Sentences with phrase «electric system driven»

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This is precisely why his Grantham Foundation has aggressively invested in alternative transportation technologies, such as the lithium - ion battery systems expected to drive mass - market adoption of electric vehicles.

But to understand how it works, you first need to know the science behind the eel's electrical system, which is made up of low - voltage electric plates that are each capable of driving.15 volts of charge.

It's the latest product from their small private company, BionX, which till now has been selling electric drive systems for bicycles.

Powered by three electric motors — one in front and two at the rear — FF 91's all wheel drive system will be capable of blasting off a 0 - 60 mph time of 2.39 seconds, making it the world's quickest electric vehicle.

Unlike conventional all - wheel drive vehicles that sacrifice fuel efficiency for increased traction, Tesla's Electric All Wheel Drive system increases efficidrive vehicles that sacrifice fuel efficiency for increased traction, Tesla's Electric All Wheel Drive system increases efficiDrive system increases efficiency.

The ES8 features a lightweight all - aluminum body and chassis, and comes standard with electric - drive (e-drive) systems in the front and rear of the vehicle.

Electric drive systems are making this vision of the future tangible — thanks to Siemens and Airbus which have reached a significant milestone.

The company helps its customers achieve flexible solutions with the industry's most advanced conveyor technologies, electric drives and controls, linear motion components and systems, as well as production tools and tightening systems and hydraulic systems.

The Pocket Mod Sweet Pea is jam - packed with features, including a high - performance chain - driven electric motor, a gorgeous vintage - inspired body, a pair of 12 - inch pneumatic tires with a rear suspension system (to ensure a comfortable ride), a retractable kickstand, variable - speed acceleration, a padded seat, and a built - in battery that travels for up to 10 miles on a single charge.

10 November 2011, London: The Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET) has announced the winners of its 2011 Innovation Awards, which include innovations such as a solar - electric unmanned aerial system, an intelligent decision support system for interpretation of foetal monitoring during childbirth and an automotive hybrid drive system.

In December, the New York Power Authority approved $ 2 million in funding to help municipal and rural electric cooperative systems in New York State purchase electric - drive vehicles for use in their municipal fleets.

«This 2 - million dollars in funding will make it possible for these systems who are interested in acquiring additional electric - drive vehicles to finance the cost of these vehicles.

Essentially they could be passenger electric - drive vehicles, plug - in vehicles, utility work vehicles, off - the - road vehicles, depending on the municipal electric system's needs.»

This Ford Escape and utility co. bucket truck (pictured below) are two examples of electric - drive vehicles available to municipal and rural electric cooperative systems in New York State under the New York Power Authority's (NYPA) Municipal Electric Drive electric - drive vehicles available to municipal and rural electric cooperative systems in New York State under the New York Power Authority's (NYPA) Municipal Electric Drive Prodrive vehicles available to municipal and rural electric cooperative systems in New York State under the New York Power Authority's (NYPA) Municipal Electric Drive electric cooperative systems in New York State under the New York Power Authority's (NYPA) Municipal Electric Drive Electric Drive ProDrive Program.

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.

Anticipating the next step, researchers at MIT have proposed a scheme called CityCar in which compact electric vehicles would be scattered in parking stations all around cities, enabling riders to jump into one and drive it to the station nearest their destination, then leave it for the next rider, much like the shared - bicycle systems that have sprung up in cities around the world.

AC Propulsion, a San Dimas, Calif., maker of electric vehicle drive systems, discovered this when working with Tesla Motors.

The traction - drive system typically consists of a boost converter (which steps up voltage when the electronic circuit requires a higher operating voltage than the battery can provide alone), two inverters (which take direct current (DC) voltage and convert it to alternating current (AC)-RRB-, and electric motors to provide motive power (pdf).

The electric vehicle — maker initially licensed a drive system design and reductive charging patent from AC Propulsion but later developed its own versions of these technologies.

A plug - in hybrid electric uses a traction - drive power electronics system to propel the car forward by providing force to the car's wheels and has a charger for recharging the high - voltage battery when it is plugged into the power grid.

The system could be placed in between the positive and negative nodes of lithium - ion batteries, which will hopefully prevent self - driving electric cars from meeting the same fate as those flammable hoverboards of Christmas - past.

Simply by monitoring the data generated by small electric motors within the rotating wheels, the system knows the positions of the wheels and the forces applied by the drive motors.

The HEMS system helps consumers use data on driving times, solar intensity forecasts and current household energy consumption to synchronize electric vehicle charging times with rooftop energy production, so they can maximize the proportion of household - produced energy they use.

The data logger designed by the project group for New Drive Systems NAS in Karlsruhe is useful when developing new hybrid and electric vehicles, and also increases the efficiency of vehicle fleets.

The plan is to match the basic electric - drive system with various recharging sources, including engines that burn gasoline, ethanol and biodiesel fuels as well as hydrogen fuel cells.

In cooperation with a number of companies, General Motors engineers worked on the 1971 Lunar Rover and was responsible for designing the electric propulsion system, suspension, mesh wire wheels, and drive controller made to accommodate lunar gloves.

Kia says this concept vehicle uses an electric all - wheel - drive system, which likely means that it will be a hybrid with a gasoline engine powering the front wheels and an electric motor powering the rear wheels.

But it gives you some freedom to drive purely electrical, and the power output is always going to be the combination of a combustion engine and an electric motor, and a high - voltage system for sure.

Standard Equipment: 3.0 - liter turbo - diesel V - 6 engine 7 - speed automatic transmission 4Matic permanent all - wheel drive 4 - wheel Airmatic suspension Hill start assist Speed sensitive power steering 4 - wheel electric traction control 4 - wheel disc brakes with ABS Tire pressure monitoring system 19 - inch alloy wheels Power tilt / sliding sunroof Fixed panorama sunroof over 3rd row seats Rain - sensing wipers Comand system with 6.5 - inch display Bluetooth connectivity In - dash 6 - disc DVD / CD changer Three rows of seating 8 - speaker audio system Dual - zone automatic climate control Premium leather - wrapped steering wheel Heated front seats Power windows / locks / mirrors Privacy glass

The Q7 and A8 will carry over conventional Quattro all - wheel - drive systems, in contrast to the Q6 e-tron's purely electric system.

This gas engine sends 185 hp and 185 lb - ft of torque to the front wheels, while the «e-AWD» moniker refers to a small, 35 - hp electric motor in the rear axle that gives the Trail» ster all - wheel - drive traction and a system total of 220 hp.

The 5.2 - liter, naturally aspirated gas engine would drive the Asterion's rear wheels via a seven - speed dual - clutch automatic transmission while a pair of electric motors hooked up to a computer - operated torque vectoring system on the front axle would power the hybrid car's front wheels.

The concept is powered by a new version of the Lexus hybrid drive system, which is related to the 2.5 - litre petrol engine and electric system in the IS300h, which produces about 200bhp.

Chrysler, Volkswagen, Mercedes - Benz, Ford and many other automakers featured concept cars with an electric powertrain coupled to a self - drive system that offers up to Level 4 autonomy, where a driver can still take control of vehicle functions.

The S 560e's hybrid drive system combines 367 hp from its 3.0 - liter twin turbo V - 6 engine with an electric output of 90 kW or an additional 121 hp.

In addition to the base engine (powered by a 1.3 - liter inline - four), the 2015 Fit will include a new hybrid powertrain that combines a 1.5 - liter gas engine and an electric motor (with a new intelligent dual - clutch drive system).

The engine also receives an electric water pump instead of an engine - driven pump to enhance efficiency and ensure stable cabin temperatures when the stop / start system shuts off the engine.

Another Toyota researcher, Taiyo Kawai, general manager - fuel - cell system development, estimates the crossover point for battery - electric and fuel - cell vehicles is a driving range of about 90 miles (144 km) and expects the two powerplants to co-exist.

This is supplemented by an electric motor that drives directly through the differential (not the gearbox, as in the P1), spins at 16,500 rpm and contributes a further 161bhp and 199 lb ft. Together with the batteries, the combined weight of the hybrid system is 146 kg - roughly half that of the admittedly beefier 918 Spyder's hybrid system.

While a single electric motor drives the front wheels, each rear - wheel has its own high - torque motor and the setup is coordinated by Mitsubishi's Active Yaw Control (AYC) system.

The ActiveHybrid 5 can seat up to five people, has a lithium - ion battery pack for its hybrid system and can drive up to 37 mph on electric power alone.

The STI receives a sizable update to its drive line, now doing away with the previous mechanical - electric differential system in preference of an entirely electric one.

For one, the zip of the 200 - hp electric drive system is its own source of capability and entertainment.

Driven by four individual electric motors, two gearboxes and a new AMG Torque Dynamics system, the SLS Electric is four - wheel - drive, and is said to do 0 - 62mph in 3.9 secs onto a limitedelectric motors, two gearboxes and a new AMG Torque Dynamics system, the SLS Electric is four - wheel - drive, and is said to do 0 - 62mph in 3.9 secs onto a limitedElectric is four - wheel - drive, and is said to do 0 - 62mph in 3.9 secs onto a limited 155mph.

The Generation EQ concept uses a pair of electric motors capable of a total output of 300 kW paired to a permanent four - wheel drive system.

The Miata has Mazda's second implementation of rack - mounted electric power steering The first application was in the RX - 8, but while most modern Mazdas use electric power steering, it's really tricky to fit rack - mounted systems in front - wheel - drive cars.

STANDARD FEATURES: Lithium ion battery Electric drive unit Range extender engine Stability and traction control Keyless entry and ignition Pedestrian friendly alert Automatic headlights Tire pressure monitoring system OnStar Heated exterior mirrors Solar - absorbing windshield Automatic air conditioning 7 - inch touchscreen radio Auxiliary audio input Tilt - and - telescopic steering column Cruise control 40/40 split folding rear seats USB port Satellite radio Bluetooth

The all - wheel - drive system will deliver the power for the front wheels through two electric motors.

Since the advanced matrix must also eventually be capable enough to accommodate autonomous driving and electric propulsion systems on all five continents, flexibility will be key.

In addition to the Competition Package's stiffer springs, dampers, roll bars, lower ride height, and recalibrated stability control system, the 30th Anniversary Edition M5 gets revised software for the Active M Differential, and unique tuning for the electric power steering for more fun during high - performance driving.