Sentences with phrase «ion engines work»

Ion engines work by stripping electrons from the atoms of an inert gas such as xenon, making them positively charged.

Not exact matches

Now that Hayabusa in effect has two working ion engines again, it is back on track to return to Earth in June 2010, as had been planned before the 4 November glitch, JAXA says.

But these droplet engines have a problem: sometimes they form needle - like spikes that disrupt the way the thruster works — they get in the way of the ions flowing outward and turn the liquid to a gel.

The next - generation powertrain runs a supercharged 2.5 - liter four - cylinder engine that works with a lithium - ion battery pack and continuously variable transmission.

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.

It features power - split hybrid architecture, which allows the lithium - ion battery and gasoline - powered engine to work together or separately using the motor and generator.

530e: BMW's legendary 2.0 - liter TwinPower Turbo inline 4 - cylinder gasoline engine works in perfect harmony with an electric motor that's powered by a high - voltage lithium - ion battery.

The engine works in conjunction with two electric motors, which receive their power through a lithium - ion battery pack mounted in the trunk.

To support front - wheel drive vehicles, Nissan took the technologies of the original 1M2CL system and combined them with an XTRONIC CVT, working together with a compact lithium - ion battery and a 2.5 - liter supercharged engine.

A 104 - hp 1.6 - liter inline four - cylinder gasoline engine works in concert with an electric motor with a lithium - ion battery to deliver 139 combined system horsepower.

330e: BMW's award - winning 2.0 liter 4 - cylinder engine works with a lithium - ion powered electric motor to deliver a combined output of 248 hp and 310 lb - ft of torque that propels the 330e from 0 - 60 mph in 5.9 seconds.

It's powered by a gasoline engine that works in conjunction with a lithium - ion battery and can accelerate from 0 - 60 in a respectable time of nine seconds.

Lithium - ion batteries worked well, allowing the project to turn off the diesel engines for long periods of time and send surplus wind energy to heat homes, he said.