Sentences with phrase «electric performance car»

Tesla's pretty much the only company in the game with an all - electric performance car at the moment.

It is all - new from the ground up and is a no compromise, desirable and practical electric performance car.

Audi previously tried to build and market its own all - electric performance car, the R8 e-tron, but production ended after just a few examples were built.

Producing 218hp, plus the support of an Integrated Starter Generator, the Polestar 1 in Pure mode, is a rear wheel drive Electric performance car with up to 150 km of range.

Intriguingly, he revealed that next year's electric performance car concept will utilize some of the technology of the Prototype 9 «in a different context» when it» debuts in Detroit.

Albaisa hinted that the new Infiniti will priotize performance and handling to offer a «unique Infiniti driving experience» for its electric performance car.

It doesn't help that every other vehicle at this show is a big, slab - sided ultra-luxury sport / utility coupe, an electric performance car, or a sharp - edged supercar.

With VW already promising renewed focus on cleaner methods of propulsion, it seems logical that Porsche would follow suit — though media attention on American firm Tesla has also prompted several manufacturers to take a closer look at electric performance cars.

LETTERS Drifting Peugeot 106s, debating the excitement of electric performance cars, and lamenting the cars you wish you'd never sold

Not exact matches

Still, virtually all Chinese electric cars are low - cost, relatively low - performance ones, without the luxury trimmings and lightning - fast acceleration that Tesla owners fetishize.

Disruptive innovation: Tesla (TSLA) floored the German luxury car incumbents by commercializing an incredibly high - performance electric vehicle just seven years after the documentary Who Killed the Electric Ccar incumbents by commercializing an incredibly high - performance electric vehicle just seven years after the documentary Who Killed the Electelectric vehicle just seven years after the documentary Who Killed the ElectricElectric CarCar?

In 2012, Tesla produced the all - electric Model S, a high - performance sedan which even skeptics in Detroit hailed as possibly the best car ever built.

Unfortunately, many of these drivers are not prepared to handle the performance of cars like the electric SUV.

Fellow luxury carmaker McLaren, known for high performance cars such as the new 720S model that debuted in China on Wednesday, is planning to expand its range of electric products over the long - term.

Pretend you are the CEO of a hot growth company like Tesla Motors (TSLA), the maker of high performance electric cars.

By focussing on the software and driver experience over the vehicle's physical performance, Breitfeld hopes to avoid repeating the same mistakes as Faraday Future — an electric car company that has run into financial difficulties after unveiling its FF91 vehicle at CES last year.

Combining performance, safety, and efficiency, it has reset the world's expectations for the car of the 21st century with the highest possible safety ratings, the longest range of any electric vehicle, and over-the-air software updates that continuously make it better.

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.

Among the holy grails of physics, a room temperature superconductor, Dias said, could radically change our transportation system, making magnetic levitation of high - speed trains possible, as well as making electric cars more efficient and improving the performance of many electronic devices.

The Tesla Roadster, a $ 100,000 high - performance all - electric sports car, is made with a carbon - fiber body panels and an aluminum chassis for better efficiency.

This gap in research has now been closed by scientists of the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT): They compared the performances of 49,000 battery electric cars and 73,000 plug - in hybrid vehicles in Germany and the US using data from fleet trials and automotive manufacturers as well as from websites for drivers to manage and monitor their vehicles.

If we want electric cars to have anything like the performance and versatility of internal combustion ones, they have to «refuel» reasonably quickly; the idea of exchangeable battery packs is an environmental and practical minefield.

«If we can maximize the cycling performance and efficiency of these low - cost and abundant iron fluoride lithium ion battery materials, we could advance large - scale renewable energy storage technologies for electric cars and microgrids,» he says.

We could also see a stunning two - plus - two proportioned like a famous art deco car, a super-long-wheelbase two - seat convertible with an electrically assisted V - 12, or a shorter, smaller all - electric high - performance drop - top.

The performance hybrid technology that we first saw in the P1 will find its way into future McLarens, an electric supercar is in the works, and the next generation of cars will offer some driver assist features.

The Formula E cars serve as testbeds for future performance electric cars, especially for BMW, which continues to develop its «i» sub-brand.

Volkswagen's performance - oriented Golf GTI and Golf R are related, as is the e-Golf electric car.

Performance is also the same as in the previous car, hitting 62 mph in 7.3 sec for the pure electric car, with the slightly heavier range extender model taking 8.1 sec.

Shock Formula 1 inspired Renault Twizy electric car gets a KERS system and Renaultsport Megane like performance

With the benefit of a diet and more development to unlock the torque vectoring possibilities of the electric motors, the P100D could become a great performance car too.

Pushing the boundaries of high - performance technology today means something very different from what that original car embodied, so the formula for the New Sports eXperience is considerably different in the 2017 Acura NSX: The basics include a hybrid powertrain made up of three electric motors, a lithium - ion battery pack, a mid-mounted twin - turbocharged V - 6 engine and a dual - clutch nine - speed automatic transmission.

Suppose for a minute that electric drivetrains and autonomous feature will be the new «normal» in the next years and looking at their track record so far, all the usual performance car suspects will need to comply with the norm to some extent and concentrate on raw numbers insteead.

Subsequently, Cupra has disclosed benchmark performance figures and the long term plans it has in store for the all - electric touring car.

These cars use their electric motors to put performance ahead of fuel economy.

nice try but price fucks it all,,, speed is to cheap to pay that much for that, itaint a performance car at that price but more like a status car so every one will know that the owner is a rich guy, mostly thats about it, no long distances travel, then no enjoiment really,, gas cars are still tons ahead, but electric cars have had a good start i most say, i really do nt care if its gas or electric as long as its fast and cost efective

Part of the reason for that is increased responsiveness, as you'd want when driving enthusiastically; part of the reason is that, in sport mode, the engine tries to keep the battery topped up to a level that allows maximum performance of the electric drive system, extracting the greatest total performance from the car without the sad face of an empty battery popping up on your instrument panel display.

But the boxer configuration isn't the most emission friendly, and with Subaru already confirming an electric car for 2021 and its next Forester SUV expected to be offered with a hybrid powertrain, the Japanese firm may be forced to turn to hybrid technology if it's to continue to offer the outright performance expected of its sports saloon.

The black, white, and grey colors combined with the blue - accented wheels suggest Nissan's design team sees the BladeGlider as the next step in street - legal high - performance electric sports cars.

Nissan president Carlos Ghosn describes it as an «electric vehicle for car - lovers» — something its volume production Leaf hasn't quite achieved — and sees it as a real - life study into the potential of advanced electric vehicle performance.

Turns out, BMW envisions a «high - performance electric drive» car that sits on a lightweight platform.

Renovo wouldn't be the first company with wild hopes of a new and innovative high - performance car, but the Renovo Coupe boasts Silicon Valley - developed technology that addresses many of the drawbacks common to all - electric vehicles.

US tuning firm Saleen has tweaked the electric Tesla Model S, to unlock some more of the car's performance potential.

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.

The electric running gives it a USP that few other cars in this bracket can boast and on - road performance and composure is staggering, to the extent you really need a track to make the most of it.

But the prospect of eccentrically styled high - performance electric sports cars, built to rival Tesla and its rapid but arguably generic - looking Model S, has certainly grabbed our attention.

The battery is a key component in any electric vehicle — it determines the range and performance of the car.

Propulsion-wise it's an electric vehicle, with a 150kW (equivalent to 201bhp) motor combining with a low 1050 kg weight and aerodynamic teardrop - shaped body to provide sports car performance — 0 - 62mph in a just over 4sec apparently, while top speed is 137mph.

With a range of at least 300 miles, Mission E will be Porsche's first fully electric road car and will form the basis of a range of electric models developed alongside instead of in place of the company's existing range of performance cars.

BMW already offers the i8 plug - in hybrid, but it has yet to bring out an all - electric high - performance car, let alone one tuned by the storied M performance division.

Although its performance numbers are far from mind - boggling in the Tesla era, getting to them is nothing like an electric car act.