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But whatever the Allroad Shooting Brake Concept previews — and we'll have a better idea next week when it's revealed at Detroit — it comes with quattro all wheel drive and gets some form of electric propulsion as it's wearing an e-tron badge.

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To do this, Hyperloop One uses electric propulsion in a vacuum environment to launch a pod that slightly hovers above the track thanks to what's known as magnetic levitation, or mag - lev technology.

Possibilities include reflective «sails» billowed by the sun's rays, as well as next - generation solar electric propulsion.

Plasma propulsion systems use electric power to ionize propellant gas and transform it into the fourth state of matter, known as plasma.

Here electric propulsion, with its higher exhaust speed, is preferred as it typically uses less propellant that than chemical rockets.

Those contract winners — The Boeing Co.; Lockheed Martin Space Systems; Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems; Orbital ATK; and Space Systems / Loral — took four months to appraise the need for Mars telecommunications and global high - resolution imaging as well as assess possible added scientific instruments, optical communications and the use of solar - electric propulsion.

Mature electric propulsion devices such as ion engines, hall thrusters and magnetoplasmadynamic thrusters have electrodes exposed to the plasmas.

When SMART - 1, the European Space Agency's first mission to the moon, launched in September 2003, astronomers hailed it as the testing ground for a revolutionary and efficient solar - electric - propulsion technology.

The robotic component of ARM will demonstrate the world's most advanced and most efficient solar electric propulsion system as it travels to a near - Earth asteroid (NEA).

The asteroid initiative will incorporate advanced solar electric propulsion technology as a power source for spacecraft, offering greater flexibility to the spacecraft and mission planners.

To stay in that exact spot, the craft will use a field emission electric propulsion engine, which ejects ions of liquid metal cesium to exert a miniscule thrust to counter tiny forces on the craft, such as the sunlight itself.

As the largest U.S. icebreaker, the Healy measures 420 feet long and plies the seas with 30,000 horsepower of diesel electric propulsion.

Its stated purpose is to test and develop new technologies for spaceflight, such as NASA's Space Launch System heavy - lift rocket, its Orion deep - space crew capsule and an advanced solar - electric propulsion engine suitable for long - haul cargo trips.

His Field Emission Electric Propulsion (FEEP) system produces the smallest thrust of any space engine ever: It is designed to counter the force of sunlight on a spacecraft — about the same as that of a single falling human hair.

«This spacecraft would be a reusable vehicle that uses electric and chemical propulsion and would be specifically designed for crewed missions to destinations such as Mars,» agency officials said.

Dozens of commercial and military satellites, as well as NASA's Dawn science probe to the asteroid belt, use electric propulsion today, but the power generated for their maneuvering thrusters is low, according to the panel of experts who spoke at the hearing.

He cited as one example the development of solar electric propulsion, something he said isn't needed for a human return to the Moon but is useful for Mars and other deep space missions.

If the project works as envisioned, the spaceport would rely on electric and chemical propulsion to take a crew to their destination and then return them to the gateway.

So, if there were doubts in your mind about the viability of electric propulsion, chalk up the Transit Connect Electric as one more piece of evidence in favor of the powertrain of theelectric propulsion, chalk up the Transit Connect Electric as one more piece of evidence in favor of the powertrain of theElectric as one more piece of evidence in favor of the powertrain of the future.

What's Under the Covers Like the gasoline - powered Mitsubishi i - car upon which this pure electric is based, the propulsion hardware is located just ahead of the rear axle — as in the standard «mid-engine» format.

But as a statement of the company's design direction it's certainly interesting, and with electric propulsion, autonomous tech and a carbonfibre central cell, there's a strong technological aspect too.

As the name suggests, the B - Class Electric Drive eschews the ICE in favor of electric proElectric Drive eschews the ICE in favor of electric proelectric propulsion.

«We can do lot more with today's propulsion systems, both gas and diesel, as you downsize and add direct - injection and electrification to those systems,» Smyth says, noting GM is working on all possible future powertrain technologies, including hybrid - and all - electric vehicles, as well as plug - in hybrids and hydrogen fuel cells.

Blume also ruled out the possibility of any kind of electric propulsion for its halo model, claiming that current plug - in hybrid technology recently announced in the Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid will not be suitable for a car such as the 911 due to packaging constraints.

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.

As the powertrain already produces a combined 1500hp and with electric propulsion providing instant torque from the Direct Drive system, we did not have to go as extreme on ICE poweAs the powertrain already produces a combined 1500hp and with electric propulsion providing instant torque from the Direct Drive system, we did not have to go as extreme on ICE poweas extreme on ICE power.

As it stands, the only form of propulsion available for the 500 is Fiat's MultiAir 1.4 - liter I - 4, but starting next year an electric - driven model will join the U.S. lineup.

The GTI simply can't match the part - electric Golf for low - speed comfort; the ride is more fidgety and the thrummy engine noise — effectively the same sound as the GTE's engine in its performance mode, albeit lower in pitch — is frankly annoying once you've become accustomed to the serenity of electric propulsion.

You wouldn't expect electrification to be incorporated throughout the Aston Martin line up anytime soon, but Palmer announced earlier this year that electric propulsion, whether be it via a hybrid or full electric powertrain, will be available in every bespoke automobile leaving the factory in Gaydon as of 2025.

The hybrid propulsion system (V6 1.6 turbo gasoline engine, two electric engines driving the front axle, another one driving the rear axle — MGU - K, and one more, called MGU - H, virtually driving the turbocharger electrically so no need to rely on excess exhaust gases as until now) from Formula 1 provide a fascinating combination of performance and efficiency.

Just delivered at your quality chevrolet dealer of escondido three 2011 volt's crystal red metallic, cyber grey metallic, silver ice metallicVolt is a front - wheel - drive, four - passenger Extended - Range Electric Vehicle (E-REV) 2011 Chevrolet Volt Propulsion System that uses electricity as its primary power source and gasoline as its secondary power source to propel the vehicle.

This year, the Golf GTI First Decade takes center stage as the first GTI concept to feature electric propulsion.

Under most operating conditions, the Accord works in the Hybrid mode where the engine acts as a generator and supplies electric power to the battery with power being channelled to the wheels via the electric propulsion motor.

As a concept, the Nissan Townpod comes with an impressive design, innovative features but also with an electric propulsion system borrowed from Nissan Leaf.

In this type mode, the system works as a parallel hybrid in which both the gasoline engine and, when required — for example, upon quick acceleration — the electric propulsion motor, both provide power to the wheels.

Your Electric Propulsion battery warranty replacement may not return your vehicle to an «as new» condition, but it will make your vehicles fully operations appropriate to its age and mileage.

These «light hybrid» powertrains use a small but potent battery and small electric motor to assist with vehicle propulsion; minimize parasitic energy losses (such as from unnecessary, constant powering of the alternator); and recover otherwise wasted energy, such as with regenerative braking.

The all - wheel - drive system — basically the 68 horsepower, 103 pounds - foot rear electric drive motor — works either with a mash of the pedal for maximum propulsion, or when slippage occurs, such as in wet, icy or snowy conditions.

Mostly it's there as a power - booster for the engine, and usually the sharing of propulsion works well with no jolts, if a bit of added electric noise common to EVs and hybrids.

As far as propulsion the RLX Concept uses Acura's Sport Hybrid SH - AWD system which comprises from a 3.5 - litre V6 with direct fuel injection linked to a 7 - speed dual clutch gearbox and three electric motorAs far as propulsion the RLX Concept uses Acura's Sport Hybrid SH - AWD system which comprises from a 3.5 - litre V6 with direct fuel injection linked to a 7 - speed dual clutch gearbox and three electric motoras propulsion the RLX Concept uses Acura's Sport Hybrid SH - AWD system which comprises from a 3.5 - litre V6 with direct fuel injection linked to a 7 - speed dual clutch gearbox and three electric motors.

In November 2015, the model range will be completed with the Plug - In Hybrid version, which will feature the same propulsion system as the new C - Class Plug - In Hybrid: a 2 - liter turbo with 211 HP, mated with a 60 kw electric engine, ready for an electric range of around 30 km.

The electric propulsion motor alone powers the front wheels, as the gasoline engine (decoupled from the drive wheels) powers the electric - generator motor, which in turn provides power to the battery pack.

In certain driving situations, the gas engine can also provide propulsion to the vehicle's front wheels as an assist to the electric motor.

In this type of operation the system works as a «parallel hybrid» where both the gasoline engine and, when required — for instance upon quick acceleration — the electric propulsion motor, both provide power to the wheels.

Under most conditions, the vehicle operates in Hybrid Drive mode, in which the gasoline engine operates as a generator, supplying electric power to the hybrid batteries, with motive power supplied by the electric propulsion motor.

Detailed energy management for each component, as controlled by the Power Control Unit (PCU), enables this system to make the best use of both the electric propulsion motor and the gasoline engine to seamlessly provide smooth and responsive performance and to garner top EPA fuel economy ratings in the midsize hybrid sedan class.

Under most conditions, the Insight operates as a series hybrid, in which the gasoline engine, connected to the generator motor, produces electricity that is supplied to either the electric propulsion motor and / or the 60 - cell lithium - ion battery pack.

As the press release explains, «In Hybrid Drive, the gasoline engine supplies power to the electric generator motor, which in turn delivers power to the electric propulsion motor.

For example, due to the need for more advanced ships with all - electric propulsion, stealth characteristics, electromagnetic catapults, and advanced weapon systems, General Dynamics and Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) have a duopoly in this industry, as they control the only five shipyards that build U.S. Navy vessels.

My purchase of a Volt is, to me, putting my money exactly where my mouth is, as it is the first (and an excellent) mass - produced example of exactly the «best of both worlds» PHEV technology we at CalCars have been working so hard to get into the marketplace to help empower the shift to electric propulsion without having to wait for EVs and their infrastructure to be capable of satisfying all driving needs.