Sentences with phrase «electric drivetrain used»

Also planned, primarily to boost North American sales, is a Macan Hybrid running the same parallel petrol - electric drivetrain used in the Q5 Hybrid.

The gasoline - electric drivetrain uses a 2.5 - liter four - cylinder engine and 105 - kilowatt electric motor, producing 200 horsepower and getting 40 mpg average fuel economy.

The electric drivetrain uses a 20 - kilowatt hour lithium - ion battery pack that can be charged inductively without a cable and feed electricity into the grid when not in use.

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Relays, or electronically operated switches, are major components used in an electric vehicle's drivetrain control system and onboard communications.

Mini has of course dabbled with electric drivetrains before, with the Mini-E - a lease - only vehicle that was used to study how drivers use electric vehicles ahead of the launch of BMW's i brand.

The Smart ED's three - phase electric drivetrain resides where the fuel tank used to be and makes 80 hp and 118 lb - ft of torque, but power delivery, however, just isn't as direct or as engaging as other electric vehicles.

The gas / electric drivetrain allows for roughly 35 miles of driving range using electricity stored in a large lithium - ion battery before firing up a small, four - cylinder gas engine for another 300 miles of range.

The concept uses both the gasoline engine from a regular Smart Fortwo and the electric drivetrain from the Fortwo ED to, with one engine powering each axle.

The e-NV200 uses the same electric drivetrain as the Nissan Leaf: an 80 - kW electric motor and a 24 - kWh lithium - ion battery.

We do know that the Tesla Model 3 will use a new generation of the company's electric drivetrain, which will reportedly provide a «realistic» range of over 200 miles.

Chevrolet has also released some details of the 2016 Chevrolet Volt's new powertrain, which will use a naturally aspirated 1.5 - liter four - cylinder engine as a generator for the electric drivetrain.

And while the torque fill from the electric drivetrain (the function that uses the motor's instant torque delivery to disguise the low - down lag of those enormous turbos) is very impressive, once you've got the engine spinning above 4000rpm this technology just isn't a factor — on the road, at least.

Whilst Nissan has not yet revealed the final drivetrain configuration, it has confirmed it will use electric technology and be «as visually arresting as the Deltawing.»

Mercedes - Benz is not providing many details on the F 015 Luxury in Motion concept's powertrain, but does say that the car uses an electric drivetrain powered by a fuel cell.

Relative to gasoline engine technology, electric drivetrains are still in their infancy for use in mainstream automobiles.

There aren't any changes for the 2016 Toyota Avalon's available powertrains, which still include a 3.5 - liter V - 6 as standard and a gas - electric drivetrain that uses a 2.5 - liter Atkinson - cycle four - cylinder on Avalon Hybrid models.

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.

As demonstrated by the current BMW i3 and i8, the Project i models are primarily focused on efficiency through cutting edge technology, including state - of - the - art hybrid - and all - electric drivetrains and batteries, and extensive use of carbon fiber.

Initial concept versions of the B - Class Electric Drive were developed under the Mercedes - Benz BlueZERO project using batteries from Li - tec and a drivetrain from Tesla, but Mercedes switched to using a drivetrain developed by Mercedes itself soon after.

Our exclusive drivetrain system uses electric power to improve efficiency, acceleration and handling.

Volvo has also designed hybrid ability into its new corporate drivetrain, with the capacity to fit a motor generator onto the front axle or an e-motor on the rear axle as per the «T8» petrol - electric drivetrain that will be used by the XC90.

Set to make its public debut at the Paris Motor Show in October, the first Mercedes - Benz dedicated plug - in hybrid model uses a new parallel gasoline - electric drivetrain that is claimed to net the big luxury sedan combined cycle consumption of 84 mpg (U.S.) on the European test cycle while providing it with a zero - emissions electric range of more than 20 miles.

The Infiniti EV will use the same platform and electric drivetrain as the...

The official figures are quoted as 256.8 MPG and 26 g / km CO2, though as always with PHEVs, everything depends on how much you use the electric drivetrain.

Essentially identical to its gasoline and diesel sibling inside and out, save for a few hybrid - specific features, the Golf GTE uses a drivetrain that marries a small - displacement TSI engine and an electric motor.

All future cars from Polestar will be Electric Performance Vehicles but the Polestar 1 bridges today's technology with the future, offering the perfect drivetrain for a Grand Touring Coupé that's likely to be used over longer distances as well as shorter, faster, enjoyable journeys,» said Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath.

Look for Subaru's PHEV drivetrain to mimic the Toyota Prius Prime rather closely, especially if engineers make use of Toyota's E-Four all - wheel - drive system, which adds a third electric motor to drive the rear wheels.

The 5 door A3 E-tron uses a parallel hybrid drivetrain comprised of a turbocharged 4 cylinder engine and a small electric motor rated at 100 horsepower integrated into the transmission.

Other features include low friction internal components, improved air intake and exhaust systems, lighter and smaller parts to reduce weight and improve aerodynamics, and updated software that means the electric drivetrain is used up to 60 per cent more than the system found in the third generation Prius.

So - called plug - in hybrids may use a gas engine to power the batteries after their depletion, however the drivetrain always remains fully electric, regardless of whether the batteries are being powered by the gas generator or not.

That's the difference between regular hybrids and plug - in hybrids, one has a hybrid drivetrain while the other has an all - electric drivetrain and only the source of energy alternates between fully electric, using energy that has been taken from the grid, and hybrid, after this stored electricity has been exhausted.

Buyers may get a choice of either front - or four - wheel drive and a variety of three - or four - cylinder petrol and diesel engines and a secret new electric drivetrain that insiders suggest is a development of that used by the BMW i3.

Nissan has just launched e-Power, a new series - hybrid drivetrain that uses a small gasoline - powered engine to power its battery and electric motor for propulsion, the automaker announced early November.

The third version of the Lexus LS is the LS 600h L, which uses the same extended platform as the 460 L but substitutes a hybrid drivetrain consisting of a 5.0 liter V8 and an electric motor that in combination produce 438 horsepower.

Now the innovative drivetrain technology of BMW ActiveHybrid 7 serves to further enhance the effi ciency of the car and the driving pleasure it is able to offer, with the gasoline engine and electric motor being perfectly coordinated with one another to provide a signifi cant improvement of dynamic performance and motoring comfort and, at the same time, to capitalise on the use of energy in the fuel under a wide range of different driving conditions.

The Tesla Model X uses the already efficiency - proven electric drivetrain to offer silent oomph for up to seven passengers.

The Ioniq's hybrid drivetrain uses a lithium - ion battery pack and pairs a 1.6 - liter direct injected 4 - cylinder engine with a 32 kW electric motor for a net system rating of 139 horsepower.

The hybrid SUV also features a thermal management system that makes use of excess heat produced by the electric drivetrain for the benefit of the passengers, if required.

When the car is in motion, power from the gasoline engine is split between the drivetrain — to move the car — and the generator, which uses the resultant electricity either to drive the electric motor to help turn the wheels or to power electronics, as well as to charge the battery, which can then be used to drive the car on its own.

Interestingly, though the new traction control system has been introduced for the first time, with the new BMW i3s, the technology is not limited to cars that use pure electric drivetrain.

The Spanish manufacturer is also preparing an electric version that is rumored to use the same drivetrain as the IBE concept.

The i8 uses a unique drivetrain, with an electric motor driving the front wheels and a small gasoline engine turning the rear wheels.

Then between 2012 and 2014, Toyota produced an all - electric variant of the third - generation RAV4 using a drivetrain sourced from Tesla, selling 2,489 units total.

The compact SUV will likely use the Toyota hybrid drivetrain currently found in the Avalon sedan, which uses a four - cylinder 2.5 - liter gasoline engine mated to an electric motor.

It's impressive the way the i8's advanced drivetrain switches from hybrid (all three power sources used) to pure electric mode (just one power source) at the press of a button.

Another option would be a detuned version of the drivetrain used in the new Acura NSX, which is good for 572 horses between the engine and three electric motors.

For comparison, Mitsu's Outlander PHEV has an EV range of 60 km (http://paultan.org/2013/11/30/driven-mitsubishi-outlander-phev-tested-japan/) but it is a heavier and larger vehicle by far and also uses a more powerful electric drivetrain.

As for their use in a Maserati, I'd imagine a decent electric drivetrain would be more appropriate than a diesel, given that every EV from a main manufacturer has decent driving dynamics for its class.