Many people now
drive hybrid cars but most people understand that we can not leave this important issue to the politicians of the world.
«
I drive a hybrid car, and my family recycles everything,» Ernst said in a debate with Braley.
Only 12 percent went for efficiency: using compact fluorescent bulbs, insulating the house or
driving a hybrid car.
That ambiguity could indicate a lack of focus at the heart of the game (maybe someone at developer 5th Cell
drives a Hybrid car?).
About 25 years ago
I drove a hybrid car that was very different from the hybrids on the road today.
Driving a hybrid car doesn't necessarily mean sacrificing comfort, safety, or technological features.
Seriously, if you have never had the chance to
drive a hybrid car before, then take this chance.
It's such a pro to know that you're
driving a hybrid car, better for the environment and the future of the earth!
Driving a hybrid car seems like a good idea.
By far the biggest contribution any of us can make to stop global warming is not to
drive a hybrid car or change the kind of light bulbs we use but to cut back on or stop altogether eating meat.
There are many ways to reduce your carbon footprint — you can
drive a hybrid car, use compact fluorescent lighting, and eat local food.
That means emailing our elected officials and showing up for rallies and
driving hybrid cars.
«
Driving hybrid cars and limiting industrial emissions is great «but they are band — aid solutions if we don't address the core problem: we have to consume less.
If you choose to
drive a hybrid car or buy a house with a small carbon footprint, all you are doing is freeing up emissions permits for someone else, which means that you have done nothing to reduce the threat of climate change.
The avid surfer
drives a hybrid car, got trained to give Al Gore's climate presentation, and helped make the big announcement about Live Earth.
The type of car you buy will affect your insurance, for example, your rates might be lower if
you drive a hybrid car that is kind to the environment.
They can offer you a discount of up to 10 % simply for
driving a hybrid car.
If
you drive a hybrid car, then you may also be able to save through a green electric insurance discount offered through certain providers as well.
You might be eligible for steep discounts if you have a safe driving record,
drive a hybrid car or quality for other incentives.
Ask the companies if they offer discounts for good driving, students, or
driving a hybrid car.
Not exact matches
According to Henderson, this points towards «a new type of vehicle, a
hybrid vehicle that can
drive conventionally, or can hover... [with] all the freedom of a
car and all the efficiency of a train.»
The pictured self -
driving car is a
hybrid Ford Fusion that has been equipped with radars, laser scanners, and high - res cameras, among other sensors.
Drive a
hybrid or electric
car?
This time, both Porsche and we, Toyota, were not able to complete without incident 24 hours of
driving in the
hybrid cars that we put to the challenge on the roads of Le Mans.
Reigning WEC champion and former Red Bull «number 2 driver» Mark Webber
drove his Porsche 919
Hybrid as part of the launch of the new Porsche Panamera 4 E-
Hybrid in an effort to demonstrate how technology from motor racing can transfer to road
cars.
We very much respect his interest in different forms of motorsport and it is a pleasure to offer him this chance to
drive a
hybrid LMP1
car.
That's right, I was a granola - eating, organic vegetable - growing, herbal tea - drinking,
hybrid car -
driving, midwife - birthing, documentary - watching, co-sleeping, breastfeeding, babywearing, cloth - diapering, baby food - making, smoothie - drinking, health food - eating, crunchy mom.
In addition to her expertise on this exciting phase in a women's life, she's a big believer in all things green, from
cars (she
drives a
hybrid) to composting (yes, even her son's diapers).
Likewise,
driving a
hybrid or electric vehicle, or foregoing a
car altogether in favor of public transit, biking or walking, is a great way to conserve energy.
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.
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.
The elements are integral to modern life, and are used in everything from disc
drives,
hybrid cars and sunglasses to lasers and aircraft used by the military.
Hybrid technology is far from an exact science, however, as student engineers found out last week at the Formula Hybrid International competition held at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H. Dartmouth College's fifth - annual Formula Hybrid competition called on student teams to conceive, design, fabricate, develop and drive formula - style hybrid - powered cars — weighing 180 kilograms to 270 kilograms — in a series of exercises testing their hot rods» acceleration, maneuverability and endu
Hybrid technology is far from an exact science, however, as student engineers found out last week at the Formula
Hybrid International competition held at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H. Dartmouth College's fifth - annual Formula Hybrid competition called on student teams to conceive, design, fabricate, develop and drive formula - style hybrid - powered cars — weighing 180 kilograms to 270 kilograms — in a series of exercises testing their hot rods» acceleration, maneuverability and endu
Hybrid International competition held at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H. Dartmouth College's fifth - annual Formula
Hybrid competition called on student teams to conceive, design, fabricate, develop and drive formula - style hybrid - powered cars — weighing 180 kilograms to 270 kilograms — in a series of exercises testing their hot rods» acceleration, maneuverability and endu
Hybrid competition called on student teams to conceive, design, fabricate, develop and
drive formula - style
hybrid - powered cars — weighing 180 kilograms to 270 kilograms — in a series of exercises testing their hot rods» acceleration, maneuverability and endu
hybrid - powered
cars — weighing 180 kilograms to 270 kilograms — in a series of exercises testing their hot rods» acceleration, maneuverability and endurance.
The latest figures from the Electric
Drive Transportation Association, a trade group that advocates electric, electric -
hybrid and fuel - cell
car technology and infrastructure, reveal a diminished share of the
car market.
In an effort to help develop a sustainable domestic supply of rare earth elements and lessen the United States» dependence on China for materials that are vital to the production of electronics, wind turbines, and many other technologies, two researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) have developed a method of extracting rare earths from the
drive units and motors of discarded electric and
hybrid cars.
But fuel cell advocates point out that given the space available in a
car frame and the laws of thermodynamics, today's batteries can only provide a limited
driving range — 40 miles (65 kilometers) for GM's own Chevrolet Volt — before requiring a recharge, such as by the gasoline motor in a full
hybrid like the Toyota Prius.
«The designers at Toyota seem to have intuitively had this idea, designing a
car that didn't look like any other
car so your neighbors can tell you're
driving a
hybrid.
They concluded that we'd lower greenhouse gas emissions more by
driving gasoline / electric
hybrid cars than by
driving fuel cell
cars run on hydrogen from coal.
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).
The angular concept
car sported a lot of modern - sounding tech: a
hybrid electric / gas power train that
drove all four wheels, an onboard computer with digital displays for everything from the speedometer to the radio, and electronic maps to help you navigate traffic snarls.
In an interesting twist, about one - third of Prius drivers broke crosswalk laws, putting the
hybrid among the highest «unethical
driving»
car brands.
The model found that long - term, less easily reversed behavioral changes, such as insulating homes or purchasing
hybrid cars, had by far the most impact in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and thus reducing climate change, versus more short - term adjustments, such as adjusting thermostats or
driving fewer miles.
National
Drive Electric Week, September 8 - 16, 2018, is a nationwide celebration to heighten awareness of today's widespread availability of plug - in vehicles and highlight the benefits of all - electric and plug - in
hybrid - electric
cars, trucks, motorcycles, and more.
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.
Like any full
hybrid, the 300h can run on electric power at low speeds for short distances; an EV mode, activated via
Drive Mode Select, raises the threshold where the
car transitions to engine power.
For better results, you need to use the Ioniq Plug - In
Hybrid as a commuter
car:
Drive to work on EV power (provided you work less than 29 miles from home), charge it at work, drive it home on EV power and charge it there,
Drive to work on EV power (provided you work less than 29 miles from home), charge it at work,
drive it home on EV power and charge it there,
drive it home on EV power and charge it there, too.
The NSX GT3 will ditch the
hybrid tech found in the road
car and go rear - wheel
drive in order to meet GT3 race regulations.
A
hybrid traction battery (which your
car doesn't have) won't discharge in 1 month; my
car owner's manual says to
drive at least once every few months for at least 30 minutes to prevent discharge.
The 5.2 - liter, naturally aspirated gas engine would
drive the Asterion's rear wheels via a seven - speed dual - clutch automatic transmission while a pair of electric motors hooked up to a computer - operated torque vectoring system on the front axle would power the
hybrid car's front wheels.
The
Hybrid's combined figure was only 3 mpg higher than the V - 6 model, and the car's mild hybrid system achieved only 22 mpg in our brief, real - world test
Hybrid's combined figure was only 3 mpg higher than the V - 6 model, and the
car's mild
hybrid system achieved only 22 mpg in our brief, real - world test
hybrid system achieved only 22 mpg in our brief, real - world test
drive.