Sentences with phrase «electric propulsion produces»

Compared with the roar of chemical rockets, electric propulsion produces only a gentle purr.

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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.

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 power.

The 2017 Chevrolet Volt is equipped with the brand's award - winning Voltec propulsion system, consisting of a gas engine and battery pack powering twin electric motors, which produce 149 hp and 294 lb - ft of torque.

The 2018 Accord Hybrid uses two new - generation electric motors, a propulsion motor that drives the wheels and a generator motor that produces electricity, both of which have been upgraded from the previous generation i - MMD.

The gas burner is notably not Atkinson cycle like everyone else's, and the single electric propulsion motor does what it's supposed to and the hybrid system looks to be more cost - effective to produce.

The 2017 Accord Hybrid uses two electric motors, a propulsion motor that drives the wheels and a generator motor that produces electricity, both of which have been upgraded from the previous generation i - MMD for more power, smaller size and lighter weight.

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.

Propulsion for this plush mid-size 4 - cylinder luxury car comes from a 2.5 - liter inline four combined with an electric motor to produce a total system output of 200 horsepower.

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.