Sentences with phrase «electric motor as»

From Schwinn's good looking electric bikes to this $ 350 commuter bike with electric assist, we see plenty of pedal bikes packing an electric motor as backup these days.

In other cars, we've heard the whirr of an electric motor as we spun the wheel around, noting the electrically driven nature from the wheel's very light feel.

During moderate deceleration it uses the electric motor as an alternator and therefore as an engine brake.

As we predicted, this Panamera comes with the same 136 horsepower electric motor as the lesser E-Hybrid except this time it's mated to the 4.0 - liter twin - turbo V8 from the Turbo S rather than the 2.9 - liter twin - turbo V6 from the 4S.

At low speeds, you can hear the whir of the electric motor as you crank the wheel around.

Only upwards of 65 mph, does the ICE hook up to the wheels, but it still runs the generator to use the main electric motor as assist.

Producing 122 horsepower and 123 pound - feet of torque in CR - Zs equipped with the continuously variable transmission (CVT), as ours was, this system relies on its electric motor as a kind of turbo, giving extra boost for the gas engine when needed.

The lithium - ion battery supplies power to the electric motor as required and serves to start the engine.

This lithium - ion battery supplies power to the electric motor as soon as it is required to perform an additional drive function or serves to start the combustion engine.

Both the process of charging the battery and the supply of power to the electric motor as well as all other power - consuming items are ensured and masterminded by power electronics developed specifi - cally for BMW ActiveHybrid 7.

Pair the ICE and electric motor as a single unit, with the 20 kW and 125 pound - feet of torque added from the electric motor, and you get nice dose of twist at the low end of the rpm band, while also enjoying solid power at the top — a nice combo, indeed.

BMW ActiveHybrid 7 is the fi rst car in the world to combine a V8 gasoline engine, eight - speed automatic transmission and an electric motor as a mild hybrid concept.

With an EPA fuel economy rating of 39 mpg city, the luxury sedan features a 1.5 - liter four - cylinder engine under the hood with an integrated motor - assist electric motor as well as a continuously variable transmission, and puts out 111 hp and 127 lb per foot of torque.

Other «conventional» hybrid systems rely on a petrol engine to produce peak performance, and utilise an electric motor as an ancillary.

This sort of issue is usually due to a fault with the window regulator and track mechanism and possibly the electric motor as well if you have power windows.

But while the car can run purely on electricity to reduce CO2 emissions in urban areas, AMG sees the electric motor as a performance augmenter more than an admission that performance cars are going soft.

The electric drive element — called DynaStart — is produced by the ZF Powertrain and Suspension Components division for use in passenger cars and commercial vehicles with a power capacity between 10 and 100 kW and with a maximum torque of 100 to 1,000 N · m. For full hybrid applications, ZF also supplies the electric motor as a hybrid module with an integrated separating clutch for decoupling the electric motor and the combustion engine.

The TSI engine uses the front electric motor as a generator to power the rear motor when the battery is low, to make up this all - wheel - drive system, hence the «electric propshaft» name.

The Jetta Hybrid lists a 1.4 - liter turbocharged four - cylinder engine and a 20 kW electric motor as standard equipment.

Under the hood, Acura's 1.5 - liter four - cylinder engine features an integrated motor - assist electric motor as well as a continuously variable transmission, and puts out 111 hp and 127 lb - ft of torque.

In Pure mode, the car is powered solely by its electric motor as much as possible.

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.

In a special off - road mode, the gas engine drives the front electric motor as a generator to power the rear motor and turn all four wheels.

The hybrid GE is developing with the marine engineering firm C - MAR works something like the upcoming Chevy Volt car, which uses an electric motor as its primary drive and carries a small combustion engine to charge batteries that run low.

In this mode, the high - efficiency petrol engine provides most of the motive power, which is then assisted by the electric motors as required; such as when more powerful performance is needed to accelerate or climb a slope.

This contrasts with conventional braking systems, where the excess kinetic energy is converted to unwanted and wasted heat by friction in the brakes, or with dynamic brakes, where energy is recovered by using electric motors as generators but is immediately dissipated as heat in resistors.

The former plays the role of a starter and can charge the battery pack or power other electric motors as needed while the latter distributes the power to the drive wheels via a planetary gear - type continuously variable transmission.

In Parallel Hybrid Mode the gasoline engine provides most of the motive power, assisted by the electric motors as required.

One is an engine - driven generator that operates as an engine starter and can charge the battery pack or power other electric motors as needed.

Hybrid is the standard mode, making use of both gasoline and electric motors as needed, while E-mode keeps the GLE550e running on electricity as long as it has battery range.

The Outlander PHEV's primary motive force comes from the front and rear electric motors as in a 100 - percent EV permanent 4WD vehicle.

The V6 motor is a gem and Lexus has done a fine job of blending it with the electric motors as the transition from EV to hybrid power is seamless.

The RX 450h FWD model's hybrid powertrain employs two motor - generators: MG1, the engine - driven generator, is a starter and can charge the battery pack or power other electric motors as needed; MG2 is the front - drive motor.

This regenerative braking feature isn't meant to, or able to, fully recharge the vehicle's battery in most cases, but for a big electric vehicle that travels downhill while fully loaded, using the electric motors as brakes and generating electricity, and then travels back up again when empty, it can produce a surprising amount of electricity.

Hybrids now reduce gasoline consumption by 30 % to 50 % by using electric motors as well as an engine to power the car....

We want to make the move to electric motoring as simple as possible.

Not exact matches

Bringing electric motor production to the Nevada factory allows Tesla to maximize the footprint of its Fremont factory, in which every inch of the hefty 5.3 million - square - foot space will be needed, as the company pushes toward its goal of producing 500,000 vehicles annually.

What do the $ 350 million Ford Motor Company disaster known as the Edsel, the fast and incredible rise of Xerox, and the unbelievable scandals at General Electric and Texas Gulf Sulphur have in common?

Industrial magnets can be found in electric vehicle engines and in larger industrial motors such as wind turbines.

The group already produces electric motors, which turn the wheels, as well as battery cells in - house, and is investing heavily in software development, an increasingly important part of modern cars.

Musk unveiled the new Tesla P85D yesterday, an all - electric, dual motor luxury vehicle that comes with a handful of autonomous features, such as the ability change lanes on its own.

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.

Expectations are especially high for electric vehicle (EV) production and sales, as the Chinese government sweetened the incentive for families to trade in their gas - powered automobile for one that runs on a battery - powered electric motor.

A little known fact about Tesla's semi-truck is that it uses the same electric motors found on the Model 3, as a way for the company to maximize production efficiency while maintaining higher gross margins.

It could be especially tough displacing Japanese powerhouses in electric - vehicle technology such as Toyota Motor Corp..

Since founding Keir Carroll & Associates in 1985, (before which, he had real jobs) he has served such diverse clients as General Electric, CDW, Ropes and Gray, Boston Medical Center, MTV, Bose, Random House, St. Petersburg Times, United Technologies, AT&T, Ford Motor Company, American Airlines, Georgia Pacific, Shell Oil, The NBA, Harvard University, Bristol - Myers - Squibb, Price - Waterhouse Coopers, Delco - Remy, General Dynamics Electric Boat, CIT, Toyota, Ryder Truck, Aetna, New Balance, Symbol Technologies.

Combining safety, performance, and efficiency, Model S has reset the world's expectations for the car of the 21st century with the longest range of any electric vehicle, over-the-air software updates that make it better over time, and a record 0 - 60 mph acceleration time of 2.28 seconds as measured by Motor Trend.

The bill proposes defining a «standup electric scooter» as a vehicle powered by electric motors of less than 750 watts, and capped at a speed of 20 miles per hours.

W. W. Grainger (GWW), with 2016 sales of $ 10.1 billion, is North America's leading broad line supplier to businesses of maintenance, repair, and operating products such as hand tools, electric motors, light bulbs, and janitorial items.

Now your son or daughter can lean back and relax as the electric motor works for him or her.