Sentences with phrase «electric propulsion rather»
Bolden was grilled by subcommittee chairman Steve Palazzo (R - MS) and committee chairman Smith on why he was ignoring NAC's advice to (1) obtain an independent cost evaluation (ICE) of ARM prior to the Mission Concept Review (which just took place), and (2) modify it so that its primary objective is demonstration of high power solar electric propulsion rather than obtaining a sample of an asteroid, and to send the spacecraft to Mars and back rather than to an asteroid.
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«The battery system is designed to provide power assistance to the internal combustion engine, rather than store energy for all - electric propulsion,» said Poulos.
A backlit Integrated Motor Assist (IMA) logo nestled in the center of the speedometer informs the driver that this car uses Honda's dual - source propulsion system, which, unlike Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive, is designed primarily to allow the electric motor to assist — rather than replace — the car's internal - combustion engine.