Sentences with phrase «electric vehicle efficiency»

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But some were also concerned it could hinder Europe's biggest carmaker in its efforts to cut costs and improve efficiency, as it embarks on a huge investment in electric vehicles and self - driving technology.

Oil demand will be squeezed by electric vehicles, fuel efficiency and ride - sharing in the years ahead.

The award - winning, privately funded YgreneWorks program provides immediately accessible financing with no upfront payments for energy efficiency, renewables, water conservation, and, in certain areas, electric vehicle charging stations, hurricane protection, and seismic upgrades.

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

Combining performance, safety, and efficiency, it has reset the world's expectations for the car of the 21st century with the highest possible safety ratings, the longest range of any electric vehicle, and over-the-air software updates that continuously make it better.

Combining safety, performance, and efficiency, Model S has reset the world's expectations for the car of the 21st century with the longest range of any electric vehicle, over-the-air software updates that make it better over time, and a record 0 - 60 mph acceleration time of 2.28 seconds as measured by Motor Trend.

Lyndon Rive is the co-founder and CEO of SolarCity, a provider of clean energy services that designs, finances, and installs photovoltaic systems, performs energy - efficiency audits, and retrofits and builds charging stations for electric vehicles.

Battery costs are the most expensive component of electric vehicles and the multi-billion-dollar Gigafactory aims to combine scale, vertical integration and other efficiencies to bring lithium - ion battery costs down.

• Creating cleaner transportation options — by investing in public transit infrastructure, improving our fuel efficiency and transitioning to low - carbon options like electric vehicles;

This means more investment in engine efficiency and electric vehicles.»

Meanwhile, he added, the steady erosion of fuel duty yield is well known, as vehicle fuel efficiency improves and hybrid, electric and other vehicle technologies achieve significant market penetration.

The Chinese government hopes to avoid an auto - driven environmental apocalypse both by mandating increasing fuel efficiency but also by pushing these domestic vehicle manufacturers for homegrown hybrid, electric and fuel - cell vehicles under its «863» program — deriving its name from its launch back in March 1986.

The study projects dramatic economic transformations that could result from quantum gains in the cost and efficiency of batteries for electric vehicles.

«I've been struck by their work in energy efficiency, electric vehicle, renewable energy, coal technology.

«We found that investing in all - electric battery vehicles is a more economical choice for reducing carbon dioxide emissions, primarily due to their lower cost and significantly higher energy efficiency.»

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.

They will discuss behind closed doors with representatives of industry and financial institutions topics from energy efficiency to electric vehicles, carbon capture and storage, the whole range of issues involving renewables, access to energy and smart grids.

And while wind energy had been growing at an average annual rate of 27 percent and solar photovoltaic, too, was surging as costs fell sharply, so - called clean coal remained a long way off and governments» ambitions for fuel efficiency and electric vehicles were well ahead of reality.

Now the stunning cost reductions for solar electricity, wind electricity, batteries, electric vehicles and hundreds of impressive efficiency improvements are all dramatically improving our ability to reduce emissions and become far more efficient.

Those electric cars — combined with improvements in the fuel efficiency of existing internal combustion engines, new hybrid power trains and even fuel - cell vehicles — could begin to reduce the roughly $ 1 billion a day the U.S. spends on imported oil.

The work of investigators at the ITQ, developed together with the University of Oslo and American multinational company CoorsTek, will make it so that vehicles with a hydrogen fuel cell can be recharged with an energetic efficiency and simplicity similar to that of a battery electric vehicle.

In addition to compliance with any of subparagraphs (A) through (E), the Secretary shall by regulation require, for any newly constructed residential single - family or multifamily structure to be considered to comply with the energy efficiency standards under this subsection, that the structure have appropriate electrical outlets with the facility and capacity to recharge a standard electric passenger vehicle, including an electric hybrid vehicle, where such vehicle would normally be parked.

The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) leads U.S. researchers and other partners in making transportation cleaner and more efficient through solutions that put electric drive vehicles on the road and replace oil with clean domestic fuels.

Through our Vehicle, Bioenergy, and Fuel Cell Technologies Offices, EERE advances the development of next - generation technologies to improve plug - in electric and other alternative - fuel vehicles, advanced combustion engine and vehicle efficiency, and produce low - carbon domestic transportationVehicle, Bioenergy, and Fuel Cell Technologies Offices, EERE advances the development of next - generation technologies to improve plug - in electric and other alternative - fuel vehicles, advanced combustion engine and vehicle efficiency, and produce low - carbon domestic transportationvehicle efficiency, and produce low - carbon domestic transportation fuels.

«[Ultimately] you can't compete with the energy efficiency of electric vehicles,» Samra says.

Toyota Motor Corp. says its more - powerful, second - generation hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) will continue to use internal combustion engines that operate with the high - efficiency Atkinson cycle, says David Hermance, director of the Toyota Technical Center.

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy has provided Kia with a grant to develop a wireless charging system for electric vehicles.

Consumers have been slow to gravitate toward electric vehicles (EVs) as a result of their high cost and fears about driving range, but automakers continue to develop technology because it is seen as a primary driver in meeting rising fuel - efficiency requirements globally.

To do that, hybrid - vehicle engineers have identified two crucial areas for development: increasing the efficiency of electric drives and optimizing the thermal efficiency of heat engines.

During the company's shareholders» meeting last week, Ghosn stated that «This new electric vehicle will meet consumer demand for greater autonomy and fuel efficiency.»

Fuel efficiency is the overriding theme, with a variety of electric vehicles, hybrids and plug - in models on display.

In a Twittered response to General Motors» announcement this week that the Chevrolet Volt is expected to get a fuel efficiency rating of 230 miles per gallon from the Environmental Protection Agency, Nissan said its electric vehicle, the Leaf, will get 367 mpg.

The efficiency of electric vehicles is neither 100 % (or close to that), so I think the actual figure will more likely be 2 times as less as your first guess, not 3 times as less.

The Nissan IMx KURO zero - emission concept vehicle adopts Nissan's new electric vehicle platform, designed for maximum efficiency.

When Honda introduced the ground - breaking Insight in 2000, it was hailed as a leap forward in automotive engineering, and thanks to its slippery raindrop shape and highly efficient gasoline / electric hybrid drivetrain, the small coupe was able to achieve record - setting fuel - efficiency while retaining everyday drivability that would have been impossible in a pure electric vehicle.

Given California's love for electric / hybrid vehicles, the Jazz Hybrid with its 36.4 km / l fuel efficiency would draw the «green crowd».

Volkswagen's e-Golf brings all the benefits of an electric vehicle to the Golf's «fun - to - drive, yet practical» formula, forever ending the idea that compact EVs must be bland and focused only on efficiency.

The «PHEV» suffix denotes the GC as a Plug - In Electric Vehicle — essentially a hybrid powertrain which boosts its efficiency charging from a household socket and running short distances on electric powElectric Vehicle — essentially a hybrid powertrain which boosts its efficiency charging from a household socket and running short distances on electric powelectric power only.

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For all the hoopla about hybrids, sales of the high - efficiency gas - electric vehicles in the United States are just a small slice — about 1 percent — of the new - car market.

Antonov Plc, the UK - based transmission technology specialist, has been awarded, in partnership with Jaguar and MIRA, a project by the UK Government's Technology Strategy Board to develop a high efficiency 2 - speed transmission suitable for use in electric vehicles.

«Our expertise in driveline efficiency and electric drive systems is helping to bring a new generation of electric drive vehicles to life.

UK - based automatic transmission specialist Antonov, which is currently developing new gearboxes tailored specifically to electric vehicles to improve their performance and range and ancillary generators to improve low speed electrical power, says its high efficiency transmission systems are scalable for any torque applications and therefore beneficial to a wide range... Read more →

Size is everything and smaller electric motors are better for powertrain efficiency, overall vehicle performance and packaging.

Nov 14 - 16, 2008: San Francisco Green Festival featured a talk by Co-Op America's Executive Director Alisa Gravitz, «Taking the Leap: Converging Solar, Efficiency and Plug - in Hybrids,» and booths by 3ProngPower in Berkeley and the SF Electric Vehicle Association.

The company recently secured a 2 - speed heavy - duty alternator project, and is in the design phase of work on a high - efficiency 3 - speed transmission for electric vehicles that... Read more →

We'd go so far as to say that you're unlikely to find another electric vehicle at this price point with this technology and efficiency on the market today.

The liquid - cooled AC synchronous permanent magnet motor uses multi-layer magnets to help improve efficiency and reduce the whine that's commonly experienced with other electric vehicles.