Sentences with phrase «as production of the vehicle»

The small EV went on sale in December 2016 as a 2017 model in two launch states (California and Oregon) as production of the vehicle was being ramped up.

Not exact matches

Bringing electric motor production to the Nevada factory allows Tesla to maximize the footprint of its Fremont factory, in which every inch of the hefty 5.3 million - square - foot space will be needed, as the company pushes toward its goal of producing 500,000 vehicles annually.

Often the production - focused facility also uses mail / online ordering as a prime selling vehicle — if this is what your market expects, you will want to include shipping preparation as part of your facility.

A key point of difference between Merkel's Christian Democrats and the SPD is that the latter wants car - makers to have quotas for the production of electric vehicles, whereas the former see this as too difficult to put into practice.

Magna's fourth - quarter sales rose 12.3 per cent to $ 10.4 billion, as light vehicle production rose seven per cent in Europe and five per cent in North America during the last quarter of 2017.

Delayed Model 3 production also comes as a slew of competitors bring new electric vehicle models to market.

According to the CEO, the autonomous I - PACE fleet is set to start testing sometime later this year, with Waymo deploying as many as 20,000 of the vehicles within two years of production.

The company had originally set out to deliver between 80,000 to 90,000 vehicles this year but later reduced its guidance to 79,000 after experiencing less than expected deliveries in the past quarter as a result of Model X production delays.

For the full year of 2018, Tesla says it expects «hundreds of thousands» of people to switch to Tesla's electric vehicles as it ramps up Model 3 production.

As Tesla continues to expand its product line, Tesla's production plan is also set to increase to a rate of 500,000 vehicles a year by 2018.

In October 2016, Tesla announced that all vehicles in production, as well as the forthcoming Model 3, will be built with an updated hardware suite, equipping each Tesla with the hardware needed for full self - driving capability at a safety level substantially greater than that of a human driver.

For example, BorgWarner CEO James Verrier said, «China light vehicle production was up close to 7 %, which was well ahead of our expectations as we went into the quarter,» and then, discussing the full - year, said, «I would say we're closely aligned with IHS» view, which is calling for about 2 % growth in China.»

Tesla and scores of others from traditional automakers to technology firms are all competing for a slice of China's fast - growing new - energy vehicle market as the country looks to impose tough new tariffs to encourage production of «green» cars.

The stock rallied over 6.5 % the week following the announcement, with the proceeds earmarked for Model 3 production with deliveries by the end of 2017 and bringing forward Tesla's 500,000 vehicle unit build plan 2 years from 2020 to 2018 (as in next year, 2018).

Sales of motor vehicles and parts were down 7.0 per cent compared to August as production began to wind down in advance of planned facility closures.

These hydrocarbons, which are also burned for heating and cooking and blended into vehicle fuel, are extracted from the natural gas production stream or produced as a by - product of refined oil.

The production lulls were caused by assembly plant changes that GM made as part of its strategy to shift its focus from sedans to more profitable larger vehicles.

7) «The period is marked by technological advances in pottery production, including the introduction and dominant utilization of the fast wheel and the appearance of efficient, tow - tiered pottery kilns; metallurgy with deliberate alloying and evidence for local production in the form of copper smelting furnaces on the outskirts of Khapuz - depe; stone working; and a development of wheeled vehicles drawn by Bactrian camels and possible bulls as indicated by terra - cotta models.»

Decides that, in order to begin to comply with its disarmament obligations, in addition to submitting the required biannual declarations, the Government of Iraq shall provide to UNMOVIC, the IAEA, and the Council, not later than 30 days from the date of this resolution, a currently accurate, full, and complete declaration of all aspects of its programmes to develop chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons, ballistic missiles, and other delivery systems such as unmanned aerial vehicles and dispersal systems designed for use on aircraft, including any holdings and precise locations of such weapons, components, subcomponents, stocks of agents, and related material and equipment, the locations and work of its research, development and production facilities, as well as all other chemical, biological, and nuclear programmes, including any which it claims are for purposes not related to weapon production or material;

Tesla will be without two important executives just as the electric - car maker struggles to boost production of its first mass - market vehicle and faces doubts about its ability to raise cash.

«Seizure by confiscation as a result of criminal or civil trial has been less common» - tell that to all the drug trafficing suspects whose vehicles - plausibly means of production - were nationalized by US law enforcement:).

His career work has focused on engineering research related to ginning and production of cotton, most recently measuring cotton fiber quality and contamination, and applying unmanned aerial vehicles as remote - sensing platforms for the production of cotton and other crops.

In collaboration with Linköping - based energy recovery specialists Tekniska verken, Scania Engines is currently testing one of its engines using raw gas, biogas that is untreated — i.e., not cleaned or upgraded to remove wastewater, CO2 and other particles, as happens with the production of compressed natural gas for vehicle fuels.

A new report on fuel cell vehicles from IHS Automotive forecasts that global production of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) will reach more than 70,000 vehicles annually by 2027, as more automotive OEMs bring FCEVs to market.

Boeing is also the prime contractor for the design, development, test and production of the SLS vehicle cryogenic stages, as well as development of the avionics suite.

They are also important for environmental systems management, such as for vehicle emissions, and for production of many everyday products, said Jim Petersen, director of the Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering.

Although the story itself isn't much more than a standard chase vehicle, the production is elevated by Gibson's decision to recreate the atmosphere of the Mayan civilization as much as possible, which included very intricate costume designs, make - up, and actors that speak their lines in an actual Mayan dialect, Yucatec Maya.

Technology resources today resemble simple hand tools that have morphed into a combination of every tool — handheld and power — available at Sears, as well as every work vehicle Caterpillar manufactures, an audio recording John Lennon would have appreciated, and a video - production unit capable of contributing content for a National Geographic special.

The impact of emerging technologies such as robotics, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, bio-technology, autonomous vehicles and 3 - D printing will be unprecedented: disrupting and transforming all areas of society as well as entire systems of production, management, and governance.

As predicted, the so - called MDX «prototype» shown earlier this year at the Detroit auto show was little more than a gussied - up version of the production vehicle.

«The Tesla - Toyota joint development team has agreed that building the vehicle at the Woodstock plant on the same line as the gasoline - powered RAV4, will streamline and simplify the production process and guarantee the highest level of quality control,» said Ray Tanguay, TMMC Chairman, in a press release.

When it first unveiled the all - but - ready - for - production Pacifica to the media at last year's Detroit auto show, Chrysler boasted that, true to a legacy of advanced engineering and advanced marketing smarts, it was set once again to create a new vehicle segment — «sports tourers» — much as it had with its landmark minivans of 1984.

Seems the 2017 Bentley Bentayga SUV can't go on sale soon enough, seeing as it will have a profound effect on the production output of Bentley, which sold 11,020 vehicles last year.

News reports of the Florida crash come just as consulting firm AlixPartners released a study showing that nearly 75 percent of Americans want driverless vehicles, and as BMW, Intel, and Mobileye have announced they intend to bring «highly and fully automated driving into series production by 2021.»

FCA CEO Sergio Marchionne has been on the stump in recent weeks, calling for industry consolidation as a way to combat the high costs of product development and production in a world where regulatory and market demands are requiring automakers to offer a smorgasbord of powertrain technology and vehicle configurations.

Stefan Bellof did indeed drive a Porsche 956 to the fastest ever lap of 6:11:13 for a motorised vehicle in 1983... but it was for qualifying for the 1000 km Sports Car race, so technically it was never a production car... Admittedly some of the cars near the top of this list blur the definition of production car... if you was to go by the list above, then it should be the Porsche 918 that takes the mantle for fastest production car as the others at the top are thinly veiled track - only specials for someone with deep pockets.

The upcoming vehicle, described by our Italian insider as a «hyper - duper super sports car from space,» will be limited to a production run of one, divided among twenty lucky buyers around the world.

The company hopes to localize as much as 85 percent of vehicle production in the Americas by 2015, which would cut down on supply chain and shipping costs compared to building cars in Japan.

It must be stated that none of these delays are related to specific vehicles, but the production as a whole.

Other rumors suggest Tesla will launch an all - wheel - drive version of the Model S, with the «D» signifying a dual - motor drivetrain borrowed from the upcoming Model X. Either way, the new car appears to have the same basic front fascia design as the existing Model S. Tesla will soon have even more production capacity to build a greater range of all - electric models, once its Gigafactory battery manufacturing facility comes online, so it's not surprising that the company will reveal a new vehicle.

The European market malaise finally begins to hit Volkswagen as the year winds down, forcing the auto maker to cut production of its Passat model in Germany in October and reduce overall vehicle production by 300,000 units through the remainder of 2012.

Even though Volvo initially conceived of the P1800 as a relatively «niche» vehicle, it went on to sell 39,414 copies over its 11 - year production run.

There will be no mix of internal - combustion - engine cars and BEVs in production on a single assembly as is the case at General Motors and some other automakers, though it's possible for the vehicles to share a paint shop and portions of a body shop.

VW officials claim the CrossBlue, a three - row crossover, is merely a concept that «gauges customer reaction» to the design, but it's hard to imagine Volkswagen isn't already well on its way to launching a production version here in the U.S. Medium - large, three - row crossovers are as important in this market as midsize sedans, and given Volkswagen's quest to increase its grasp of the North American automotive market, a vehicle like the CrossBlue would be just the ticket towards achieving those goals.

Sources also say that production of the next - generation Cadillac SRX — which is currently produced in Mexico — could move to the Spring Hill plant, as this vehicle, along with the Buick crossover, should be based on a modified premium version of the next - generation Equinox platform.

Despite the belief of many that the Volkswagen Phaeton full - size luxury sedan was the answer to a question nobody asked, VW development chief Heinz - Jakob Neusser said that an all - new Phaeton was in the works, and despite superficial appearances, that the business case for it was quite good, as it serves as a test - bed for putting new technologies into production, and ultimately putting them into more mass - market Volkswagen vehicles, Britain's Autocar reports.

Nissan president Carlos Ghosn describes it as an «electric vehicle for car - lovers» — something its volume production Leaf hasn't quite achieved — and sees it as a real - life study into the potential of advanced electric vehicle performance.

Bollinger didn't say when production is ready as it claims they are in «talks with third - party independent vehicle manufacturers in the U.S.» As of the B1's reveal, the company says those potential parties are currently studying the market potential and investment costs for proper financial estimateas it claims they are in «talks with third - party independent vehicle manufacturers in the U.S.» As of the B1's reveal, the company says those potential parties are currently studying the market potential and investment costs for proper financial estimateAs of the B1's reveal, the company says those potential parties are currently studying the market potential and investment costs for proper financial estimates.

To explain this seeming paradox, let's start with a fifty - second backgrounder on the state of the electric - car race: As you may have heard, Nissan and General Motors are ramping up production on (relatively) affordable and (relatively) practical electric vehicles.

The USDOT seeks an in - depth report delineating the history, current state and evolutionary trajectory of the build, test and validation activities assocaited with the lifecycle of automotive control system software in vehicle production and across other transpotation areas and other domains, such as advances in computing hardware and automation.