The full - hybrid version uses a 40 kW electric traction motor
allowing pure electric driving of typically up to 50 to 60 km / h (31 to 37 mph).
Not exact matches
Although the Spyder is a full hybrid, the battery can also be fully - charged via a domestic wall - socket in about two hours, which will
allow the i8 to
drive on
pure electric for up to 17 miles.
(Other modes include Touring, which is the default setting; Mountain, which reserves energy for steep grades; and Hold, which
allows drivers to use only the gasoline engine so that they can save the charge for
pure electric driving for later, such as when they are in the city.)
The automatic switching between
pure electric and hybrid modes is a distraction, but there is tremendous traction when all power sources are called up,
allowing you to confidently lay the throttle back at the apex safe in the knowledge that
drive is being sent both to the front and rear wheels.
The Prius Plug - in Hybrid comes with a 4.4 kWh lithium - ion battery pack which will
allow a 15 miles range of
pure electric driving (at speeds of up to 62...
Warren Transmission will build the GM Voltec 4ET50 Multi-Mode
Electric Drive Unit, which allows the Volt to drive in pure electric or extended range electr
Electric Drive Unit, which allows the Volt to drive in pure electric or extended range electric
Drive Unit, which
allows the Volt to
drive in pure electric or extended range electric
drive in
pure electric or extended range electr
electric or extended range
electricelectric mode.
The Battery Control setting
allows the driver to make between 30 and 100 per cent of the high - voltage battery's maximum charge available for
pure electric driving later in the journey.
The new powertrain
allows you to
drive in
pure -
electric mode more often, if you know how to cruise and not mash the accelerator.
A clutch
allows the
electric motor to decouple from the engine, thus
allowing for
pure electric driving.
The Hold feature as found also on European Volts and near twins Opel / Vauxhall Amperas, essentially «holds» the battery state - of - charge level
allowing for
pure electric driving at a later time in the journey.
A larger battery would
allow the cars to
drive in
pure electric mode during certain parts of the race.