Sentences with phrase «battery electric drive»

The whole model range of smart models will be offered with battery electric drive.

STANDARD FEATURES: Lithium ion battery Electric drive unit Range extender engine Stability and traction control Keyless entry and ignition Pedestrian friendly alert Automatic headlights Tire pressure monitoring system OnStar Heated exterior mirrors Solar - absorbing windshield Automatic air conditioning 7 - inch touchscreen radio Auxiliary audio input Tilt - and - telescopic steering column Cruise control 40/40 split folding rear seats USB port Satellite radio Bluetooth

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This is precisely why his Grantham Foundation has aggressively invested in alternative transportation technologies, such as the lithium - ion battery systems expected to drive mass - market adoption of electric vehicles.

The three - wheeled car weighs about 1,200 pounds and features a single - cylinder 7 - hp engine that uses either diesel or ethanol and networked batteries to drive two electric motors, giving it the equivalent of 16 hp and a max speed of about 70 mph.

The U.S. pioneer in luxury electric cars charged by batteries was one of the first companies to offer steering that could be operated hands - free, one of the first steps to full self - driving that industry experts say may be available by 2020.

However a rapid fall in lithium ion battery prices over the past two years — driven by the proliferation of electric cars — has made the technology far more viable.

The California - based electric car startup says the car will utilize an industry leading 130 kWh battery that's capable of driving 378 miles on a single charge.

Fully electric, and with a 200 kWh battery pack, Musk says that it would be «economic suicide» for trucking companies to continue driving diesel trucks.

Nemaska Lithium (NMX.T) intends to become a lithium hydroxide supplier and lithium carbonate supplier to the emerging lithium battery market that is largely driven by electric vehicles, cell phones, tablets and other consumer products.

Fully electric and with a 200 - kWh battery pack, Musk says, it would be «economic suicide» for trucking companies to continue driving diesel trucks.

Chinese electric cars are not known for providing the best driving experience and battery life, so having a standard like Tesla could help encourage the domestic market and drive up competition.

S&P Global Platts Analytics expects accelerating global Electric Vehicle penetration, rising from a little more than 500,000 sales in 2015 to over 7 million by 2025 — driving a surge in demand for lithium - ion batteries.

Formula E isn't the easiest series to get to grips with for a rookie, what with all the challenges of driving an electric car and managing the battery usage.

Both types have a chain driven electric motor powered by built - in rechargeable batteries.

The Pocket Mod Sweet Pea is jam - packed with features, including a high - performance chain - driven electric motor, a gorgeous vintage - inspired body, a pair of 12 - inch pneumatic tires with a rear suspension system (to ensure a comfortable ride), a retractable kickstand, variable - speed acceleration, a padded seat, and a built - in battery that travels for up to 10 miles on a single charge.

The Sweet Pea E100 Electric Scooter also boasts a ton of impressive features including, a folding handlebar mechanism for effortless storage and transportation, an 8 - inch pneumatic front tire and 4.9 - inch polyurethane rear wheel, and a hand - operated front brake, a pair of 12 - volt batteries, a charger, tools, a chain - driven high - torque and environmentally friendly motor, and a handy twist - grip throttle.

All of them are powered by chain - driven electric motors and require rechargeable batteries, which typically come with the scooters and, in some cases, are built right in to the product design.

The X-500 also sports extra battery capacity for long range, 10» air filled extra wide tires, brake inhibit, front and rear vented disc brakes, increased carrying capacity, a much larger frame, chain drive, and nice touches like a cool looking engraved deck and BMX style handlebars... Click here for info about the X-Treme X-500 Electric Scooter!

According to the study, electric drives have a better starting position than engines running on biofuels or hydrogen, given the unforeseen continuing drop in battery prices.

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

The hybrid GE is developing with the marine engineering firm C - MAR works something like the upcoming Chevy Volt car, which uses an electric motor as its primary drive and carries a small combustion engine to charge batteries that run low.

The traction - drive system typically consists of a boost converter (which steps up voltage when the electronic circuit requires a higher operating voltage than the battery can provide alone), two inverters (which take direct current (DC) voltage and convert it to alternating current (AC)-RRB-, and electric motors to provide motive power (pdf).

A plug - in hybrid electric uses a traction - drive power electronics system to propel the car forward by providing force to the car's wheels and has a charger for recharging the high - voltage battery when it is plugged into the power grid.

With this type of dynamic charging, an electric vehicle's driving range could become unlimited and the size of its batteries would be greatly reduced.

«Increasing the life and performance of rechargeable batteries will drive down overall electric vehicle costs and make us less reliant on foreign sources of energy.»

However, plug - in hybrids with a real electric range of about 60 km drive the same number of kilometers electrically as battery electric vehicles.

The system could be placed in between the positive and negative nodes of lithium - ion batteries, which will hopefully prevent self - driving electric cars from meeting the same fate as those flammable hoverboards of Christmas - past.

Data evaluation revealed that plug - in hybrid vehicles with a real electric range of about 60 km drive the same number of kilometers electrically as battery electric vehicles, namely, up to 15,000 km per year.

The Electric Drive Transportation Association, whose members make everything from chargers to batteries to cars, said the House bill «identifies critical areas where federal support can advance adoption of plug - in vehicles.»

Besides standard powertrain parameters such as engine speed or lambda value (heat conductivity), researchers are also able to collect data from an electric drive, for instance the level of the battery charge.

For example, they compared the cost of driving one mile using electric car batteries plus electricity, with the cost using fuel tanks plus petrol.

But eventually researchers are hopeful that future lithium - sulfur batteries will help electric vehicles match the driving range of their gas - powered counterparts.

Actually, MacCready predicts that the big market in the coming decade or two may not be so much for all - electric cars as for hybrid cars designed to run on batteries in pollution - choked cities and on gasoline — or natural gas, or ethanol, or hydrogen, or some other range - extending fuel — on long highway trips (though the way Americans drive now, 90 percent of all car trips fall within Impact's 120 - mile range).

BETTER BATTERIES are the key to electric cars that can drive for hundreds of miles between rechargings, but progress on existing technology is annoyingly incremental, and breakthroughs are a distant prospect.

From diesel engines to electric drives, from alternative fuels to control software, from transmissions to batteries, we have been working in partnership with companies all over the world for more than 60 years.

Plug - in hybrids are cars that would be built to run primarily on an electric battery, but if extra power were needed for a long drive, a gasoline engine would kick in.

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.

The experimental car has an electric motor with 111 hp and a lithium - ion battery pack, giving a driving range of about 93 miles per charge.

It achieves an electric - only driving range of approximately 30 miles, and the 18.4 kWh battery pack can be charged in around five hours.

The production I - Pace is also expected to have similar specs to the concept, with two electric motors providing all - wheel - drive capability and a 90 - kilowatt - hour battery pack that's estimated to be good for 220 miles of range.

We'll have to wait until we get to have a go to see if these upgrades make the i3s any more fun to drive than the standard i3, but with the increased popularity of electric cars and the advancement in battery technology, this might be the first look at what we can expect from a hot hatch of the future.

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.

The 440 - volt, three - phase charger uses a 32 - amp power supply to fully replenish the C30 electric «s batteries in 90 minutes — and in 30 minutes, the charger can give the battery enough juice to drive about 50 miles.

The available space is truncated by the falling roofline and extensive mechanical and electric hardware carried under the load floor to accommodate all - wheel drive, hybrid motors, and batteries.

Like Honda's Integrated Motor Assist and Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive, Two - Mode blends the best attributes of internal combustion and battery - powered electric motors.

The T8 powerplant will offer three drive modes: Pure, for all - battery operation; Hybrid, which combines the gas engine and electric motor, and Power, which is gas internal - combustion only.

In fact, the all - electric Vison Mercedes - Maybach 6 concept is quick considering its mass, quad electric motors for all - wheel drive, and 80 - kWh battery in the underfloor.

Motor Trend recently got their hands on a 2015 BMW i8 for the latest episode of Ignition, and host Jonny Lieberman takes the exotic i8 hybrid through a full battery of testing and hard driving to see if this gas - electric coupe achieves true sports car status.

This Passat plug - in combines a turbocharged gasoline engine with an 85 - kilowatt electric motor and a high - capacity battery pack to make for a possible electric driving range of approximately 31 miles.

It's based on the same platform as the five - door model revealed earlier in the year, the i3 Coupe features the same 170bhp BMW - developed electric motor and rear - wheel - drive drivetrain, with floor - mounted lithium - ion battery packs.