Not exact matches
Los Angeles (CNN)- A former veteran systems administrator
for NASA's Jet
Propulsion Laboratory claimed
during opening arguments in a civil lawsuit Tuesday that he was wrongfully terminated
for expressing his views on intelligent design.
Excessive power not used
for propulsion, as well as that recovered
during braking, is stored in a 9 kWh lithium - ion battery, which can also be charged at the outlet.
During this «EV» mode of operation with engine on
for heat, the engine is not being used
for propulsion, so it is not actually in HEV (Hybrid) mode and the EV indicator does stay on even as the engine is cooking along too.
Besides ensuring optimal traction
during acceleration, the system also permanently monitors a wide range of sensory inputs —
for example steering angle, lateral acceleration, yaw angle and speed — to distribute torque so as to achieve optimum
propulsion and safety
for example on snow or to counteract sudden changes in road surface friction.
A big thanks to Tom Read with GM's Global
Propulsion Systems Communications and Tom Sutter, GM Powertrain's Assistant Chief Engineer
during the Atlas era,
for helping compile this information.