Sentences with phrase «by a battery pack»

This is just 2.8 fewer cubic feet than the non-hybrid because of the space taken up by the battery pack, and we think the relatively small ledge in the cargo floor shouldn't make things difficult when you go to Home Depot.
Much of the trunk space is eaten up by the battery pack.
Fed by the battery pack, the electric motor helps the gasoline engine to accelerate the car.
When the energy level remaining in the lithium - ion drive battery pack is low or when the need arises for a sudden and / or additional degree of acceleration, the two electric motors are powered by the battery pack and the gasoline - powered generator.
The Outlander will switch to series hybrid (Twin Motor 4WD EV with Internal Combustion Generator) when the energy level remaining in the lithium - ion Drive battery pack is low or when the need arises for a sudden and / or additional degree of acceleration, In this mode the two electric motors are powered by the battery pack and the gasoline - powered generator.
Honda's IMA hybrid system works by having an electric motor integrated with the engine, as well as powered by a battery pack and regenerative braking.
The shape of the trunk space is compromised some by the battery pack, but the back seat is split 60/40 and folds flat to expose a small pass - through for longer items.
The boot space is significantly eaten into by the battery pack.
The 250h has a 2.4 - liter, four - cylinder gasoline engine, aided by an electric motor powered by a battery pack beneath the rear seat.
Trunk capacity has increased by 14 litres to 430 for ES350 and 342 for the ES300h — the difference being taken up by the battery pack.
That's because this past weekend in downtown Austin, packs of Saint Bernards were roaming about, accompanied by battery packs to help charge attendees» dying cellphone batteries.
The power innverter in an electric car is used to «convert» the direct current, or DC power provided by the battery pack into an alternating current, or AC power, which then drives the electric motors that propel the vehicle.
All of that is powered by a battery pack that has practically doubled in density, providing up to 17 hours of life from the 14 - inch Gram.
But even better, it is powered by a battery pack.

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A new battery technology could increase the power packed into phones, cars, and smartwatches by 30 % or more within the next few years.
The company, which is owned by Tata Motors, infused its I - PACE with more than a unique battery pack.
Several startups are competing to build the best lithium - silicon batteries, though, and one — Enovix, backed by Intel and Qualcomm — says its approach could pack as much as 50 % more energy into a smartphone.
It is soon to be one of the greenest apps on the market - helping drivers save fuel by managing the car's battery pack.
Some of the affected battery packs were sold separately or installed by Toshiba during a repair.
The friendly deal, which requires approval by US Cobalt shareholders, comes as growing investments and demand in electric vehicles has spurred interest in key metals like cobalt, used in the vehicle's battery packs.
This 48 - pack from AmazonBasics isn't the most capable on a battery - by - battery basis, but since you're probably not running into emergencies all that often, you're mostly looking for value here.
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 percenBy 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 percenby more than 30 percent.
The vintage car was fitted with a pair of electric motors powered by a 54 kWh battery pack from a Tesla Roadster.
Founded in 2007 by Bernard Tse, who was also originally on Tesla's Board of Directors, Atieva initially planned to provide monitoring software for electric vehicle battery packs.
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.
Today's lithium - ion batteries must fit into tight spaces — either stuffed in a pouch behind an iPhone screen or, in the case of the Model S, lined up by the thousands in a battery pack that reportedly weighs more than 1,000 pounds and runs the length of the chassis.
Construction is underway for an on - site recycling facility that will safely reprocess all types of Tesla battery cells, modules, and packs for reuse in new cells or non-toxic solid waste by - product.
«We have achieved this by significantly reducing the cobalt content per battery pack while increasing nickel content and still maintaining superior thermal stability.»
Both the Lactina and the Pump In Style are electrically operable and can also be powered by a vehicle lighter adaptor or battery pack.
Some pumps, like the Freestyle, have a battery pack and can by clipped on to your clothes (or put in a large pocket).
It is unlikely all of them will be on the ballot at the time of the primary, but of the ones that appeared before us, we should be aware that Rosie Mendez, an attorney, former tenant advocate specializing in housing issues, and District Leader, leads the pack, with the strongest organization and a battery of endorsements by government leaders including Reps. Velázquez & Maloney, Assemblymembers Glick & Sanders, Senators Connor & Krueger, Council Member Christine Quinn and many of the state committee members and district leaders from all over the Lower East Side and the East Side.
Get this: if you don't have an outlet nearby, the radio is powered by the same battery packs.
Though it is powered by an 18V lithium - ion battery, it still packs a lot of speed.
(They must also work with an auxiliary power pack that can be charged by a battery.)
Tesla's vehicles use the same battery chemistry as Boeing and last week Musk told Flightglobal.com (owned by the company that publishes New Scientist) that he thinks the Dreamliner's battery pack design is «inherently unsafe» because the eight cells inside it are packed too close to dissipate heat effectively.
The idea is to prevent seizures by stimulating the vagus nerve in the neck, via electrodes attached to a battery pack implanted in the chest.
The fuel cell version of the Equinox outweighs its standard cousin by more than 500 pounds (225 kilograms) thanks to its heavy nickel — metal hydride battery pack, GM says, but press down on the accelerator and the Equinox can run with the rest of the road traffic.
The newly unveiled Volt's lithium ion battery pack, which will power the four - seat compact for about 40 miles per charge, will also be able to be replenished with cheap off - peak power by plugging it into the nationwide electric grid overnight.
Balbuena's research is supported by the Department of Energy as part the Battery Materials Research and Battery 500 Seedling programs, both of which are aimed at creating smaller, safer, lighter - weight and less expensive battery packs to make electric vehicles more affoBattery Materials Research and Battery 500 Seedling programs, both of which are aimed at creating smaller, safer, lighter - weight and less expensive battery packs to make electric vehicles more affoBattery 500 Seedling programs, both of which are aimed at creating smaller, safer, lighter - weight and less expensive battery packs to make electric vehicles more affobattery packs to make electric vehicles more affordable.
The exoskeleton, powered by a 48 - volt battery pack, uses an onboard computer, weighs 11.7 kilograms (about 26 pounds) and requires two watts of electrical power during loaded walking.
Blended battery packs, pioneered this year by Indy Power Systems of Noblesville, Indiana, strike a balance.
Which outcome was chosen depended on the degree of damage suffered by the cellular battery packs.
Efforts have been hindered by a number of challenges, such as developing a system design that does not interfere with the way a wearer would normally walk and can run on a small battery - powered pack rather than fuel.
Deep brain stimulation — electrodes implanted into the brain — can likewise prevent tremors and reduce some of the motor features experienced by Parkinson's sufferers, but patients need to carry around battery packs under their skin.
Plug - in hybrids use large battery packs that can be recharged by plugging them in, reducing gasoline consumption far more than ordinary hybrids, which can't be plugged in.
By packaging the battery pack into the floorpan, engineers not only avoided wasting passenger space (the 500e loses only four cubic feet of interior volume due to its electrification), but also gave the 500e better weight distribution than its gas - powered siblings.
Technical highlights US company UQM makes the motors and their control system, Dundee - based Axeon makes the battery pack (the biggest yet seen in a road car), the gearbox is by Xtrac and Lotus put it all together to detailed specifications devised by Rolls - Royce.
Raising the roofline by about 5.9 - inches compared with the i4 has created ample room for big battery packs.
A new lower body structure, designed to incorporate the battery pack, also manages to increase body rigidity by ten percent.
As for economy, aided by the efforts of a 14.1 kWh battery pack and resulting 31 - mile electric range, the headline figure is 104.6 mpg.
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