Sentences with phrase «efficient electric propulsion»

By shifting these shorter routes to cleaner, more efficient electric propulsion, we could save more energy intensive jet fuel for those longer routes that really need it.

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Instead of rocketing astronauts off into deep space, the Asteroid Redirect Mission would send a robotic spacecraft to a small asteroid, secure it (potentially by grabbing it and stuffing it into a giant high - tech bag) and tow it back to orbit the moon using a hyper - efficient kind of rocket engine technology called solar electric propulsion.

When SMART - 1, the European Space Agency's first mission to the moon, launched in September 2003, astronomers hailed it as the testing ground for a revolutionary and efficient solar - electric - propulsion technology.

The robotic component of ARM will demonstrate the world's most advanced and most efficient solar electric propulsion system as it travels to a near - Earth asteroid (NEA).

To build the International Moon Village and mine the Moon's resources, we need super efficient small, medium, large, and super large 4,100 (and higher) Isp electric rocket propulsion system powered reusable upper stages and space tugs for efficiently hauling cargo from LEO to a stable Low Lunar Polar Orbit.

The C - Max Hybrid is a conventional parallel hybrid, with gasoline and electric power sources sharing propulsion duties, and is targeted to deliver better fuel economy than the current Fusion Hybrid — which, at 41 mpg combined, is already the most fuel - efficient sedan sold in the U.S.. It's also said to operate in electric - only mode beyond 47 mph; and the vehicle's Powersplit controller is an evolution of what's currently used in the Fusion.

Engine off at idle Low - speed, electric - only propulsion Cutting off fuel to the engine during vehicle deceleration Regenerative braking Energy - efficient accessory systems Unlike single - mode hybrid technology found in competitors» SUVs, the two - mode system maximizes city and highway fuel economy by integrating two electric continuously variable modes with four fixed mechanical gear ratios.

Advanced New Powertrain The all - new Insight is powered by the third generation of Honda's two - motor hybrid system, featuring a highly efficient 1.5 - liter Atkinson cycle engine, a powerful electric propulsion motor, and lithium - ion battery pack.

New shipbuilding would be an opportunity to build modern, efficient ships or new varieties that incorporate novel technologies, such as fuel cells or other electric propulsion.