Sentences with phrase «driving than hybrids»

Diesels are generally better for your type of driving than Hybrids.

As for the Hybrid and Energi models, they are more fun to drive than any hybrid or plug - in hybrid competitor.

Not exact matches

«For better or worse, it looks like many hybrid and EV owners are driven more by financial motives rather than a responsibility to the environment,» said Edmunds.com director of industry analysis Jessica Caldwell.

We were looking to downgrade into a smaller vehicle — and strongly considered a hybrid — until we learned that the freeway mileage we get in our driven once or twice a week Expedition is just as good, if not better, than the smaller vehicles we looked at.

Continuing with their hybrid, example the authors write that the hybrid owner might also drive more than he or she otherwise would, perhaps taking a job that is farther from home or moving farther from work.

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.

Another technology that gets better mileage than standard engines, and hence produces less carbon dioxide for each mile driven, is the gasoline - electric hybrid, which marries a gasoline engine with electric motors.

Another automotive engine technology that gets better mileage than standard internal - combustion power plants and hence, produces less carbon dioxide for each mile driven, is the gasoline - electric hybrid, which marries a gasoline engine with electric motors.

Winner or nominee of more than 150 «Game of the Year» awards, Rocket League is a high - powered hybrid of arcade soccer and driving with rewarding physics - based gameplay.

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 redone interior has high - quality, attractive materials; the driving experience has less wind and road noise, as well as an even - smoother ride; and both the traditional and hybrid models are all more fuel - efficient than the 2011 Camry.

A hefty curb weight and a slightly cramped third row are the only real downsides; the Hybrid's 3.3 - liter V - 6 and standard all - wheel - drive system won't win any awards for involvement, but they're more than up to the task at hand.

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.

Hybrid drive makes the Lexus IS a company car champion, though it's less impressive to drive than its rivals.

Many hybrid electric vehicles achieve higher fuel economy ratings in the city (e.g. 2017 Toyota Prius, 54 - city, 50 - highway) than on the highway because the electric motor recharges when braking and turns off the gas - powered engine when stopped; this is especially beneficial to those who do a lot of city driving because, while 100 % gas vehicles will get better mileage on the highway vs. the city, hybrids are the opposite.

Unfortunately, it does so in a $ 120,805 hybrid that gets 23 mpg on the highway — the same highway mileage as the all - wheel - drive LS 460 and 1 mpg worse than the rear - drive version.

The plug - in Pacifica is some 600 pounds heavier than the standard model, but in regular driving, we didn't notice any undue behavior with the added heft, which brings the Hybrid within spitting distance of 5,000 pounds.

I drive 75 miles (round trip) for work each day and most of those miles are highway so the diesel makes more sense than the hybrids offered by everyone else.

A test drive shorter than its electric range Over an extremely short, city - like loop, we sampled the hybrid powertrain packaged in the chassis of the current Honda Accord.

Our drive in the plug - in hybrid confirmed that two - electric motors and a four - cylinder petrol engine was more than a match for most large capacity sports cars.

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 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 Hybrid, making for an EV driving mode that can provide an estimated range of 22 miles running only on electric power.

What you don't see is that the Hybrid accelerates quicker than the conventional V - 6 model, and the all - wheel - drive version is quicker than the one with front - wheel drive — unheard of in regular vehicles.

It's this capture and reuse of energy that makes the Toyota hybrids more efficient in stop - and - go city driving than they are on the highway.

In this driving mode, Hyundai expects the Sonata Plug - in Hybrid to deliver 38 mpg city, 43 mpg highway, and 40 mpg combined, each 1 mpg lower than the expected numbers from the standard Sonata Hybrid, likely due to the larger battery pack's higher weight.

For «engine», read «drive unit» - the Clarity is more similar to a battery - electric vehicle than it is a plug - in hybrid or non-hybrid vehicle, though really it's quite different from either.

Aaron's right that Subaru junkies will probably buy it, though if it doesn't drive as well as or better than the average hybrid, it could be dead in the water.

The plan is to fit this hybrid powertrain into an existing Infiniti - we're guessing the rear - wheel - drive G sedan - to achieve 1.6 - liter Versa - like mileage figures at a cost premium of less than $ 5000.

Lexus At this month's Los Angeles auto show, we expect Lexus to unveil the next - generation RX450h, which likely will be sleeker and roomier but also lighter and better to drive than the current high - luxe crossover hybrid.

The hybrid's mileage for similar mixed city and highway driving is 20 % + better than the gas version.

owners who never drive the exotics they purchase [98 % of Ferrari buyers drive their cars less than 500 miles a year and keep them on average for less than 24 months]... global warming on the rise [with pretend» Hybrid» supercars doing nothing to help the situation]... etc etc etc

The GS 200t will offer only rear - wheel drive and an eight - speed automatic transmission, with fuel economy estimated at 33 mpg highway — 4 mpg better than the V -6-powered GS 350 and only 1 mpg less than the GS 450h hybrid.

Certainly not if you're driving something considerably smaller than a snowplow, like, say a 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid.

Also, although the Altima is no riot to drive, it is more fun and less wallowy than the Camry Hybrid.

In fact, driving the 4E - Hybrid back - to - back with Panamera 4, on roads outside Zuffenhausen that allowed for no more than 5/10 the cars» capability, we would not have been able to pass the blindfold test to tell the two apart.

The way the GTI drives is much more transparent than the GTE and that sensation is multiplied by its manual gearbox, not even an option on the hybrid.

KMA offers a complete line of vehicles, including the rear - drive K900 flagship sedan ** Cadenza premium sedan, Sorento CUV, Soul urban passenger vehicle, Soul Electric Vehicle ***, Sportage compact CUV, Optima midsize sedan, Optima Hybrid, the Forte compact sedan, Forte5 and Forte Koup, Rio and Rio 5 - door subcompacts and the Sedona midsize multi-purpose vehicle, through a network of more than 765 dealers across the United States.

The battery in a plug - in is generally bigger than that found in a regular hybrid, the idea being that you can charge the battery at a wall socket then drive for an extended period of time on electricity alone.

But among them, the closest analogue to the RLX Sport Hybrid SH - AWD is probably the Infiniti Q50 Hybrid with all - wheel drive, but that car is around $ 20K cheaper than this one.

The hybrid powertrain, while slower than the 2.0, easily netted us a constant 38 mpg in mixed driving conditions.

The plug - in hybrid S 550e uses the same six - cylinder engine with a 13.3 kWh battery motor, capable of achieving 31 miles of electric driving range, which is more than the 20.5 - mile range offered by the first S 550e.

The six - speed automatic is unusual in a hybrid, and offers a more relaxed drive than CVT - type gearboxes

The company says that over the NEDC standardized European driving cycle, its plug - in diesel hybrid will emit less than 50 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometer.

Priced from $ 42,990 (plus on - road costs) for the entry level ST two - wheel - drive, the Pathfinder hybrid is $ 3k more than the current base model V6 petrol.

It is still fun to drive and more so than any other hybrid or diesel in its class (according to car magazine reviews).

The new hybrid system operates more efficiently and more quietly and offers a higher level of driving performance than in the previous generation model.

Hybrids cost more than their gas - only counterparts, and it may take years to recoup the premium you pay, depending on how frugally you drive.

In may case, the reason for buying a Prius involves more than just the hybrid drive train.

Featuring gobs of tractable power, luxury amenities galore and EPA fuel economy ratings higher than most four - cylinder compacts, Honda's latest technological marvel appears to be the first Hybrid built with driving enthusiasts in mind.

«For just $ 1,000 more than the cost of a non-luxury hybrid, buyers can indulge in a CT 200h with our proven Lexus Hybrid Drive technology,» said Mark Templin, group vice president and general manager, Lexus Divhybrid, buyers can indulge in a CT 200h with our proven Lexus Hybrid Drive technology,» said Mark Templin, group vice president and general manager, Lexus DivHybrid Drive technology,» said Mark Templin, group vice president and general manager, Lexus Division.

The thing with the Prius is that it's about more than just driving a fuel efficient hybrid.