Similar to Honda's Integrated Motor Assist hybrid system, the ActiveHybrid 7
adds electric boost to the gasoline engine during acceleration and the engine shuts down when the car comes to a stop.
Thrust is surprisingly brisk off the line with
the added electric boost.
Even without
the added electric boost, the V6 engine still manages to achieve 310 horsepower with ease.
With a top speed of 25 mph, and a range of up to 50 miles, this drop - in e-bike conversion kit aims to make it easy to
add an electric boost to any bike.
Not exact matches
Using an integrated starter / generator, the powerplant produces a baseline of 362 hp and 369 lb - ft,
adding another 21 hp and 184 lb - ft when
electric assistance (aka, EQ
Boost) kicks in.
Extra
electric boost adds up to a total of 325 horses, and torque vectoring capability.
Added to this is an EQ
Boost starter - alternator providing an additional short - term 21bhp electric boost, along with a further 184 lb ft of torque, and this also feeds the 48V electric sy
Boost starter - alternator providing an additional short - term 21bhp
electric boost, along with a further 184 lb ft of torque, and this also feeds the 48V electric sy
boost, along with a further 184 lb ft of torque, and this also feeds the 48V
electric system.
The engine delivers 300 hp while the
electric motors
add short
boosts of 120 extra hp, for up to 5 seconds.
The
electric motor never drives the wheels by itself, but
adds boost for acceleration and enables an idle stop system.
Upgrading to a the hybrid model keeps the same engine but
adds an 87 - horsepower
electric motor,
boosting capability to 400 horsepower and 472 pound - feet of torque.
«Being able to provide
electric boost to the powertrain system during heavy acceleration and grade driving enables the LaCrosse transmission to operate more efficiently, while the
added functionality of engine start - stop and fuel shut - off during deceleration provides
added fuel savings.»
Add that to the stiffer suspension, larger P215 / 45ZR -17 tires on alloy wheels, bigger brakes, the nicely - tuned
electric -
boosted power steering and an unusually handsome rear spoiler, and you have a car that is, as it has long been, a genuine blast to drive.
The EQ
Boost from the
electric motor can
add that extra 21 horsepower and 184 pounds of torque for that much more amount of thrill.
The RX 450h features an upgraded 3.5 L 2GR - FXE V6 engine (shared with the RX 350) which produces 245 hp (183 kW) at 6000 rpm, [70] along with a new inverter which
boosts total horsepower to 297 hp (221 kW)(with the
electric motors providing an
added 22 hp (16 kW)-RRB-.
The new petrol engine will usher in
electric boosting via an integrated starter motor for
added performance potential and is Mercedes» answer to the likes of the upcoming second - generation Audi S7 and recently introduced BMW M550i.
Additionally, it adopts a belt - driven alternator and 48V
electric architecture that
adds 17bhp for brief periods of
electric boosting.
Honda also
added an on - demand
electric boost via a steering wheel - mounted button that gives five seconds of increased thrust.
VEHICLE REVIEWS: A Fusion with the
added efficiency of an
electric - motor
boost.
Last week, we featured an on - going discussion about solar costs in Florida, where lawmakers are considering
adding a small surcharge on monthly
electric bills to
boost the amount of renewable energy deployed in the state.
He has replaced the original 3.5 - litre internal - combustion engine with a frugal 1.9 - litre version, thus
boosting fuel economy, but the
added kick from the
electric motor means this SUV can still accelerate to 60mph faster than an ordinary Explorer.