Sentences with phrase «efficient at cruise speed»
A serial electric hybrid drive is also in itself a type of CVT, and all it would take to make it 100 % efficient at cruise speed is to incorporate similar torque lockup mechanism, turning a serial electric hybrid into a serial - parallel hybrid architecture as I've been suggesting here in GCC all along!
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Battery discharging, high - speed cruising: Like any energy - conversion device, electric motors are more efficient at certain operating speeds.
The new transmission offers a wider spread of available gear ratios for more efficient cruising at speed.
The improvements should mean smoother shifts and considerably quieter and more fuel - efficient cruising at highway speeds.
The CVT holds the engine at the ideal rpm for the conditions at hand, offering responsive power for passing or towing when needed and quiet efficient running at cruising speeds or around town.
An extra gear was added to eliminate the feel of second and third gears being drawn out for too long, and a 10th gear has been provided to allow for efficient high - speed cruising at reduced engine rpm.
In the 10th gear range, the CVT control allows for high - speed cruising at lower engine revs for quiet, smooth and fuel - efficient performance.
As well as being powerful, the 32 - valve DOHC engine is fuel efficient, engineered to operate on the Atkinson cycle in everyday running and to switch seamlessly to the Otto cycle for performance driving and cruising at speed.
Using precious battery power for highway travel when your carrying an engine thats most efficient at a cruise seems strange to me, it makes sense to have a smaller battery and have it slowly charge at highway speeds so you can have the power on demand and leave the highway able to run on full electric for the next 20 miles of the journey.
The boat is geared to carry 52 passengers at a cruising speed of 30 knots, and with customised seating, a full cabin entertainment system and clean toilet facilities ensures that every crossing is safe, relaxed, efficient, and the most comfortable.
According to the new research in PNAS, some areas where small shifts in individual behavior could strikingly reduce United States emissions include improving home insulation, changing to a more fuel - efficient vehicle, cruising at the most efficient speed (55 miles per hour) and carpooling when possible.