Sentences with phrase «electric motors help»

The electric motors help the car at corner exit as well.

Power is sent to the road via a 9 - speed dual - clutch transmission, and while the electric motors help the NSX hit 60 miles per hour in around 3 seconds before going on to reach a top speed of 191 miles per hour, they also help the car go around the corners thanks to front - axle torque vectoring.

Two electric motors help boost the twelve cylinder engine and provide power accessories.

Both electric motors help (boost) the petrol engine (TSI) during acceleration.

Fed by the battery pack, the electric motor helps the gasoline engine to accelerate the car.

So at highway speeds, when you have to brake and get back on the accelerator, the Accord's electric motor helps get it back up to speed a little quicker and in a smoother fashion.

You're not going to be fooling anybody by telling them you bought it for its environmental credentials (there's still a twin - turbo V8 tucked away in its nose, after all) and there's a far more efficient (in the real world) hybrid in the Panamera range, with its electric motor helping out a V6 petrol engine.

Torque fill from the electric motors helps with around - town maneuvering.

What is it: The 2017 Kia Optima Hybrid is an affordable midsizer that delivers almost 300 lb - ft of torque with an electric motor helping it along.

In regard to the IMA, from a powertrain perspective it may sound like a good idea to have a high torque electric motor help out an Atkinson cammed engine suffering from poor torque at low revs.

A partial hybrid such as the Malibu can't do that: The electric motor helps the gasoline engine, but when the car is moving, the gas engine is always on.

An electric motor helps out, and at stoplights, the gas engine turns off completely, then turns back on when you take your foot off the brake.

Still, with the electric motor helping out, you won't slow down traffic while entering an interstate.

While taller, heavier SUVs do not reach the level of fuel efficiency of smaller vehicles in terms of miles - per - gallon, more efficient combustion technologies and battery assistance can greatly improve their efficiency, especially the boost of torque from the electric motor helping to get a larger car moving.

Yes, the purists might scoff at the notion of an expensive electric composter, but given the choice between trash trucks hauling away organic matter to bury it and turn it into methane, and a small electric motor helping to turn it into something better, I choose the latter.

Not exact matches

NAMIE, Japan, March 27 - At a small plant intended to help revitalise a town ravaged by the 2011 earthquake, Nissan Motor Co is giving its costly electric vehicle batteries new life after they pass their peak performance.

«I think Tesla, a very good brand in the electric vehicle market, coming into China actually helps the whole electric vehicle market become bigger and become stronger versus the traditional cars,» says Freeman Shen, founder of WM Motor.

The European Commission had sufficient evidence to show that Chinese manufacturers were dumping e-bikes - which have electric motors to help with pedaling - in Europe and were receiving subsidies, the European Union's official journal said.

This pump consists of a tiny electric motor which helps to build the rhythmic suction.

So it's an upgrade from the manual as pumping automated with the help of an electric motor.

The government is spending millions on helping the wealthy buy electric «plug - in» cars as a second motor.

Traction control helps prevent skidding; crash - avoidance systems fling radar waves in every direction, looking for approaching vehicles; the Lexus LS series even features a windshield - mounted camera that monitors the lane markings in front of you and gently nudges you back into your lane, via electric motors that assist your steering, if you drift.

Through a cable, the electric motor is connected to a mini-computer, which sits on the frame and controls the motor with the help of a speed sensor.

Among other adjustments that could help double fuel economy are turbocharging with smaller, more efficient engines that produce the same level of power; advanced heat management and cooling systems, which reuse the heat produced in the engine for energy; weight reduction, including broader use of high - strength steel that is already in some cars today; better aerodynamics; more efficient air conditioners, transmissions and lighting devices (including headlights); and increased electrification leading to full hybridization with electric motor and regenerative breaking — all of which currently exist.

In an effort to help develop a sustainable domestic supply of rare earth elements and lessen the United States» dependence on China for materials that are vital to the production of electronics, wind turbines, and many other technologies, two researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) have developed a method of extracting rare earths from the drive units and motors of discarded electric and hybrid cars.

For starters, Greenblatt is examining the full mix of technical advances in both the supply and demand of energy that could possibly help meet the target, including more efficient electric motors, better insulation, intelligent controls for energy, as well as fluorescent and LED lighting.

A chemical injected into another brainless fish to stop its motor neurons working, and another fish with its spine removed helped to complete the picture: the electric shock makes the motor neurons fire and contract the muscles, and it happens without the need for the central nervous system.

Kia says that this «through - the - road» hybrid system also helps reduce turbo lag thanks to the electric motor's instant torque, while also helping fuel economy through regenerative braking.

VTEC remains, but now it's accompanied by a small turbo that gets an electric wastegate to help it deliver better response more akin to the character of a normally aspirated motor.

With the help of four electric motors sourced from the Model 3, the Semi should hit 60 mph in 5 seconds unloaded, or 20 seconds when towing.

Not that output is the top priority in an autonomous car, but the Symbioz demo car produces 671 hp and 487 lb - ft of torque with the help of two electric motors, one driving each of the rear wheels.

The Honda can play this last - chance game because its electric motor restarts the engine more quickly and smoothly than a regular starter motor, and then helps with the getaway.

BMW says that battery cell capacity has increased from 20 to 34 ampere hours and gross energy capacity from 7.1 to 11.6 kilowatt hours, which helps raise the electric motor's peak output to 184 lb - ft of torque.

At the front wheels, twin independent electric motors provide torque vectoring to further aid handling, help to launch the car more quickly, and aid in braking.

When you get into the throttle hard enough at a stoplight, there's a delay of a fraction of a second before the engine kicks in and helps the electric motor.

The same 542 - hp, 4.0 - liter twin - turbocharged V - 8 from the regular Turbo is still used, but with help from a 136 hp electric motor, power jumps to a tremendous 671 hp and 627 lb - ft of torque.

These electric motors account for 551 lbs of weight but produce 295 hp, helping the Lamborghini Asterion can still rocket from 0 - 62 mph in 3.0 seconds on its way to a top speed of 199 mph.

You're meant to drive in Comfort mode once you leave your neighborhood, where the electric motor does its business through the front wheels and then the 1.5 - liter three - cylinder engine begins to help out at just under 40 mph through the rear wheels.

The BC is super-stable under braking, helped by a self - levelling electric motor that acts on the front dampers to reduce dive, then turns in flat and composed.

A 54 - hp electric motor integrated into the transmission helps power the front wheels, while a 114 - hp motor drives the rear wheels.

Electric motors can be controlled digitally, allowing very accurate amounts of current to be distributed between the two, which is what will have helped the P85D off the line.

To help differentiate it from the Audi and Porsche, the Urus would probably use lots of carbon fiber and a turbocharged V - 8 engine, the latter possibly even gaining an electric motor to become Lamborghini's first - ever hybrid.

A special wet - type mechanical clutch helps the engine and electric motor power the car either separately or together in a way that delivers seamless performance.

> Engine and gearbox - It might share a few components with the 650S, but, working in tandem with a single electric motor, the P1's bespoke twin - turbocharged 3.8 - litre V8 helps produce a 903bhp peak output.

In addition, applying the brakes early for a slow, gradual stop doesn't increase brake wear, and it helps recharge the batteries for powering the electric motor.

That electric motor is at the very rear of the car, which helps explain why cabin space — and space in general — is at such a premium in this car.

The low centre of gravity should help the handling balance and performance is likely to be spritely beyond its numbers thanks to the instant torque characteristic of electric motors.

As you'd expect, with the help of an electric motor and turbochargers, the Turbo S E-Hybrid has a massive amount of torque; the two motors endow it with 627 lb ft. With a boost strategy taken from the 918 Spyder — even though that was a naturally aspirated, lightweight hypercar — the S E-Hybrid generates its peak torque at 1400rpm.

Three high - output electric motors are utilised, one at the front and two at the rear, helping to deliver a healthy 591bhp and 593 lb ft of torque.

The hybrid and plug - in hybrid versions of the Ioniq have a single electric motor housed between the 1.6 - liter inline - four engine and the dual - clutch transmission, which works with the hybrid system's electric motor to help buffer out the typical shuddering produced by dry dual - clutch transmissions when accelerating from a stop.