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In the eyes of insurers, today's self - driving vehicles are treated no differently than conventional cars when they're involved in a collision, according to Maureen Brown of Munich Reinsurance America, a firm that insures a number of companies testing autonomous vehicles.

Not exact matches

Unlike traditional infant car seats, the transporter can be used 24/7 - for overnight sleeping when used with a mattress, just like a conventional carrycot, or naps during the day.

When we consider that a wing's underside is the most important surface for producing downforce, we stumble across an issue with conventional wings: Most are connected to the car via two struts located underneath.

Chung Jeon, vice president of Samsung SDI Co. Ltd., cites a recent Deutsche Bank study forecasting demand for conventional hybrids, plug - in hybrids and extended - range EVs to grow to 17.3 million units — 20 % of global car sales — in 2020, when Europe's carbon - dioxide emissions target falls to 95 g / km from 140 g / km today.

This comprises few moving parts when compared with a conventional gas - or diesel - fueled car or hybrid, or with the Chevy Volt.

Top speed is the same, and when the little two - cylinder range - extending engine is running there's a little more noise, but it's still quieter than most conventional cars.

Then unknown was the soon - to - be-discovered fact that two - thirds of hybrid owners defect to conventional powertrains when trading for a new car.

How common is a battery failure on hybrids when compared e.g. to a transmission failure on a car with conventional automatic transmission, or to an engine failure on any internal combustion engine powered car?

The 911 Turbo is the most upright car of three, but when you start to hurry it along a winding road it responds with the immediacy and control of a more conventional low - slung supercar.

When driven hard the pads wear at a similar rate to those used on conventional brakes; the discs still withstand wear better no matter how the car is driven.

Also standard on the new QX80 LIMITED is the Smart Rear View Mirror that allows the driver to use the rear - view mirror as a conventional mirror or turn it into a monitor at the flip of a switch, helping the driver to see behind the car even when the rear window is blocked by passengers or cargo.

As with conventional, full automatic transmission cars, the Easytronic will «creep» forwards when the driver's foot is released from the brake pedal when the car is stationary.

Equally, never charge and you turn the E 350e into a conventional hybrid in essence, one able to only use the electric motor when you've either recuperated some energy under braking, or told the car to charge its battery with the engine.

e-Pedal combines regenerative braking and the conventional friction brakes, taking some of the guesswork out of how the car will respond when you lift off the accelerator.

911 Hybrid: It's not clear when, but it is definitely expected Porsche will filter its GT3 R Hybrid tech into the iconic 911 road car; offering a conventional plug - in hybrid option.

«We've changed from conventional steel wheel bearings to low - friction ceramic bearings — now when the car is on jackstands, you can turn the front wheels as easily as spinning a bicycle tire.

Both types of transmission suit their respective engines rather well, though there are some issues: the CVT, for instance, isn't as refined as more conventional automatics, and the eight - speed auto isn't quite as smooth or as decisive when selecting gears as comparable transmissions in rival cars.

The regenerative brakes are grabby enough to stop the car much quicker than conventional coasting when you lift, and provide a tiny bit of trickle - in battery charge along the way.

The spontaneous and direct response of BMW ActiveHybrid 7 to the gas pedal particularly when accelerating from a standstill gives the car a standard of acceleration quite unprecedented among both conventional models running on a combustion engine only and existing hybrid models already in the market.

Electric power generated in overrun and when applying the brakes on BMW ActiveHybrid 7 in a neutral process without any additional consumption of fuel is fed into the car's two on - board networks: BMW ActiveHybrid 7 features both a conventional 12 - volt on - board network fed by an AGM (absorbent glass mat) battery and a high - voltage battery featuring lithium - ion technology and operating at 120 V.

A car painted with «Scratch Shield» paint can exhibit up to five times fewer scratches that a conventional clearcoat when exposed to the same conditions.

In practice, this means that the driver is able to use the full drive power and torque of the engine much longer than with a conventional system, DSC acting on individual wheels or reducing engine power only when the driver really pushes the car to the extreme limits of physical performance.

When any driver is about to take a corner in a real car, they will look towards the direction they are about to travel — something not feasible in a conventional racing game.

The gasoline engine serves as an on - board personal electric utility for when you forget to plug in to the local grid, or for ensuring a total range to match that of any conventional car you'd buy today.

Thus, when people today buy electricity from coal - fired power plants, or fill their cars with conventional gasoline, they are unwittingly setting in motion damages that will strike future generations.

In addition, conventional cars are made with established technology where the high discovery costs have already been paid; hybrids, by contrast, are still undergoing serious development and change, so the R&D; costs are high and it's much harder to recycle the pieces of the vehicle when it reaches the end of its life.

Indeed, at $ 25,391 per car, the Altima hybrids cost about $ 1,500 more than the conventional Impala, but it gets about twice as many miles per gallon as the Impala does (35 vs. 16), so payback time on the cost difference should be pretty quick (not to mention that if (when?)

e-Pedal combines regenerative braking and the conventional friction brakes, taking some of the guesswork out of how the car will respond when you lift off the accelerator.

Many use synthetic oil or a blend of synthetic and conventional oils that maintain their lubricating properties longer, and most late - model vehicles come with oil life monitors that signal when it's time for fresh oil based on how the car is driven instead of mileage or time.