In 2014, Dmytro Rafalskyi and Ane Aanesland from the Laboratory of Plasma Physics, École Polytechnique, France demonstrated a new
electric propulsion concept.
The most established
electric propulsion concepts, for example gridded - ion thrusters, accelerate and emit a larger number of positively charged particles than those with negative charge.
Not exact matches
NASA is currently developing
concepts for the redirect mission that will employ a robotic spacecraft, driven by an advanced solar
electric propulsion system, to capture a small near - Earth asteroid or remove a boulder from the surface of a larger asteroid.
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company in Denver -: The «Adapting Commercial Spacecraft for the Asteroid Redirect Vehicle» study will define system
concepts for a Solar
Electric Propulsion Module based on an existing commercial spacecraft bus and NASA Hall thrusters.
Its designers credit the freedom created by
electric propulsion for the
concept's «unique side profile» and its «sharply slanted front windshield,» which give the e-Evolution a distinctly agile look.
It represents a new generation of
concept car with
electric hybrid
propulsion where electricity is generated from hydrogen and oxygen (air) in a Toyota designed fuel cell.
Cadillac said the four - passenger Converj
concept was intended to show how GM's revolutionary
electric propulsion technology — called Voltec — could power a luxury coupe with a typically Cadillac «no compromises» design.
This year, the Golf GTI First Decade takes center stage as the first GTI
concept to feature
electric propulsion.
As a
concept, the Nissan Townpod comes with an impressive design, innovative features but also with an
electric propulsion system borrowed from Nissan Leaf.
Performance Features: Buick's eMotion
electric propulsion technology generates a maximum power of 410 kW, enabling the
concept to sprint from 0 - 60 mph in 4 seconds.
A company press release states: «The four - passenger Converj
concept is intended to show how GM's revolutionary
electric propulsion technology... can power a luxury coupe with a typically Cadillac «no compromises» design.»