electric - only driving range — up from 20 to 33 miles — as well as the mildest of power hikes for the electric motor — up 12bhp to 141bhp.

The EPA rates the i3 REx's battery - only range at 72 miles versus 81 miles for the lighter, pure - electric i3 BEV.

Chrysler says recharge time on a Level 2 (240 - volt) charger is 2 hours and that electric - only range is 30 miles (48 km).

While the electric - only version should cover 100 miles between charges, the «range extended» version will be good for 200 miles.

In the plug - in hybrid, the 9.8 - kWh battery pack is around five times larger than in the standard Sonata Hybrid, making for an EV driving mode that can provide an estimated range of 22 miles running only on electric power.

Such a driving range would help the future GM EV close in on the lofty driving range of the Tesla Model S. GM's only current all - electric car, the Chevrolet Spark EV, has an EPA - rated driving range of 82 miles.

Both these vehicles also lose two miles from the estimated EPA EV range, going from 21 miles to 19 miles of estimated electric - only range on a full battery charge.

Ever the magnet for controversy, Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson was partially vindicated this week when the British high court ruled in favor of the show and of the BBC, dismissing electric carmaker Tesla's claim that the show misrepresented its Roadster's range by pointing out that it was only able to

The Niro Plug - In performed admirably despite having only 26 miles of all - electric range.

The 14.1 kWh battery pack returns around 31 miles of electric - only driving range.

PHEV variants of the Ioniq feature a larger 8.9 - kWh battery, giving it an estimated electric only range of up to 31 miles.

Orders are being taken now for delivery in six months, and plans are already underway for a hybrid variant with a 150 - horse electric motor driving the front wheels, providing a total horsepower of 889 and short - range electric - only propulsion for city centers.

This proposed range, which will be for the base model only, BEATS all electric cars bar the Chevrolet Bolt.

Even though the 2018 Kia Niro PHEV makes for pretty good EV, its limited electric - only range means that pure electric operation will be limited to urban suburban retirees that don't go outside of a 5 - 10 mile radius of their homes as well as those lucky souls blessed with a short commute.

Meant to provide an uptick over the electric - only i3's range of approximately 80 - 100 miles, the gasoline engine will cost $ 3850 extra, for a total price of $ 46,125 with destination.

As plug - in hybrids go, the 2016 Mercedes - Benz C350e has a somewhat limited electric - only driving range.

What's really needed is a long range (say 50 - 70 mile electric only) plug - in hybrid that effectively is an electric vehicle for 95 % of the time.

Interestingly, both the electric motor and the gasoline range extender are mounted in the rear of the i3, as the car is rear - wheel - drive in both electric - only and range extender configurations.

Though the shielding does add weight to the Tesla Model S, Musk said the impact on electric driving range is only a 0.1 - percent decrease.

The range extender model is approximately 330 lbs heavier than the electric - only version.

C - max energi Late 2012 The plug - in variant will offer a short electric - only driving range before the gas engine kicks on.

The motor itself is rated at 60 hp and 125 lb - ft of torque and the EPA estimates the car's electric only range at 26 miles.

That said, the 2017 Bolt EV will be the only electric car to offer over 200 miles of range for under $ 40,000.

Three years after the arrival of the Chevrolet Volt, the 2014 Cadillac ELR is the only other car with General Motors» extended - range electric drivetrain.

Electric - only range is up to 50 miles (of zero - emissions motoring), but with a full tank of fuel the Ampera might manage 10 times that distance.

Not only is the 2016 Chevrolet Volt more fuel - efficient and capable of longer all - electric range than its predecessor, it's also a bit cheaper.