Sentences with phrase «while electric batteries»

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While hybrid electric and full electric vehicles have become more common in recent years, the aviation industry has been slow to embrace e-planes, partially because of the weight and cost of lithium - ion battery packs.

And while you would expect the electric motor and batteries to make it heavy and laboured in the corners, it is instead exceptionally nimble.

«While we've been focused at Waymo on building the world's most experienced driver, the team at Jaguar Land Rover has developed an all - new battery - electric platform that looks to set a new standard in safety, design and capability,» Waymo CEO John Krafcik, who was on hand in New York to reveal the initiative, added.

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.

While portable consumer goods alone continue to provide impressive growth in demand for lithium batteries, the start of mass production of hybrid, plug - in hybrid and electric vehicles presents the most significant upside potential for lithium demand.

While rocked by a diesel emissions scandal, the carmaker is reportedly building its own car battery factory to strengthen its presence and sales in the electric car market.

Finally, please note that while electric scooters operate safely in light rain, they should not be ridden in deep puddles that could immerse the battery, and they do not operate well in snow and are easily stuck.

«Future electric cars could recharge wirelessly while you drive: Charging plates in the road would send electrical energy to an onboard battery wirelessly.»

But while they are great for electric sports cars, the batteries aren't cheap and aren't flexible enough to cope with wildly different loads for power grid storage.

An electric hybrid typically salvages about 25 percent of the energy lost while braking, but a hydraulic hybrid can recoup at least 75 percent because hydraulics can soak up energy more quickly than batteries.

To satisfy the growing demand from emerging markets (electric cars, for example, and renewable energy storage), researchers from Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, and the University of Geneva (UNIGE), Switzerland, have devised a new battery prototype: known as «all - solid - state,» this battery has the potential to store more energy while maintaining high safety and reliability levels.

According to Jaguar Land Rover director of research and technology Dr. Wolfgang Epple, the HVAC system can suck up to 40 percent of an electric car's battery range, while air conditioning can cut range on a traditional combustion engine by up to 20 percent.

Trying to use only the electric motor while in slow - moving traffic or adjusting your throttle use so that you can drive quickly while still topping up the battery become oddly rewarding challenges.

While I have issues with certain things like the electric windows and mirrors, and the fact that the windshield wiper fluid tube was burned out by being too close to the battery, these are minor details that can be fixed.

Carbon monoxide emissions would not be released while the vehicle is in all - electric mode, but if the car is left unattended for long enough to drain the battery, the gasoline engine could activate and begin producing carbon monoxide exhaust.

With advanced technology like rechargeable lithium batteries and electric motors providing power to the wheels, modern battery electric vehicles allow for all - electric driving while producing zero tailpipe emissions.

DETROIT — While electric vehicles are hogging more than their share of the limelight at the auto show here, Toyota Motor Corp., the world's leader in hybrid - vehicle sales, remains cautious about the future of battery - powered vehicles.

Peugeot claims that the decelerative force provided by the electric motors lessens the needs for drivers to use the four - piston 380 mm front vented discs and 290 mm rear, as the car stores this energy within the battery while slowing down.

EV Drive mode uses only the two electric motors to power the crossover, while Series Hybrid mode allows the gas engine and battery pack to act as a generator and provide additional power to the electric motors and Parallel Hybrid mode where the car primarily uses the 2.0 - liter gas engine with the electric motors only coming into the picture when extra power is needed.

The all - electric i3 is now capable of an official 195 miles (which should result in a real world figure of at least 150 miles), while the i3 REx, with its small two - cylinder range - extending engine, is officially rated at 288 miles on the combined efforts of battery and petrol power.

Two electric motors are housed up front to separately drive each front wheel, while a rear - mounted electric motor supplements the V - 6's power and can function as a generator to charge the lithium - ion battery pack.

A Battery Charge mode allows drivers to top up the battery while driving, before entering as - yet nonexistant zero - emission city centres, while Hybrid mode mixes electric and petrol power as the car sees fit, depending on driving condBattery Charge mode allows drivers to top up the battery while driving, before entering as - yet nonexistant zero - emission city centres, while Hybrid mode mixes electric and petrol power as the car sees fit, depending on driving condbattery while driving, before entering as - yet nonexistant zero - emission city centres, while Hybrid mode mixes electric and petrol power as the car sees fit, depending on driving conditions.

Should a stint of such driving leave your battery nearly depleted, but you wish to arrive at your destination on electric power alone (whether for quietness or for restricted access in a city center), all you need to do is switch into sport mode for a while and the battery will be topped up quickly — surprisingly quickly, in fact.

BMW says its prototype charger is 90 percent efficient and could fully charge a BMW i8 battery in under two hours, while the all - electric BMW i3 could be fully charged overnight.

A turbocharged 1.5 - liter inline - three engine develops 170 hp and drives the rear wheels by way of a six - speed automatic transmission, while a separate 131 - hp electric motor generator draws power from a lithium - ion battery pack and feeds the front wheels through a two - speed transmission.

No doubt, the i8 looks great, but it is hardly an electric car with a 7.2 kWh battery and pathetic 22.5 - miles of electric range while barely seating 4 adults.

GM will launch «at least» 20 new battery - electric or fuel - cell vehicles by 2023: While no one has figured out how to make money on BEVs or fuel cells yet, this announcement spurs on GM's already soaring share prices.

While the battery sits under the long hood, the electric motor resides behind the battery pack, in the same location as the gearbox on the E-type.

It uses an electric motor for each rear wheel, developing 130kW each — equivalent to 174bhp per wheel — while energy comes from a 220kW lithium - ion battery pack.

The engine and motor combine for a total of 416 hp and 435 lb - ft, while fully charging the 10.8 - kWh battery gives an estimated all - electric driving range of 11 to 22 miles at speeds up to 78 mph.

While the current Chevrolet Volt uses a 1.4 - liter four - cylinder as a range - extender and generator for the Volt's battery and electric motor, the next Volt could switch to a smaller and lighter turbocharged 1.0 - liter three - cylinder mill.

The S E Countryman ALL4 is Mini's first plug - in hybrid vehicle, which uses a 1.5 - liter three - cylinder engine to drive the front wheels through a six - speed automatic transmission, while the rear wheels are driven by an 87 - hp electric motor powered by a 7.6 - kilowatt - hour lithium - ion battery.

Some componentry has been borrowed from Jaguar's upcoming electric production car, the i - Pace, while Jaguar quotes a real - world range of 170 miles from the 40kWh battery pack - which puts it roughly on par with several production models from mainstream manufacturers.

The four - cylinder engine up front has been jiggled into a slightly offset position to accommodate the electric motor, while the battery pack has been packaged beneath the rear seat and the gas tank has been shuffled to the rear.

Porsche engineers admit that in the short - term it'll be difficult to reduce the weight of electric motors or batteries while maintaining performance and range targets, so the wiring harness and other car components are being scrutinised for savings instead.

Select hybrid mode and it mixes use of the gas engine and electric motor for optimum efficiency and performance, while the PSM Sport mode allows a «significantly sportier» driving style and Sport + mode recharges the battery at a much higher rate.

A game - changer, the Mission E Cross Turismo aims to provide sporty performance and style while utilizing compact electric motors, an underbody battery, and no exhaust system, combustion engine, or transmission tunnel for a purely electric driving experience.

The four - wheel - drive 2 +2 EV seen last year produced a total of 738 hp through its four electric motors, drawing juice from an underfloor battery, and it was said to be capable of sprints from 0 - 60 mph of under 4 seconds while boasting a range of more than 200 miles.

The power at play is enough to scoot the GLC 350e from zero to 100 km / h in 5.9 seconds, while sipping an average of 2.9 L / 100 km based on the European cycle — credit much of the efficiency to the 34 - kilometre electric - only range delivered by the battery.

The hydrogen pile is located under the front hood, while the electric motor and the battery are located above the rear suspension.

EV generates power solely from using the electric motors while Series uses the engine as a generator to charge the batteries.

Though both are imbued with the latest high - tech lithium - ion batteries, the conventional hybrid has to make do with a teeny - weeny 1.6 kilowatt - hour affair while the plug - in version sucks electrons from a big, I'm - almost - an - electric - car 9.8 kW / h unit.

Alternatively, the plug - in hybrid system that's been an option for the Prius uses all electric power, drawing energy primarily from a plug - in charger that's used while the car is parked, with the gas engine only acting as an onboard generator when battery power gets too low.

While the EV remains a total mystery, the DS 7 Crossback E-Tense 4x4 pairs a 1.6 - liter turbocharged gasoline engine with two electric motors (one on each axle) and a 13 - kWh battery.

While the car is on the move, the electric drive itself contributes to a favourable energy balance through recuperation, by converting kinetic energy into electric current in deceleration mode and during braking and feeding this energy into the battery.

With the smaller battery pack, the pure electric SUV offers a driving range of 240 km, while with the bigger battery pack, the same number increases to 390 km.

EPA numbers are still pending, but Ford expects the plug - in to have a 19 - mile range on electric power only and 500 miles total range, while recharging the battery takes just 2.5 hours.

In fuel cell mode, the car runs only on hydrogen propulsion, while in assist mode, the electric battery helps out the fuel cell during heavy loads.

Regenerative braking uses the electric motor to harvest kinetic energy while braking, converting it to electrical energy that is used to recharge the high voltage battery.

These batteries and electric motors are manufactured by Tesla in California, while the rest of the car is manufactured in Germany by Mercedes - Benz.