Sentences with phrase «driving a battery powered»

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Engine tested: 60 - kilowatt - hour lithium - ion rechargeable battery with single - motor front - wheel drive; total system power output of 200 horsepower, and EPA - estimated range of 238 miles

Tesla's battery powered cars and self - driving technology were a threat to European luxury carmakers like BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen's Audi unit, which remain heavily invested in internal combustion engines.

Both types have a chain driven electric motor powered by built - in rechargeable batteries.

Driving home from an event in Orange County, Tere used a portable (battery powered) breast pump in the car.

All of them are powered by chain - driven electric motors and require rechargeable batteries, which typically come with the scooters and, in some cases, are built right in to the product design.

Researchers currently have to hook the devices up to an external power source that drives the hydrogels» charged particles back to their starting positions, kind of like plugging a battery into a charging dock.

The traction - drive system typically consists of a boost converter (which steps up voltage when the electronic circuit requires a higher operating voltage than the battery can provide alone), two inverters (which take direct current (DC) voltage and convert it to alternating current (AC)-RRB-, and electric motors to provide motive power (pdf).

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 result is a novel high - power integrated motor drive and battery charger for vehicle applications, where a new power transfer method has been introduced involving what is known as a rotating transformer.

Unlike gasoline - powered cars, battery and fuel cell vehicles emit zero carbon when driven.

But eventually researchers are hopeful that future lithium - sulfur batteries will help electric vehicles match the driving range of their gas - powered counterparts.

The battery - powered cars are good for short trips and city driving.

Known as lithium - sulfur batteries, the devices can hold twice the energy per kilogram as conventional lithium - ion batteries to drive everything from power tools to Teslas.

Flash memory — a miniature hard drive on a microchip — stores up to two megabytes of data even when the power is off or the batteries go dead.

The battery - powered engine, at 80 decibels, is half as noisy as a 3.5 - horsepower petrol - driven mower (86 decibels).

Plug - in hybrids can get in excess of 100 miles per gallon because they can run on battery - powered electricity for around - town driving.

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.

«I take apart the computer and pass around the parts, talking about the hard drive, fan, memory, battery, power source, and so on.

Finally, a Save Battery mode forces the X5 to drive exclusively on gasoline power to retain the battery charge for later — such as when reaching an urban environment where fossil fuel - powered cars are Battery mode forces the X5 to drive exclusively on gasoline power to retain the battery charge for later — such as when reaching an urban environment where fossil fuel - powered cars are battery charge for later — such as when reaching an urban environment where fossil fuel - powered cars are banned.

The 440 - volt, three - phase charger uses a 32 - amp power supply to fully replenish the C30 electric «s batteries in 90 minutes — and in 30 minutes, the charger can give the battery enough juice to drive about 50 miles.

Like Honda's Integrated Motor Assist and Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive, Two - Mode blends the best attributes of internal combustion and battery - powered electric motors.

The T8 powerplant will offer three drive modes: Pure, for all - battery operation; Hybrid, which combines the gas engine and electric motor, and Power, which is gas internal - combustion only.

Drive Mode Select blocks EV mode if the car's nickel - metal - hydride battery power is too low or if you press the gas for too much power.

After four laps, we push the red button in the center of the drive - mode switch, which engages all of the remaining battery power to provide a few very fast laps.

Today I was driving at around 80km / h when my battery light came on and the car seemed to lose power.

With advanced technology like rechargeable lithium batteries and electric motors providing power to the wheels, modern battery electric vehicles allow for all - electric driving while producing zero tailpipe emissions.

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.

Base Price: $ 847,975 Powertrain Engine: 32 - valve DOHC V - 8 / plug - in electric hybrid Displacement: 4.6 liters (280 cu in) Power: 608 hp @ 8700 rpm Torque: 390 lb - ft @ 6600 rpm Motors: Two permanent - magnet AC synchronous Electric output: 129/156 hp (front / rear axle) Batteries: 6.8 - kWh lithium - ion Total output: 887 hp Transmission: 7 - speed automatic Drive: 4 - wheel Chassis Steering: Electrically assisted Front suspension: Control arms, coil springs Rear suspension: Multilink, coil springs Brakes: Vented carbon - ceramic discs Tires: Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 Tire sizes F, R: 265 / 35R -20 (95Y), 325 / 30R -21 (104Y) Measurements L x W x H: 182.8 x 76.4 x 45.9 in Wheelbase: 107.5 in Track F / R: 65.5 / 63.5 in Weight: 3715 lb Weight dist.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A Battery Charge mode allows drivers to top up the battery while driving, before entering as - yet nonexistant zero - emission city centres, while Hybrid mode mixes electric and petrol power as the car sees fit, depending on driving condBattery Charge mode allows drivers to top up the battery while driving, before entering as - yet nonexistant zero - emission city centres, while Hybrid mode mixes electric and petrol power as the car sees fit, depending on driving condbattery while driving, before entering as - yet nonexistant zero - emission city centres, while Hybrid mode mixes electric and petrol power as the car sees fit, depending on driving conditions.

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.

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

More happily, another unintended consequence of time's inexorable march toward the future and its battery - powered, self - driving fleet is the Focus RS we caned merrily down country lanes.

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.

Toyota's system doesn't promise as much EV range as the Chevy, as it claims to offer up to 15 miles of battery - powered driving before utilizing the car's standard gas - electric hybrid driveline.

Should a stint of such driving leave your battery nearly depleted, but you wish to arrive at your destination on electric power alone (whether for quietness or for restricted access in a city center), all you need to do is switch into sport mode for a while and the battery will be topped up quickly — surprisingly quickly, in fact.

The electrically driven turbo makes for better low end boost without lag, and is powered by batteries that recoup their charge through a generator that captures energy through regenerative braking.

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 regular driving, the engine and motor work together automatically, draining the battery until the engine is used to supplement power.

Engine: 4 - cylinder aluminum DOHC 16 - valve Horsepower: 158 hp @ 5200 rpm Torque: 162 lb - ft @ 2800 rpm Electric Motor: Permanent Magnet Synchronous AC Power Output: 40 hp @ 0 - 1500 rpm Torque: 199 lb - ft @ 0 - 1500 rpm Battery Type: Nickel - Metal Hydride Transmission: Continuously Variable Drive: Front - Wheel

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.

There is also an all - wheel - drive mode that uses the electric motor in the rear axle in combination with the gasoline engine that powers the front wheels, and the driver can also choose to save the car's battery power for later electric - only driving.

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.

Kia seems to be leading the way in this effort, as news recently surfaced that a turbocharged all - wheel - drive version of the Kia Soul could soon join the standard gasoline and battery - powered Soul EV variants.

There are two carbon - fiber fuel tanks to hold 5 kilograms of hydrogen at 10,000 psi, a fuel cell to produce electricity through the processing of hydrogen, a pack of affordable, reliable nickel - metal - hydride batteries to store the electricity, and a 113 - kW (151 - hp) motor to power the front - wheel - drive platform.

The turbine burns diesel fuel to drive the generator, which in turn charges up a 28kWh battery pack that supplies power to the electric motors.