Sentences with phrase «electric hybrid powered»

Along with the various mechanical and aerodynamic changes, the MP4 - 12C 650S is also claimed to adopt a lightened carbon fiber body and other weight - saving measures, including carbon fiber seats from McLaren's recently launched gas - electric hybrid powered flagship supercar, the P1.

The Mercedes C 350 e is another reason to weigh up the advantages of plug - in petrol - electric hybrid power over a conventional diesel engine in your next compact executive saloon.

It houses a gas / electric hybrid power train capable of generating 279 horsepower with an electronically limited top speed of 155 mph.

For further driving - quality engineering, Nissan opts for a hydraulic - electric hybrid power - steering system, rather than the pure electric power - steering systems becoming so common.

The Good With an innovative torque - vectoring, gasoline - electric hybrid power train, the 2018 Acura RLX Sport Hybrid gets plenty of power and impressive handling, while achieving excellent fuel economy.

The Niro is powered by the same 1.6 - liter Kappa gas - electric hybrid power plant that you'll find beneath the hood of its cousin, the Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid.

Not exact matches

The hybrid electric jet will seat up to 12 people, fly up to 700 miles and have operating costs of 8 cents per seat mile, below the operating costs of small turboprops and business jets powered by jet fuel.

The RX's extra row comes standard as a power - folding seat on both the RX350L and the hybrid - electric RX450hL models.

The CEO also predicted that by 2025, «More than half of the power units you see on the road will have some relevance of electrification» — if not fully electric some hybrid form of combustion and electric.

They include ECD's low - cost cell for solar power; «rewritable» compact discs and DVDs; an instant - start, regenerative fuel cell currently in development; and a rechargeable nickel - hydride battery for powering hybrid - electric vehicles, which ECD is producing in a joint venture with Texaco.

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.

Far more importantly, the shift from the internal combustion engine to electric, hybrid or hydrogen - powered vehicles may be the most important technological and social development since, well, the automobile first appeared.

Meanwhile, a lot of the «clean energy» options (like hybrid / electric vehicles) still require the power grid, which — you guessed it — largely uses traditional energy sources (like natural gas).

Trucks are embracing green technologies — hybrid electric and engine - powered systems — that reduce idling time and air pollution.

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.

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.

Officials attributed the strong showing by auto manufacturers to general improvements in fuel economy as well as growing manufacturer investment in hybrid and electric - powered vehicles.

The top - selling hybrid car, researchers have learned, saves energy not only because it switches efficiently between gasoline and electric power but also because of its conspicuous control screen, allowing drivers to see their real - time gasoline efficiency.

Six years from now, a fossil - fuel - free carrier strike group — including a nuclear - powered aircraft carrier, hybrid electric ships, and biofueled aircraft — will begin missions in international waters.

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.

Current research and development is largely centered on «hybrid» vehicles that use both electric power and internal combustion.

Ultimately, hybrid vehicles and electric cars — whether powered by batteries or fuel cells — will deliver even more environmental rewards.

The batteries will extend the range of electric vehicles and plug - in hybrid electric vehicles, and provide more power with fewer charges to personal electronics like cell phones and laptops.

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.

Lithium - ion batteries — similar to what powers your laptop or cell phone — satisfy both requirements, making them a big step up from the nickel - metal hydride cells used in gas - electric hybrids like the Toyota Prius.

The Chevrolet Volt, which GM plans to introduce in two years (reportedly at a mid - $ 30,000 base price), is a new breed of gasoline - electric hybrid, cars powered by a battery - powered electric motor that can be recharged on the road with an internal combustion engine.

«That's why we are concentrating on building high - technology combustion engine cars, hybrid cars, as well as electric cars powered either by batteries or fuel cells.

The angular concept car sported a lot of modern - sounding tech: a hybrid electric / gas power train that drove all four wheels, an onboard computer with digital displays for everything from the speedometer to the radio, and electronic maps to help you navigate traffic snarls.

They've created a device, which straps onto your knees, that can harvest energy from your stride the same way hybrid electric vehicles recycle power during braking.

'' [Our work] demonstrates a new approach for efficient energy conversation from a dc electric field to coherent, high - power and electrically tunable terahertz emission by using hybrid semiconductors,» said Andrii Iurov, a researcher with a dual appointment at the University of New Mexico's Center for High Technology Materials and the City University of New York.

Those electric cars — combined with improvements in the fuel efficiency of existing internal combustion engines, new hybrid power trains and even fuel - cell vehicles — could begin to reduce the roughly $ 1 billion a day the U.S. spends on imported oil.

In the «business as usual» scenario, the auto industry followed its current rate of vehicle diversification — utilizing efficient internal combustion, electric and hybrid models, and the power sector utilized mostly natural gas and renewable plants.

With just a little research, you can easily trace the latest model electric hybrid back to its steam - powered ancestors.

Posted on 29 December 2009 in Electric (Battery), Emissions, Fuel Cells, Fuels, Hybrids, LCFS, Plug - ins, Power Generation Permalink Comments (36)

Today, these batteries are used to power both small and large devices, from cell phones to hybrid - electric cars.

BTW New Scientist (20 Sep. 2008) has an interesting comparison showing that plug - in hybrid electrical vehicles (PHEV) will emit about the same 95 g CO2eq / km regardless if the electric power comes from nuclear or renewabels.

Plug - in hybrids are cars that would be built to run primarily on an electric battery, but if extra power were needed for a long drive, a gasoline engine would kick in.

Another automotive engine technology that gets better mileage than standard internal - combustion power plants and hence, produces less carbon dioxide for each mile driven, is the gasoline - electric hybrid, which marries a gasoline engine with electric motors.

Like any full hybrid, the 300h can run on electric power at low speeds for short distances; an EV mode, activated via Drive Mode Select, raises the threshold where the car transitions to engine power.

Kia says this concept vehicle uses an electric all - wheel - drive system, which likely means that it will be a hybrid with a gasoline engine powering the front wheels and an electric motor powering the rear wheels.

If required, the Flextreme can travel up to 35 miles on electric power alone, or 440 miles when running in full - hybrid mode.

The plug - in hybrid four - door should contain enough electric power to justify the prestigious i suffix, particularly since the next i3 and i8 replacements are not expected to adhere quite as religiously to today's exotic and expensive carbon - fiber / aluminum formula.

A technical marvel, it features a hugely complex power train that sees a 9 speed dual clutch gearbox mated to a hybrid petrol and electric twin turbo V6.

At 208 total system horsepower, the Hybrid deploys a similar version of the new 2.5 - liter four, detuned to 176 horsepower and 163 lb - ft, working with the electric motor to boost power under hard accel and optimize mpg in low stress situations.

The fundamental technology involved in battery cells, electric motors and the power electronics will be used in our upcoming plug - in hybrid models,» BMW member of the board for development Herbert Diess said in a statement.

The 5.2 - liter, naturally aspirated gas engine would drive the Asterion's rear wheels via a seven - speed dual - clutch automatic transmission while a pair of electric motors hooked up to a computer - operated torque vectoring system on the front axle would power the hybrid car's front wheels.

The concept is powered by a new version of the Lexus hybrid drive system, which is related to the 2.5 - litre petrol engine and electric system in the IS300h, which produces about 200bhp.

The Q50 Hybrid is powered by a 3.5 - liter V - 6 mated to an electric motor for a combined output of 360 hp.

The Hybrid will be powered by a 2.5 - liter supercharged four - cylinder engine in combination with a 15 - kilowatt electric motor to produce 250 net horsepower, 10 hp fewer than the 3.5 - liter V - 6.

A fully electric or hybrid Boxster sounds like a logical and fantastic idea, but purists should not worry about losing the gas - powered Porsches anytime soon.