BMW will show a concept for a plug - in
electric diesel hybrid sports car alongside its 5 - series Gran Turismo and X1 crossovers.
Not exact matches
So, no, we're not going to have all these
diesel trucks all over the road, we're going to replace them with
hybrid electric vehicles.
FUEL ECONOMY -
Diesels can get up to 30 percent more miles per gallon of fuel than similar gas powered cars and can be more economical than gasoline -
electric hybrids.
Policy makers encourage the use of advance internal combustion engine vehicles (particularly
diesel), as well as
hybrid technology and emerging plug - in
electric vehicles to meet the medium - term demands of the issue (to 2020).
Over the past two years FreshDirect has made significant investments in new technologies to reduce its carbon footprint including purchasing all -
electric,
hybrid -
electric, and clean
diesel vehicles.
Better still, we need car companies to phase out
diesel completely and concentrate on
hybrid and
electric alternatives.»
The
diesel plug - in
hybrid can run in all -
electric mode for 14 miles with an estimated fuel economy of 89 mpg equivalent and can achieve 35 mpg as a
hybrid, which a comparable gasoline - powered SUV would be hard - pressed to beat.
The initial thought was to develop a 20 - foot wingspan (6.1 meters) aircraft powered by
hybrid diesel /
electric engines, but the team started with smaller versions for testing, built by rapid prototyping.
The 24 - foot Endeavor Green
Electric Hybrid can run all day on an electric charge that costs only 11 cents and generates no emissions, kicking into a small diesel generator only if the boat's eight batteries
Electric Hybrid can run all day on an
electric charge that costs only 11 cents and generates no emissions, kicking into a small diesel generator only if the boat's eight batteries
electric charge that costs only 11 cents and generates no emissions, kicking into a small
diesel generator only if the boat's eight batteries run dry.
Ed Kjaer, director of
electric transportation at Southern California Edison, argues that plug - ins represent a natural evolution of
hybrid technology, which today essentially burns gas to generate electricity... George W. Bush, the former Texan oilman, has begun talking up corn ethanol and clean
diesel and has endorsed a $ 4,000 tax credit for purchases of
hybrid cars.
The plug - in
hybrid system employs a 3.0 - liter turbocharged
diesel engine making 353 hp, combined with an
electric motor adding 102 hp for a total of 455 hp.
The W205 MH — better known as the C300 Bluetec
Hybrid — is, if you like, an
electric range extender that mates a 27 - hp
electric motor to the familiar 204 - hp 2.2 - liter I - 4
diesel.
A new «Ingenium» V6 (both
diesel and gasoline) will live under the hood, with a plug - in
hybrid and possibly an all -
electric version also planned.
Essentially, it's a plug - in, turbo -
diesel hybrid that sports an exceptionally long
electric - power - only range.
Originally, Mercedes intended to offer
hybrid options for all new Mercedes - Benz S - class models, but after a marketing rethink, all that's left are two: a 3.0 - liter V - 6 and a 200 - hp
diesel version, both paired with a 110 - hp
electric motor.
Not only can components be shared between
diesel and petrol units, but also with
hybrid electric systems, suggesting we will see a significant number of
hybrid cars from the automaker in the future too.
With a history of gasoline,
diesel,
hybrid and now even full
electric vehicles, the German technological powerhouse is making an effort to use a different kind of Kinetic Energy Recovery System to harness all the countless hours of energy people expend on the internet.
The entire list is composed of
electric and
hybrid cars, with nary a
diesel - or tradition internal combustion - powered car to be found.
The 40 - foot, near - zero - emission,
diesel -
electric hybrid buses cost more to purchase but less to operate and are cleaner and quieter than traditional
diesel buses.
For 2017, power comes from a gas four - cylinder or V - 6 engine; Audi has stopped offering a turbo -
diesel V - 6 while it works on resolving an emissions - cheating scandal, and the gas -
electric hybrid has been shelved until the Q5 is redesigned.
The locomotive could be used as a stand - alone for yard switching operations or combined with conventional
diesel -
electric locomotives to create a «
hybrid train.»
Despite its
diesel motor it still can't match the
hybrid's economy, but the
diesel is more nimble than the portly part -
electric Golf.
Like the Q8, the coupe - like Porsche Cayenne will offer a range of gasoline,
diesel, and plug - in
hybrid -
electric powertrains.
MPG and running costs - The all -
electric e-Golf, plug - in
hybrid GTE (166mpg) and
diesel - sipping 1.6 TDI (68.9 mpg) are most efficient, but most Golf power units are frugal.
For now, it appears they primarily agree: The HEV or Supercar for the near future will be a
hybrid electric with some sort of heat engine, fueled by reformulated gasoline or
diesel.
Volkswagen will likely use the concept car's debut at CES to reveal its future plans for
electric and plug - in
hybrid vehicles as it seeks to distance itself from the specter of its
diesel emissions scandal.
Its lineup will include gas and
diesel plug - in
hybrids, all -
electric vehicles, and mild
hybrids.
There will be two
diesels — powered at 265 hp and 320 hp — and a plug - in
hybrid, fitted with a 2.0 - liter turbo - four and a 90 - kilowatt
electric motor.
This will be the first time a car has completed a lap on
electric alone, with other
hybrids like Audi's dominant R18 racing cars always sharing power between
electric and
diesel combustion engines.
Eaton's
hybrid controller selects the most efficient mode of operation -
diesel,
electric, or a blend - depending upon current operating conditions, the battery pack's state of charge, and driver demand.
The GLA will also likely receive a host of
diesel options, but with Mercedes - Benz's recent commitment to electrification, we wouldn't be surprised if we saw an all -
electric GLA or at the very least, a
hybrid GLA, further down the 2019 GLA's lifecycle.
We're not sure that Europeans will finally let go of their
diesels and embrace the gas /
electric hybrid, but the all - new Prius makes a better case for a different direction than ever before.
One Hummer engineer shared his interesting idea for greener paths — use technology from the upcoming Chevy Volt to build a
hybrid Hummer, since the torque of an
electric motor paired with a small
diesel engine could make for an even more impressive off - roader.
of torque, these six - cylinder
diesel engines are coupled to an Eaton
hybrid -
electric motor / generator transmission that is a clever piece of engineering.
The headlines go to the Vision's powertrain — it's a
diesel electric hybrid.
«We can do lot more with today's propulsion systems, both gas and
diesel, as you downsize and add direct - injection and electrification to those systems,» Smyth says, noting GM is working on all possible future powertrain technologies, including
hybrid - and all -
electric vehicles, as well as plug - in
hybrids and hydrogen fuel cells.
The latter sends
diesel power to the front wheels and
electric power to those at the rear, though Citroen (sorry, DS) persists with a jerky automated manual transmission that takes the shine off the smooth
hybrid experience.
The German brand's concept has an advanced
diesel plug - in
hybrid powertrain — we also saw it last year on the five - passenger CrossCoupe TDI concept — as well as
electric all - wheel drive.
Electric and
hybrid vehicles do not rely on traditional gas or
diesel - powered engines at low speeds, making them much quieter and their approach difficult to detect.
It's a
diesel -
electric hybrid, the 27bhp supplementary motor housed in the 7G - Tronic transmission and working with the 2.1 - litre combustion engine in 201bhp output.
Based on the Citroen DS5's platform, the DS SUV will be four - wheel drive and is set to use a petrol -
electric plug - in
hybrid drivetrain, Citroen's first following the
diesel -
hybrid DS5 sold in Europe.
In addition to traditional
diesel engines, the X-Class will also have both four - cylinder and six - cylinder gasoline engines, along with a
hybrid electric powertrain that will come later in the truck's product cycle.
The engine line - up of the 2018 Cayenne will include turbocharged petrol and
diesel units, as well as a
hybrid option and a rumored
electric powertrain.
Options on the table include
diesels, full
electric sedans, and
hybrids based on parent company BMW's ActiveHybrid system.
From a product standpoint there will be a lot of interesting hardware in showrooms, including range - extending EVs, plug - in
hybrids, clean
diesels, pure
electrics, and flex - fuel vehicles running on cellulosic ethanol.
There is also a
diesel - powered S350 BlueTEC version, a
hybrid S400 with a 20 - kilowatt
electric motor and 306 hp (228 kW) V6 engine, a
diesel -
electric hybrid S300 BlueTEC.
Marin Transit purchased its first
diesel electric hybrid buses in 2010, and currently operates 18
hybrid buses.
It may be some time before any hard information about the V60 PHEV's U.S. availability comes out, but we'll learn more about the
diesel -
electric hybrid bound for Europe at the Geneva Motor Show this March.
We also have in - depth coverage of the latest car technologies like radar cruise control, electronic throttle control,
diesel engine management and
hybrid electric cars.
No word on whether the
hybrid /
diesel /
electric powertrain will be fitted to the Ghost, or other models.