Sentences with phrase «hybrid and electric vehicles»

New technologies, such as hybrid and electric vehicles and others not yet invented, will place dramatic new demands on the power system.

Fellow TreeHugger John Laumer recently brought to our attention the fact that control of rare earth metals is Achilles heel of the hybrid and electric vehicles, and wind turbines we all are counting on to make the future a decidedly greener place.

Johnson Controls: $ 299.2 million for the production of nickel - cobalt - metal battery cells and packs, as well as production of battery separators (by partner Entek) for hybrid and electric vehicles.

Younger people are especially inclined to purchase hybrid and electric vehicles, Read writes.

Yet 12 years later, Americans are still buying gas guzzling trucks and SUVs, while hybrid and electric vehicles account for just 3 % of new car sales.

For over 40 years, TCPs have brought together experts from the public and private sectors to share experiences in fields as diverse as ocean energy, smart grids, carbon capture and storage and hybrid and electric vehicles.

Our 170,000 employees create quality products, services and solutions to optimize energy and operational efficiencies of buildings; lead - acid automotive batteries and advanced batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles; and interior systems for automobiles.

What happens to the air quality of the United States (greenhouse gases and other emissions) if we have a massive expansion of plug - in hybrid and electric vehicles?

Even with government subsidies, hybrid and electric vehicles aren't cheap and the Plug - in Prius will have a considerable premium of around $ 4,000 on the ordinary Prius models which come in at $ 27,125 for the basic model and another $ 1,200 for the luxury edition.

We urgently need to transition to hybrid, plug - in hybrid and electric vehicles powered by renewable energy.

We need to accelerate the move to hybrid and electric vehicles and modernize our railway system.

This year's Paris Motor Show has been electric, as automakers from around the world have gathered to show their newest - and strangest - concept and production models of hybrid and electric vehicles (EV).

All hybrid and electric vehicles are equipped with a regenerative braking system.

While such advances are encouraging, further reductions in global emissions will be needed, for example through the introduction of new technologies such as hybrid and electric vehicles.

And the good news keeps coming with several automotive companies announcing production targets for hybrid and electric vehicles.

Alternative technologies, such as hybrid and electric vehicles that use oil more efficiently or not at all, continue to advance but they take time to penetrate markets.

This is necessary for a range of technologies, including but not limited to onshore and offshore wind, solar PV and thermal, advanced geothermal, hybrid and electric vehicles and batteries, carbon capture and storage, nuclear, smart - grid, and high - speed rail.

For those keeping track, here are the hybrid and electric vehicles that Mercedes currently has in its lineup, as well as the year when they were launched:

Especially alternative fuel carmakers Over the last few years, demand for hybrid and electric vehicles has closely paralleled the rise and fall of gas prices.

According to one estimate, more than one in five owners of hybrid and electric vehicles are switching to S.U.V.s instead.

European automakers demonstrated a new interest in hybrid and electric vehicles at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show.

The module is 13 - pounds lighter than the total weight of a conventional system, requires about half the packaging space and gets 10 % more braking regeneration, which is great for hybrid and electric vehicles.

One of its most advanced and most popular models is the Mitsubishi i - MiEV, which demonstrates what Mitsubishi is capable of achieving in the world of hybrid and electric vehicles.

Manufacturers have until late 2019 to equip normally quiet hybrid and electric vehicles with noise - making devices to help protect pedestrians.

In this day and age when pollution levels are at their peak, automakers have started coming out with hybrid and electric vehicles.

Audi plans a rapid expansion of plug - in hybrid and electric vehicles over the next few years as a key component in Volkswagen Group's strategy to dominate the alternative - powertrain market by decade's...

But compared to other plug - in hybrid and electric vehicles, the Volt has to be one of the better driving models.

Our brand has always been on the forefront of ecofriendly technology, and this shows through the extensive collection of popular hybrid and electric vehicles that we offer here at Sloane Toyota of Philadelphia.

For the Insight's design, Honda uses a shape that's coming to define hybrid and electric vehicles: a four - door hatchback with a smooth front and a high, abrupt tail.

When asked what would catch on with the people in his inner circle, King said: «From a hobbyist point of view, EFI systems for the older V8s, LED lighting, hybrid and electric vehicles.»

Like other hybrid and electric vehicles, the I - Pace features regenerative braking, which slows the vehicle down and recharges the battery in the process.

Swiss high - tech industrial Group Oerlikon and international automotive supplier Continental have entered into an agreement to cooperate on the development and marketing of integrated axle drive motor and transmission systems for hybrid and electric vehicles featuring optimized overall powertrain efficiency.

Some advanced hybrid and electric vehicles like the Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf are eligible for federal and state tax credits that lower the purchase cost.

For the Volt's design, Chevrolet uses a shape that's come to define hybrid and electric vehicles: a four - door hatchback with a smooth front and a high, abrupt tail.

The LA Auto Show has long served as a spotlight for «green» cars, and a popular place to unveil new hybrid and electric vehicles.

US Patent Application Nº 2012 / 0059538: Closed - loop speed and torque damping control for hybrid and electric vehicles (Published 2012, Assignee GM Global Technology Operations LLC)

The move will give Ford production capacity to build more than 100,000 hybrid and electric vehicles in North America by 2013.

EVO Electric, a developer of advanced electric drive solutions for the automotive sector (earlier post), has formed a joint venture with GKN Driveline, part of GKN plc, to develop, manufacture and sell Axial Flux electric motors and drive systems for use in hybrid and electric vehicles.

Comfort and convenience The Ioniq line - up delivers great driver and passenger convenience, bringing to the segment a range of considerations for which other Hybrid, Plug - in Hybrid and Electric vehicles may have compromised.

Chevrolet is also one of the pioneers in hybrid and electric vehicles, offering two such models: Volt (that has already reached its second generation) and the newer Bolt EV.

Once thought of as an incredibly niche market, demand for hybrid and electric vehicles has risen as the technology improved and driving ranges increased.

The LA Auto Show has long served as a popular place to unveil new hybrid and electric vehicles, but also the occasional performance car.

In a bid to get a piece of the (potentially) $ 50 billion pie, Michigan's Legislature has approved significant tax incentives for manufacturers of advanced batteries that will be used in hybrid and electric vehicles.

WASHINGTON — As required by the bipartisan Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2010 (PSEA), the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is proposing that hybrid and electric vehicles meet minimum sound standards in order to help make all pedestrians more aware of the approaching vehicles.

«And we are really excited about our new hybrid and electric vehicles as well.»

While the Volt was a trailblazer when it debuted, winning our Automobile of the Year award in 2011, the marketplace is becoming ever - more populated with hybrid and electric vehicles.

BMW has just reached its first significant milestone for plug - in car sales, with more than 100,000 plug - in hybrid and electric vehicles sold since its first models hit the market in 2013.

Samsung SDI's joint venture with Robert Bosch GmbH, SB LiMotive Co. Ltd., will supply cells for BMW AG's Megacity Vehicle EV next year and, by the end of 2012, expects to produce more than 600,000 kWh - worth of cells for hybrid and electric vehicles.

Hertz is looking to add and rent various GM, Mitsubishi, Coda Automotive, and Toyota hybrid and electric vehicles to its portfolio in the coming years.

The data logger designed by the project group for New Drive Systems NAS in Karlsruhe is useful when developing new hybrid and electric vehicles, and also increases the efficiency of vehicle fleets.