Sentences with phrase «electric mode using»

However, it is achieved almost entirely in electric mode using a loophole in the European test procedure.

In hybrid mode it gets about 40 plus MPG, in electric mode it uses no gas at all.

Not exact matches

Unlike some cheaper models, this electric kick scooters has 2 power modes that allow the rational battery use.

The lightweight Spectra S1 PLUS Electric Breast Pump can be used as a single or double pump with completely adjustable suction and cycling in letdown and expression mode.

In this way, the robots are using electric fields both as a mode of transportation and as a means of navigation.

Or earn your stripes in the single - player mode to stop an evil octopus army that has kidnapped the electric catfish used to power the city of Inkopolis!

In «Flux Capacitor», based on a 1970s Enfield 8000 electric city car, Jonny put its roughly 800bhp to good use with a 9.8697 quarter at 121.73 mph — roughly a second quicker than a Tesla Model S P90D can achieve in «Ludicrous mode».

EV Drive mode uses only the two electric motors to power the crossover, while Series Hybrid mode allows the gas engine and battery pack to act as a generator and provide additional power to the electric motors and Parallel Hybrid mode where the car primarily uses the 2.0 - liter gas engine with the electric motors only coming into the picture when extra power is needed.

There are four modes, selected by a rotary knob on the centre console: ZEV (electric - only), Auto (leave the RXH to do what it thinks best) Sport (sharpens the responses and keeps the revs higher) and 4x4 (keeps the rear wheels powered, for snow or off - road use).

(Other modes include Touring, which is the default setting; Mountain, which reserves energy for steep grades; and Hold, which allows drivers to use only the gasoline engine so that they can save the charge for pure electric driving for later, such as when they are in the city.)

There is also an all - wheel - drive mode that uses the electric motor in the rear axle in combination with the gasoline engine that powers the front wheels, and the driver can also choose to save the car's battery power for later electric - only driving.

Then, there's a hybrid mode which uses the 918 Spyder's V - 8 engine in combination with the car's electric motors like a traditional hybrid, with the engine shutting off under light loads.

But as a European - style plug - in hybrid, this is probably enough because you're meant to motor through your neighborhood in electric - only mode, use the gas engine to drive to the city, and then engage electric - only power to navigate the inner city where gas - powered vehicles might be prohibited.

The second and third modes introduce the liftoff braking we've become used to in hybrids and electric cars in increasing increments, but we'd like more aggressive braking in the highest mode.

The ML450 BlueHybrid is a two - mode that can run at low speeds using only electric propulsion, whereas the S400 BlueHybrid uses its electric motor as an auxiliary power source but still promises fuel economy of nearly 30 mpg.

This optimizes the use of the gasoline engine and electric motor for maximum fuel efficiency, although drivers can select full - electric mode for quieter, greener operation.

Using the machined aluminium collar that surrounds the start / stop button, there are three dynamic modes to choose from: «Dynamic» is default, «Sport» hones the magnetic ride dampers and sharpens the already electric throttle response (come to think of it, they did plug the car in several times during the day... perhaps it was all an elaborate hoax and this is in fact the world's first hybrid supercar?)

The C300h can't be used in fully electric mode above about 20mph, but the torque - fill provided by electric power ekes the most out of the C's diesel reserves.

Select hybrid mode and it mixes use of the gas engine and electric motor for optimum efficiency and performance, while the PSM Sport mode allows a «significantly sportier» driving style and Sport + mode recharges the battery at a much higher rate.

The Lamborghini Huracán's successor, due in 2022, will use a radical hybrid powertrain, featuring «next - generation» battery technology to minimise weight and give it the ability to run in electric - only mode.

It uses a seven - speed automatic transmission with a smart accelerator pedal that selects the optimal combination of internal combustion engine and electric motor in the four driving modes and three transmission modes.

In electric mode the car uses a PTC (Positive Temperature Coefficient) air heater.

Running on all - electric power for everyday driving, Outlander PHEV automatically switches drive modes for electric and fuel efficiency, using gasoline only when you need to.

The drive unit itself can be used in electric - only mode, or only with the V8, or combining the two as a hybrid system.

You can flick a knob on the steering wheel to drive it as an electric car, as a hybrid (with the car deciding how much electric and how much petrol power to use) or in Sport or the harder Sport + modes, with everything working for unabashed speed.

Electric cars used regenerative braking since the earliest experiments, but this was often a complex affair where the driver had to flip switches between various operational modes in order to use it.

The default mode is E-Power; as long as there is sufficient charge in the battery it will always use the electric motor to set off.

Toggling between Normal and Sport drive modes, delivered a sharper feel to the electric steering, although Comfort mode felt responsive enough for everyday use.

The concept SUV PHEV has 3 drive modes: automatic, all electric mode, and a save battery mode that operates the vehicle using the gasoline engine only.

In Hybrid mode, environmental and route data are used to compute the optimal use of the electric motor and combustion engine for fuel efficiency and implement this via the operating strategy.

The Volt boasts a 53 mile (85 km) range in full electric mode, with a total range of 420 miles (676 km) using its petrol range - extender, while the Bolt EV offers 238 miles (383 km) of purely electric driving.

It uses an advanced electric power - steering unit with a sport mode, set using the Sport button.

The two - mode system is an electrically variable transmission which uses two electric motors to operate at any nearly any speed ratio through the transmission.

In pure electric drive mode only the two electric motors in the front are used.

In hybrid mode, the intelligent drive system uses both, petrol and electric motor depending on terrain and throttle response.

Synchronous mode transition can be smooth because the shifting clutches can be pre-synchronized in speeds by using the electric motors.

The final two modes are Normal, which is the baseline setting of all vehicle systems, accessible by pushing the drive selector like a button, and EV, which uses only battery electric power and is accessible via a separate console button.

With two pure mechanical gear points, infinitely variable ratio in between, start - stop, regenerative braking, pure electrical mode, electric power assist, 100 % towing capability — the hybrid one seems to be better use of quite expensive planetary mechanics.

This makes packaging more efficient, as the two - mode systems function using compact and powerful electric motors designed to fit within the approximate space of a conventional transmission.

As you'd expect, the E-Hybrid has a choice of driving modes, with E-Power using just the electric motor, E-Charge boosting the batteries with the engine, E-Hold to maintain battery power for later and Hybrid Auto to just sort things as needed.

The 740e is wonderful when in electric mode and many of the trips we made during the week used only electrons.

For purposes of an accurate estimation of emissions, the analysis took into consideration the differences in operation between those PHEVs like the Chevrolet Volt that can operate in all - electric mode without using gasoline, and those that operate in a blended mode like the Toyota Prius PHV, which uses both energy stored in the battery and energy from the gasoline tank to propel the vehicle, but that can deliver substantial all - electric driving in blended mode.

In all - electric mode, the Accord Plug - in Hybrid will use the 6 KwH lithium - ion battery pack and a 120Kw electric motor to propel the electric vehicle.

The hybrid version, the NX300h, uses a 2.5 - liter four - cylinder running the high - efficiency Atkinson cycle consistently, paired with an electric engine capable of running at up to 40 km / h in electric - only mode.

These green zones became when the vehicle would switch from running the gasoline engine to using only the electric driving mode.

Drivers will be able to choose a target value between 30 and 100 percent of battery power and then use the battery alone by switching to pure - electric mode.

Drivers will be able to select the electric mode at the touch of a button and also allow the gas engine to kick in when needed, using the kickdown feature.

In addition, since the all - electric range of plug - in hybrids depends on the size of the battery pack, the analysis introduced a utility factor as a projection, on average, of the percentage of miles that will be driven using electricity (in electric only and blended modes) by an average driver.

There is also an offroad mode that permanently engages all wheel drive, and an EV mode where only electric power is used.

The 2015 edition of the EPA's annual report «Light - Duty Automotive Technology, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, and Fuel Economy Trends» estimates the following utility factors for 2015 model year plug - in hybrids to represent the percentage of miles that will be driven using electricity by an average driver, whether in electric only or blended modes: 83 % for the BMW i3 REx, 66 % for the Chevrolet Volt, 45 % for the Ford Energi models, 43 % for the McLaren P1, 37 % for the BMW i8, and 29 % for the Toyota Prius PHV.