Sentences with phrase «electric propulsion works»

Electric propulsion works by driving a stream of plasma, or electrically charged gas, out the back of a spacecraft.

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AC Propulsion, a San Dimas, Calif., maker of electric vehicle drive systems, discovered this when working with Tesla Motors.

He began his career in 1962 at Lewis Research Center, where he worked on electric propulsion systems.

If the project works as envisioned, the spaceport would rely on electric and chemical propulsion to take a crew to their destination and then return them to the gateway.

In cooperation with a number of companies, General Motors engineers worked on the 1971 Lunar Rover and was responsible for designing the electric propulsion system, suspension, mesh wire wheels, and drive controller made to accommodate lunar gloves.

«We can do lot more with today's propulsion systems, both gas and diesel, as you downsize and add direct - injection and electrification to those systems,» Smyth says, noting GM is working on all possible future powertrain technologies, including hybrid - and all - electric vehicles, as well as plug - in hybrids and hydrogen fuel cells.

Work on Porsche's manufacturing facility will create a new paint shop, a new assembly plant, and changes to the engine factory to accommodate electric propulsion production.

Under most operating conditions, the Accord works in the Hybrid mode where the engine acts as a generator and supplies electric power to the battery with power being channelled to the wheels via the electric propulsion motor.

Initially, the companies are working together to integrate UQM Technologies» PowerPhase electric propulsion system with BorgWarner's 31 - 03 eGearDrive transmission (earlier post) for the all - electric CODA front - wheel drive five - passenger sedan, scheduled for introduction in the... Read more →

In this type mode, the system works as a parallel hybrid in which both the gasoline engine and, when required — for example, upon quick acceleration — the electric propulsion motor, both provide power to the wheels.

The 2019 Honda Insight features the third - generation of the Honda two - motor hybrid system, featuring a 1.5 - liter Atkinson cycle 4 - cylinder engine, electric propulsion motor and a lithium - ion battery pack working together to offer 151 combined horsepower and 197 pound - feet of electric motor torque.

The all - wheel - drive system — basically the 68 horsepower, 103 pounds - foot rear electric drive motor — works either with a mash of the pedal for maximum propulsion, or when slippage occurs, such as in wet, icy or snowy conditions.

A propulsion system wherein a gasoline engine and battery - powered electric motor work in concert.

Mostly it's there as a power - booster for the engine, and usually the sharing of propulsion works well with no jolts, if a bit of added electric noise common to EVs and hybrids.

In this type of operation the system works as a «parallel hybrid» where both the gasoline engine and, when required — for instance upon quick acceleration — the electric propulsion motor, both provide power to the wheels.

It is thus still working all - electrically, albeit with the engine turning the generator to provide on - board electric propulsion energy.

The powertrain software toggles imperceptibly between electric and gasoline propulsion, working through a standard continuously variable (CVT) automatic transmission.

Unlike competing systems, Honda's two - motor hybrid technology works without the need for a conventional automatic transmission, with the electric propulsion motor directly powering the drive axles.

My purchase of a Volt is, to me, putting my money exactly where my mouth is, as it is the first (and an excellent) mass - produced example of exactly the «best of both worlds» PHEV technology we at CalCars have been working so hard to get into the marketplace to help empower the shift to electric propulsion without having to wait for EVs and their infrastructure to be capable of satisfying all driving needs.