Sentences with phrase «for electric sports»

Ecotricity CEO's EV is Ready for a Name When I last posted on Dale Vince, CEO of Ecotricity, and his plans for an electric sports car to rival the Tesla, many readers felt it was another pointless show project, rather than a practical transportation option.

Ecotricity CEO Argues the Need for Another Electric Sports Car Whenever I post an update on Dale Vince's wind - powered electric car, it's pretty inevitable that I'll receive comments asking «why we need another electric sports car», or «why

Ecotricity CEO's EV is Ready for a Name When I last posted on Dale Vince, CEO of Ecotricity, and his plans for an electric sports car to rival the Tesla, many readers felt it was another pointless show project, rather than a practical transportation

Tesla customers have been waiting ages for the electric sports car, the Roadster, to make its way to market.

Porsche will develop a platform for electric sports cars and supercars that may also be used by Audi and Lamborghini.

But while they are great for electric sports cars, the batteries aren't cheap and aren't flexible enough to cope with wildly different loads for power grid storage.

The e-tron Quattro Concept is a precursor for an electric sport - utility vehicle that Audi plans to start producing in 2018.

The bucket seats are swapped for the electric sport seats that are standard stateside, which offer a good blend of comfort and support, but the revelation is how pliantly a car designed to demolish lap times deals with some incredibly rough surfaces.

The standard for electric sporting intent, the Tesla Model S is much cheaper than the speculative price for the Audi R8 e-tron.

Not exact matches

Questions have been raised about the outlook for the FF91, given LeEco's spiraling cash problems as well as its decision to pull out of a joint project with British sports carmaker Aston Martin to develop RapidE electric car.

Tesla raised the profile for electric cars in 2008 with the release of its first sports car, the Roadster.

For example, Elon Musk, Tesla's chief executive, made a splash last month when he said his company would install autopilot in his company's electric sports cars that will help with parking, cruise control and crash avoidance.

LeEco stretched from video streaming to TV sets, smartphones, sports and even electric vehicles in a little over a decade, although this rapid expansion spurred a cash shortfall last year that left the company scrambling for new funds.

China's government wants more electric vehicles (EV) on the roads but consumers remain hungry for sports utility vehicles (SUVs), forcing foreign automakers to get innovative with their offerings.

On the small cap side, Sympowerco's subsidiaries, HOSS Motor Sports and Highline Hydrogen Hybrids Systems, should offer operating holding corps for joint ventures and development of electric motor car solutions.»

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The electric carmaker began delivering its Model S sedans in 2012, the same year it announced plans for the Model X, a sport - utility vehicle with a crossover - style frame.

The Tesla Roadster, a $ 100,000 high - performance all - electric sports car, is made with a carbon - fiber body panels and an aluminum chassis for better efficiency.

The angular concept car sported a lot of modern - sounding tech: a hybrid electric / gas power train that drove all four wheels, an onboard computer with digital displays for everything from the speedometer to the radio, and electronic maps to help you navigate traffic snarls.

Instead, reach for a sports drink or another electrolyte replacement (electrolyte is a term for minerals like sodium that carry an electric charge).

The audio fares better sporting a range of electric style tracks that at the very least lines up better with the futuristic tone the game appears to be going for.

The standard equipment runs to a comprehensive list (for a Porsche) and includes a seven - speed PDK gearbox (there's no manual option), sports seats, digital radio, front and rear park assist, multi-function steering wheel with gearshift paddles, electric tailgate release, USB port and Bluetooth.

It's no sports car — or a Toyota Prius, for that matter — and the hybrid side of its personality still seems like a little bit of an afterthought (I drove with the lightest of all possible feet, and I rarely got the car to go full electric, despite not using any accessories or climate control), but it does its job well enough.

Motor Trend recently got their hands on a 2015 BMW i8 for the latest episode of Ignition, and host Jonny Lieberman takes the exotic i8 hybrid through a full battery of testing and hard driving to see if this gas - electric coupe achieves true sports car status.

Reports suggest the hybrid Urus will sport an Iturbi V - 8 engine paired with electric motors for a combined output of 670 hp.

Pushing the boundaries of high - performance technology today means something very different from what that original car embodied, so the formula for the New Sports eXperience is considerably different in the 2017 Acura NSX: The basics include a hybrid powertrain made up of three electric motors, a lithium - ion battery pack, a mid-mounted twin - turbocharged V - 6 engine and a dual - clutch nine - speed automatic transmission.

Though it's built by a startup known for a quirky Lotus - based electric sports car, Tesla's Model S sedan is refined enough to compete with cars from long - established automakers.

The days of truly lightweight, minimalist, only - has - what - it - barely - needs sports cars came and went in the age of touchscreen multimedia systems, airbags for your kneecaps and hybrid - electric drivetrains.

According to Mercedes, the name stands for «electric intelligence» and will be aimed at bringing electric sports cars into the mainstream.

Our drive in the plug - in hybrid confirmed that two - electric motors and a four - cylinder petrol engine was more than a match for most large capacity sports cars.

Part of the reason for that is increased responsiveness, as you'd want when driving enthusiastically; part of the reason is that, in sport mode, the engine tries to keep the battery topped up to a level that allows maximum performance of the electric drive system, extracting the greatest total performance from the car without the sad face of an empty battery popping up on your instrument panel display.

Should a stint of such driving leave your battery nearly depleted, but you wish to arrive at your destination on electric power alone (whether for quietness or for restricted access in a city center), all you need to do is switch into sport mode for a while and the battery will be topped up quickly — surprisingly quickly, in fact.

In the wake of President - elect Trump's November victory, Ford Motor Company has canceled plans for a new Mexican assembly plant and will instead invest $ 700 million in its Flat Rock, Michigan, factory to build a 300 - plus mile small electric sport / utility by 2020, a hybrid - powered fully autonomous vehicle by 2021, and a hybrid Mustang in 2020, CEO Mark Fields announced Tuesday morning.

But the boxer configuration isn't the most emission friendly, and with Subaru already confirming an electric car for 2021 and its next Forester SUV expected to be offered with a hybrid powertrain, the Japanese firm may be forced to turn to hybrid technology if it's to continue to offer the outright performance expected of its sports saloon.

The Abarth also includes a new sport mode, which affects settings for the the electric power steering, stability control, and automatic transmission, if equipped.

Before the roaring race cars took to the Circuit de la Sarthe for the 24 Hours of Le Mans, only the squeal of protesting tires could be heard as Audi's E-tron, clothed in an R8 skin, took to the track.Audi gave fans a demonstration of its electric sports car before the endurance race began as part o

Less ambitious than its earlier concepts, the «city sports» Quantino pairs this technology with a modest 80kW of electric power — that's 107bhp — split between four electric motors, for an all - wheel drive setup.

As the crucial halo car for Honda's premium brand, the mid-engine Acura NSX will combine the magic of the original, aluminum - bodied NSX sports car with the technology of a hybrid whose electric motors power the front wheels and provide for torque vectoring, as well.

Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, threw down the gauntlet with claims that the performance Tesla Model 3 will be faster than a BMW M3, as he took to social media to disclose benchmark performance figures for the upcoming, all - electric sports saloon.

Inside, there are Porsche's Sports Seats Plus, with electric adjustment and alcantara - trimmed centres, and the synthetic suede - like material is also used for the steering wheel, gear lever and centre console.

The E-tron sports car has been approved by parent VW as has Audi's plan for five - percent of its vehicles to be electric by 2020.

It's no sports car — or a, for that matter — and the hybrid side of its personality still seems like a little bit of an afterthought (I drove with the lightest of all possible feet, and I rarely got the car to go full electric, despite not using any accessories or climate control), but it does its job well enough.

Four colour options are available for this motorcycle — Heavy Grey Metallic, Electric Yellow Metallic, Sports Red and Black.

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The options I selected were the Sport Pack that bundled the leather steering wheel (complete with paddle shift) with the 16in Spikeline alloys, the Leather Pack which combined part - leather for the sports seats with electric heating elements and the electric roof, which all greatly contributed to my enjoyment of the Roadster, although it was annoying to discover that, shortly after, Smart made the electric roof standard equipment hence wasting several hundred pounds of my money.

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