Sentences with phrase «beyond conventional vehicles»

Unveiling its mid-term Vision 2030 strategy plan, Honda said it would boost coordination between R&D, procurement, and manufacturing to tame development costs as it acknowledged it must look beyond conventional vehicles to survive in an industry which is moving rapidly into electric and self - driving cars.

In addition, Bill Ford has also been one of the most visible proponents of the automaker's «Smart Mobility» plan, which provides a framework for the company's future as both a car - and - truck - manufacturer as it is today, and a so - called «mobility» company, selling transportation services beyond the conventional vehicle - ownership model.

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Safety The 2009 RL retains Acura's extremely rigid Advanced Compatibility Engineering ™ (ACE ™) body structure that features extensive use of high - tensile steel and lightweight aluminum components to take vehicle construction beyond conventional safety protocols while keeping overall vehicle weight in check.

The C - Max Hybrid is a conventional parallel hybrid, with gasoline and electric power sources sharing propulsion duties, and is targeted to deliver better fuel economy than the current Fusion Hybrid — which, at 41 mpg combined, is already the most fuel - efficient sedan sold in the U.S.. It's also said to operate in electric - only mode beyond 47 mph; and the vehicle's Powersplit controller is an evolution of what's currently used in the Fusion.

Furthermore, taking this plug - in hybrid electric vehicle beyond the usual (i.e.urban) habitat of conventional electric cars, the engineering team underwent a series of tests on different road surfaces, from broken pavement to flooded areas.