From hybrid power to pedal power, we've got plenty of options available for getting where we need to go while still lightening our climate impact.
VL Automotive, backed by Lutz, plans to use two different Corvette engines to convert 25 unsold Karmas
from hybrid power.
It's likely that it will sit in the middle of Toyota's SUV range, behind the bigger Land Cruiser and ahead of the RAV4, which recently gained
from hybrid power across the range.
All draw stratospheric power reserves
from hybrid power - units, though each car blends the ICE and electric element to different effect.
Not exact matches
In Canada,
hybrid sales represented only 1 % of the market in 2010, which is actually a drop of half a percentage point
from the previous year, according to Geoff Helby, a director at the market research firm J.D.
Power and Associates.
MOBILITY X DESIGN
From ride - sharing services and autonomous vehicles to
hybrid engines and AI -
powered drones, the mobility and transportation sector is ripe with possibilities.
Far more importantly, the shift
from the internal combustion engine to electric,
hybrid or hydrogen -
powered vehicles may be the most important technological and social development since, well, the automobile first appeared.
With this new
hybrid design, you get additional
power from the motor / generator during acceleration.
According to GIZ's Country Director, Thomas Kirsch the
hybrid power systems based on new and renewable energy sources, especially photovoltaic and wind energy, are an effective option to solve the
power supply problem for remote and isolated areas far
from the grid.
In fact, if one of today's plug - ins draws its juice
from a current coal - burning
power plant, then overall it will cause slightly more carbon dioxide to be released into the air than a standard
hybrid.
Hybrid technology is far from an exact science, however, as student engineers found out last week at the Formula Hybrid International competition held at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H. Dartmouth College's fifth - annual Formula Hybrid competition called on student teams to conceive, design, fabricate, develop and drive formula - style hybrid - powered cars — weighing 180 kilograms to 270 kilograms — in a series of exercises testing their hot rods» acceleration, maneuverability and endu
Hybrid technology is far
from an exact science, however, as student engineers found out last week at the Formula
Hybrid International competition held at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H. Dartmouth College's fifth - annual Formula Hybrid competition called on student teams to conceive, design, fabricate, develop and drive formula - style hybrid - powered cars — weighing 180 kilograms to 270 kilograms — in a series of exercises testing their hot rods» acceleration, maneuverability and endu
Hybrid International competition held at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H. Dartmouth College's fifth - annual Formula
Hybrid competition called on student teams to conceive, design, fabricate, develop and drive formula - style hybrid - powered cars — weighing 180 kilograms to 270 kilograms — in a series of exercises testing their hot rods» acceleration, maneuverability and endu
Hybrid competition called on student teams to conceive, design, fabricate, develop and drive formula - style
hybrid - powered cars — weighing 180 kilograms to 270 kilograms — in a series of exercises testing their hot rods» acceleration, maneuverability and endu
hybrid -
powered cars — weighing 180 kilograms to 270 kilograms — in a series of exercises testing their hot rods» acceleration, maneuverability and endurance.
To find out what vehicles on the road are currently emitting, Drozd and colleagues at the University of California, Berkeley; Carnegie Mellon University; the University of California, San Diego; and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology rented 25 gasoline -
powered cars, including two
hybrids,
from residents in the Los Angeles area.
Six years
from now, a fossil - fuel - free carrier strike group — including a nuclear -
powered aircraft carrier,
hybrid electric ships, and biofueled aircraft — will begin missions in international waters.
Consumption by
power plants can be significantly reduced by switching
from water cooling to air cooling or at least
hybrid air - water cooling.
Lithium - ion batteries — similar to what
powers your laptop or cell phone — satisfy both requirements, making them a big step up
from the nickel - metal hydride cells used in gas - electric
hybrids like the Toyota Prius.
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.
They've created a device, which straps onto your knees, that can harvest energy
from your stride the same way
hybrid electric vehicles recycle
power during braking.
'' [Our work] demonstrates a new approach for efficient energy conversation
from a dc electric field to coherent, high -
power and electrically tunable terahertz emission by using
hybrid semiconductors,» said Andrii Iurov, a researcher with a dual appointment at the University of New Mexico's Center for High Technology Materials and the City University of New York.
In this animation, exhaust
from a
power plant contacts a
hybrid membrane recently developed at Berkeley Lab.
Today, these batteries are used to
power both small and large devices,
from cell phones to
hybrid - electric cars.
The main engines on up to nine cruise ships will switch
from diesel to gas
power and the upgrade will also include installation of a
hybrid battery system....
Results: High capacity, safe batteries are needed for efficient
hybrid or electrical vehicles and for storing and releasing electricity
from intermittent
power sources like wind turbines and solar panels.
BTW New Scientist (20 Sep. 2008) has an interesting comparison showing that plug - in
hybrid electrical vehicles (PHEV) will emit about the same 95 g CO2eq / km regardless if the electric
power comes
from nuclear or renewabels.
Buti Yoga is a similar
hybrid that fuses
power yoga, tribal dance, and plyometric moves for a deep abdominal toning that works your body
from the inside out.
Attack on Titan 2 is a great game, it doesn't suffer
from the lesser
power of Nintendo Switch and takes advantages
from its
hybrid nature.
For better results, you need to use the Ioniq Plug - In
Hybrid as a commuter car: Drive to work on EV
power (provided you work less than 29 miles
from home), charge it at work, drive it home on EV
power and charge it there, too.
It will likely be
powered by a version of McLaren's new 4.0 - liter twin - turbocharged V - 8
from the new 720S mated to
hybrid gear and should be the most powerful car the company has ever built.
The inside word
from Japan is that the 2009 version of the landmark
hybrid will deliver better fuel economy and more
power.
Aside
from confirming that the UX will get a
hybrid version, the 250h badge also suggests less
power than the NX 300h's 194 hp.
It's quite a difference
from our long - term Toyota Camry
hybrid, which noticeably surged and / or stuttered when switching between
power sources.
In the affected vehicles, the Intelligent
Power Module (IPM) inside the inverter module (a component of the
hybrid system) contains transistors that may become damaged
from high operating temperatures.
The Q50 2.0 T, which is
powered by a 208 - hp 2.0 - liter turbo - four, starts at $ 34,855 while the Q50
Hybrid is priced
from $ 47,955.
Niro's
hybrid powertrain is notable for its smooth transitions, launching
from stoplights
from electric stop / start - mode to EV mode, then going full internal - combustion
power when giving it full throttle.
Power comes
from Ferrari's first - ever
hybrid powertrain, a 6.3 - liter V - 12 equipped with F1 - style KERS regeneration that serves up as much as 950 horsepower when at full blast.
Reports
from earlier this year suggest that the new Supra will likely be based on the same platform as the next BMW Z4, with
power coming
from either a BMW - sourced turbocharged engine or a
hybrid drivetrain, possibly with front - wheel electric motors which could endow the rear - wheel - drive sports car with all - wheel drive.
If the Ford system is similar to the Toyota
hybrid synergy drive, there should be a powerful (2kW or so) DC - DC converter supplying the 12V system
from the high voltage system, and the
power to the high voltage system is provided by motor - generators.
As already reported, the GT Concept is a near production - ready super-saloon with over 800bhp of combined
power from its
hybrid drivetrain.
Toyota's Qashqai - rivalling crossover the C - HR is actually fairly decent to drive, but if it's got a strong demerit it's the lack of
power from its 1.8 - litre
hybrid and 1.2 - litre turbocharged powertrains.
For 2017,
power comes
from a gas four - cylinder or V - 6 engine; Audi has stopped offering a turbo - diesel V - 6 while it works on resolving an emissions - cheating scandal, and the gas - electric
hybrid has been shelved until the Q5 is redesigned.
Race after race, the team has had problems with the engine that range
from not enough
power, to electrical issues with the
hybrid battery, to oil cooling issues.
Buyers can pick
from both gas and
hybrid -
powered options.
Using two electric motors similar to those in the Porsche 919
hybrid race car, the Mission E has over 600 hp to
power all four wheels, and rockets
from 0 - 62 mph in less than 3.5 seconds.
Ford also plans a
hybrid F - 150 pickup truck, assembled upriver
from Flat Rock at the historic River Rouge plant, plus
hybrid -
powered versions of its Explorer - based Police Interceptor Utility and Taurus - based Police Interceptor Sedan, Fields said.
Power for the LaFerrari
hybrid comes
from a 789 - hp 6.3 - liter V - 12 mated to a 161 - hp electric motor and a seven - speed dual - clutch transmission.
Other tweaks to transform the Jetta
from gas - burner to
hybrid include a new ePower meter, the replacement of the tachometer with a
power flow display, a more aerodynamic body kit, and special 15 - inch wheels with low rolling - resistance tires.
No other information has been released about the
hybrid vehicle aside
from the teaser photos and it's safe to assume to will be
powered by a combination of an electric motor and gas engine.
Aside
from copper trim pieces and brake calipers, and a
hybrid power gauge in place of a tachometer, the concept looks identical to a regular Bentley Mulsanne.
Stick with the regular Sonata
Hybrid, and
power comes
from a 2.0 - liter four - cylinder pushing out 154 hp and 140 lb - ft of torque.
There is no lack of
power from the engine, and the transition from gasoline to E Power mode is smooth as silk; in fact, it didn't feel or drive anything like a hybrid vehicle, and that's exactly what Porsche was going
power from the engine, and the transition
from gasoline to E
Power mode is smooth as silk; in fact, it didn't feel or drive anything like a hybrid vehicle, and that's exactly what Porsche was going
Power mode is smooth as silk; in fact, it didn't feel or drive anything like a
hybrid vehicle, and that's exactly what Porsche was going for.
At speeds up to 81 mph, the GLE550e's plug - in
hybrid system can operate exclusively on electric
power from its 114 - hp electric motor and 8.7 - kwh lithium - ion battery pack.