Sentences with phrase «battery pack drives»

EV Drive — using its electric propulsion motor and lithium - ion battery pack drives the front wheels for short distances under light loads (with the engine turned off).

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It will have a 200 kilowatt hour battery pack and will be able to drive 620 miles on a single charge, Musk said.

By the end of the first year of volume production of our mass market vehicle, we expect the Gigafactory will have driven down the per kWh cost of our battery pack by more than 30 percent.

Tesla's action - packed conference call Friday (July 17) announced a $ 70,000 Model S rear - wheel - drive with 70kWh battery pack, a Ludicrous Mode acceleration that hits 0 - 60 in 2.8 seconds and plans for a Roadster to hit the streets in four years.

The company will begin offering a new Model S rear - wheel - drive with 70kWh battery pack for $ 70,000.

Tesla's decision to move into its current Sparks, Nevada home for Gigafactory 1 was ultimately driven by economics — close proximity to the Tesla Factory in Fremont and access to lithium and other raw materials required for battery and pack production.

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.

A combined Tesla and SolarCity will be able to offer customers better and more affordable ways to drive clean cars, use battery packs to consume energy more efficiently, and make use of solar energy.

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

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.

In the other pocket I keep the battery pack and car adapter (I drive a lot for work).

The motor connects with a smaller, lighter battery pack than that in the BMW i3, and this reduces the range of EV driving from 90 to about 20 miles.

This includes some around - town city driving in Indy over two days, and two recharges of the battery pack so that the city commuting was done mostly in EV mode.

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.

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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.

Dual - motor all - wheel drive is available only on the Model S with the 85 - kWh battery pack.

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.

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.

The 2016 Nissan Leaf SV and SL trim levels now have a 30 - kWh lithium - ion battery pack that gives the car a driving range of 107 miles, up from just 84 miles before.

The front suspension has been completely redesigned to accommodate the four - wheel - drive layout, with the battery pack is mounted within the transmission tunnel and behind the passenger compartment of the SLS.

Built upon the front - wheel - drive Patriot, power comes primarily from a lithium - ion battery pack, which drives a 150 kW (200 hp) electric motor.

The all - wheel - drive Model X will have 60 - kw and 85 - kw battery packs but no entry - level 40 - kw pack like the Model S offers.

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.

Instead, I spent a weekend confused by the readouts on the dash and wondering why the gasoline engine kicked in so soon after I drove away from the office with a fully charged battery pack.

An earlier report had suggested the Leaf's new battery pack might stretch the car's driving range to as much as 125 miles.

The ActiveHybrid 5 can seat up to five people, has a lithium - ion battery pack for its hybrid system and can drive up to 37 mph on electric power alone.

Although the battery pack is larger, the electric drive motor in the 2016 Nissan Leaf is unchanged, with 107 hp and 187 lb - ft of torque.

As the name suggests, the car's battery pack has been enlarged from 60 kWh to 70 kWh, and driving range on a full charge climbs from 208 miles with the outgoing Model S 60 to 240 miles with the 70D.

The car has a battery pack connected through associated electronics to an electric drive motor that powers the front wheels through a few reduction gears and a differential.

The original 2011 Leaf's 24 - kilowatt - hour lithium - ion battery pack gave the car an EPA - estimated driving range of 73 miles.

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.

Even though I couldn't plug in to recharge at my apartment, I managed to drive about 80 miles over the weekend — once the battery pack's charge was depleted, I simply continued on gasoline power.

The Leaf's EPA - estimated driving range has steadily improved since then, with the biggest year - over-year increase coming with the 2018 Leaf and its higher - capacity 40 - kilowatt - hour battery pack.

In comparison, the owner of a Honda hybrid could continue to drive even if the battery pack died — though with diminished power.

Equipped with a 340 - volt battery pack and a 107 - horsepower electric drive motor, the five - seat Leaf hatchback has an estimated range of 100 miles, though this will vary with weather, terrain, driving style and how much you carry in passengers and cargo.

In the plug - in hybrid, the 9.8 - kWh battery pack is around five times larger than in the standard Sonata Hybrid, making for an EV driving mode that can provide an estimated range of 22 miles running only on electric power.

I quick - charged the 2018 Leaf during a lunch break, and my 30 - minute charging session cost $ 11.15 and added 17.5 kwh to the battery pack (which brought it to 75 percent capacity); that was good for an additional 79 miles of driving range, as reported by the instrument panel's range display.

The base S trim level gets a 30 - kilowatt - hour battery pack that increases the EPA - estimated driving range from 84 to 107 miles.

Under the Hood The Leaf uses a 340 - volt battery pack to power an electric drive motor, which drives the front wheels with 107 horsepower and 207 pounds - feet of torque.

In this E-mode the GTE's 9.9 kWh battery pack supplies enough juice for 31 miles of all - electric driving, at speeds of up to 80mph.

The Prius C employs a new version of Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive powertrain with a 73 - hp 1.5 - liter inline - four engine, a 60 - hp AC synchronous motor, and a 144 - volt nickel - metal hydride battery pack.

The Mission E's driving range will top 300 miles and an ultra-fast 800 - volt charger is capable of charging the floor - mounted battery pack to 80 percent in just 15 minutes (when available).

The 14.1 kWh battery pack returns around 31 miles of electric - only driving range.

In this driving mode, Hyundai expects the Sonata Plug - in Hybrid to deliver 38 mpg city, 43 mpg highway, and 40 mpg combined, each 1 mpg lower than the expected numbers from the standard Sonata Hybrid, likely due to the larger battery pack's higher weight.

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.

About a foot shorter than its A + sibling, the smaller planet - saver is a much sportier vehicle boasting all - wheel drive, a 300 - hp power pack, and performance batteries.

A 150 - hp electric motor drives the rear wheels, drawing power from a lithium - ion battery pack good for 100 - plus miles of range.

A 100kW (134 hp) electric motor drives the front wheels, and is fed by a 28 kWh lithium - ion battery pack sandwiched beneath the car's floor.