Sentences with phrase «electric car system»

Caldeira: We need to say we can't afford to have gasoline cars that emit carbon dioxide — so can we have an electric car system with swappable batteries?

Our service team provides complete auto maintenance for your Nissan or other make of vehicle, from brake jobs, tire service and wheel alignments to engine tune - ups, oil changes, battery checks and electric car systems service.

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Another for a team process leader in the «Vehicle Reman Center» in Fremont, California, where Tesla makes its new cars, said the candidate would «lead the Value delivery system created to repair and remanufacture Tesla electric vehicles,» and «lead daily operations... on large volume, electric vehicle repair and reconditioning value streams.»

Because all of Tesla's cars are equipped with the software and hardware necessary to collect data that can be used to improve its ML system, the electric - car company could have a huge edge against other automakers and tech companies working on autonomous vehicles.

The Hornsdale system uses the same energy - storage technology utilized in Tesla's electric cars.

Musk also is CEO of electric car maker Tesla Motors and has made headlines for his vision of a high - speed transportation system that would shoot passengers through elevated tubes from San Francisco to Los Angeles.

Musk, the chief executive of electric car maker Tesla Inc (tsla) and rocket company SpaceX (spacex), recently started the Boring Company to build transport tunnels for the system, which he says would be far faster than current high - speed trains and use electromagnetic propulsion.

E-Car now operates four facilities in North America and two in Europe, all struggling to fulfil Stronach's vision of making Magna the leading supplier of electric and hybrid car systems.

In addition to SpaceX, the entrepreneur serves as chief executive of Tesla Motor Co., an electric car company, is chairman and co-founder of SolarCity and is working to build a high - speed «Hyperloop» transportation system, which — in theory — could revolutionize travel by cutting commute time from Los Angeles to San Francisco to 30 minutes.

The $ 136,000 car was tricked out with just about every technological addition on the market today: a rear - view camera (including night vision), electric rear and side shades, satellite radio, active blind spot detection, a steering wheel that rumbles if you change lanes without signalling, a touch - knob - controlled heads - up - display with GPS and a high - end Bang & Olufson sound system complete with dashboard - mounted tweeter.

The tech giant is accused by A123 Systems of poaching top engineers as part of a plan to start making lithium - ion batteries for electric cars.

Just recently, Tesla and the Middle Eastern firm signed a deal for the installation of the Calfornia - based electric car maker and energy firm's Powerpack system at Bee'ah's headquarters.

They included SpaceX, the spaceflight company; Tesla, the electric - car manufacturer; SolarCity, a Tesla subsidiary that provides solar energy; and Hyperloop, the project to build a cross-country, high - speed transportation system.

In other Model S - related news, the electric car recently got a whole new look along with more bells and whistles to boot, particularly a larger onboard charger and an option to upgrade to the HEPA air - filtration system found in the Model X.

To power Tesla's electric car empire, the company has joined hands with Vestas, a top wind turbine manufacturer, to create a storage system that would make power generated from wind useful during quiet days in the jetstreams.

NEW YORK (AP)-- Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the electric car company is making major improvements to the Autopilot system used by its vehicles, which will dramatically reduce the number and severity of crashes in which they are involved.

A Tesla owner is thanking his Model X's Autopilot system on Tuesday, after his electric car saved him from what could have...

According to the Musk, a trick with the settings of the electric car's air conditioning system should help keep the rear-most seats that are designed for children as cool as possible.

That is, developing a complete standardized drop - in energy system, from the generator (solar) to the arbitrage (batteries) to the network (microgrid) to the users (electric cars and homes).

On the small cap side, Sympowerco's subsidiaries, HOSS Motor Sports and Highline Hydrogen Hybrids Systems, should offer operating holding corps for joint ventures and development of electric motor car solutions.»

Zinc can be found in most car parts, from tires to door handles, and because it can store six times more energy per pound than more conventional battery systems, the metal is also used in electric vehicles.

«We've completely renovated the plant we acquired, and outfitted it with state of the art, energy efficient HVAC systems and white LED lighting throughout the building, with future plans to install electric car charging stations.

The current engines are much more road relevant with their hybrid systems and electric cars are becoming much more common, but Verstappen hopes F1 doesn't go fully - electric for some time:

Electric streetcars operated in Calgary between 1909 and 1950, and in its heyday, the system had nearly 80 cars running between downtown and various suburbs including Tuxedo Park, Mount Pleasant, Elbow Park and Killarney, with one line going to Bowness.

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The substantial renovation of this six - story building, originally constructed in 1983, included the installation of new windows and doors; a new insulated roofing system; masonry repointing; elevator car modernization; a state of the art entry monitoring system; emergency back - up generator; electric baseboard heaters, and a new deck and entry canopy.

Federal safety investigators are asking electric car maker Tesla Motors for details on how its Autopilot system works and why it failed to detect a tractor trailer that crossed its path in a Florida crash.

«For example, the system will ensure that not all electric cars are charged at the same time, but in sequence.

Smart integration of electric cars into the energy system might contribute to the energy turnaround.

In many ways, motorcycles are a lot more practical for electric propulsion than cars: They are small and light and lack energy - hogging features like air - conditioning and entertainment systems.

Among other adjustments that could help double fuel economy are turbocharging with smaller, more efficient engines that produce the same level of power; advanced heat management and cooling systems, which reuse the heat produced in the engine for energy; weight reduction, including broader use of high - strength steel that is already in some cars today; better aerodynamics; more efficient air conditioners, transmissions and lighting devices (including headlights); and increased electrification leading to full hybridization with electric motor and regenerative breaking — all of which currently exist.

One potential method to ensure electric cars remain topped up involves a wireless system that charges your car without any thought or effort on the driver's part.

Among the holy grails of physics, a room temperature superconductor, Dias said, could radically change our transportation system, making magnetic levitation of high - speed trains possible, as well as making electric cars more efficient and improving the performance of many electronic devices.

The power lost by these systems in transferring energy could be enough to make electric vehicles and plug - in hybrid electric vehicles less environmentally friendly than conventional cars, says Michael Kintner - Meyer at the Energy and Environment Directorate at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Washington.

Although ORNL's proposed system would allow PHEV - makers to leave out the onboard charger that they currently install in their cars, the first - generation PHEVs are not intended for high - speed charging, says Frank, who is also founder of Efficient Drivetrains, Inc., a U.C. Davis start - up that designs energy - management systems for electric vehicles and hybrids.

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.

Never mind electric - vehicle range anxiety, how will power utilities and home systems handle the growing load of a burgeoning fleet of electric cars?

Fraunhofer researchers will exhibit the demo model of a highly energy - efficient heating system for electric cars at the IAA: a coated film that produces a broad, radiant heat.

In the early 1990s, Waters helped develop the battery pack system for General Motors» electric car, the EV1; helped set an EV world speed record at 183 mph; later founded Bright Automotive, a company that invented a 100 - mpg plug - in hybrid electric commercial vehicle; and now heads Waters and Associates, LLC, a consulting firm specializing in global sustainable mobility and housing.

But manufacturers of high - energy applications such as electric cars and power storage systems seek for new electrode materials and electrolytes.

The system could be placed in between the positive and negative nodes of lithium - ion batteries, which will hopefully prevent self - driving electric cars from meeting the same fate as those flammable hoverboards of Christmas - past.

This gap in research has now been closed by scientists of the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT): They compared the performances of 49,000 battery electric cars and 73,000 plug - in hybrid vehicles in Germany and the US using data from fleet trials and automotive manufacturers as well as from websites for drivers to manage and monitor their vehicles.

The rationale for its plan: The electric car works best in a system that's built for it.

Anders Nordelöf, a researcher in environmental systems analysis at Chalmers University of Technology, is seeking a more future - oriented approach to the electric car.

For example, on a hot summer evening when electricity is in high demand for air - conditioning, the system could drop the amount of power going to an individual car from 3.3 kilowatts to just 1.2 kW or even less, explains Paul Pebbles, GM's global manager of Electric Vehicle and Smart Grid Services.

According to Jaguar Land Rover director of research and technology Dr. Wolfgang Epple, the HVAC system can suck up to 40 percent of an electric car's battery range, while air conditioning can cut range on a traditional combustion engine by up to 20 percent.

Oddly enough, the multi-link independent suspension helps the car respond to steering inputs with more liveliness, and you don't mind the new electric - assist steering system at all.

Based on the systems in the F - Type sports cars and XE sedan, the 2016 Jaguar XF also adopts a new electric power steering system.