The permanent - magnet
front electric drive motor (MG2) produces peak torque from zero - to - 1,500 RPM, giving the RX 400h powerful and instantaneous response that will be especially felt and appreciated in low - and mid-speed performance and in merging and passing maneuvers.
Power from the gas engine and
front electric drive motor (MG2) is distributed to the drive wheels via a planetary gear - type continuously variable transmission, which eliminates specific gear ratios.
Not exact matches
From
electric cars that can
drive themselves to modernized public transport such as the Hyperloop to human - sized drones and hover boards (real ones, not those silly two - wheeled contraptions that catch on fire), we are entering an era of potentially dramatic change on the transportation
front.
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.
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.
The Sweet Pea E100
Electric Scooter also boasts a ton of impressive features including, a folding handlebar mechanism for effortless storage and transportation, an 8 - inch pneumatic
front tire and 4.9 - inch polyurethane rear wheel, and a hand - operated
front brake, a pair of 12 - volt batteries, a charger, tools, a chain -
driven high - torque and environmentally friendly motor, and a handy twist - grip throttle.
The MotoTec MAD 1600w
electric scooter includes standard features like
front and rear disc brakes, dual headlights, comfortable seat,
front and rear suspension, carrying bags with tons of room to store your stuff, horn, adjustable handlebars that fold for easy storage, chain
drive, and a twist throttle.
The XA - 750 is the largest
electric ATV on the market today with great features that include; a 750 watt motor (1 full horsepower), good torque and hill climbing ability, full sized off - road wheels, hydraulic disk brakes, forward & reverse
drive,
front and rear suspension, an oversized seat, a
front bumper / brush guard,
electric horn, headlight, tail light and brake light.
The X-500 also sports extra battery capacity for long range, 10» air filled extra wide tires, brake inhibit,
front and rear vented disc brakes, increased carrying capacity, a much larger frame, chain
drive, and nice touches like a cool looking engraved deck and BMX style handlebars... Click here for info about the X-Treme X-500
Electric Scooter!
It uses three
electric motors, with one at the
front axle and two at the rear, for a kind of electro - Quattro all - wheel
drive.
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.
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
Key to the car's impressive appeal are its twin
electric motors (one for the
front axle, the other for the rear to make this a four - wheel
drive machine) that feed of a lithium ion batter to deliver a very healthy 603bhp.
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.
Built in less than nine months by 13 Wolfsburg plant apprentices, the GTI First Decade is powered by a 404 - hp gasoline engine
driving the
front wheels, coupled to a rear - mounted
electric motor that
drives the rear wheels.
The new car is also all - wheel
drive, with
electric power being sent to the rear wheels, and combustion power to the
front axle.
Two
electric motors, one for the
front wheels and one for the rear, work in concert with the gas four to offer either
front - or four - wheel
drive depending on conditions.
Equipped with two
electric motors, one at the
front wheels and one
driving the rear, the vehicle should deliver around 400 hp and 516 lb - ft of torque like the concept.
A 3.5 - liter V - 6 would likely be paired with an
electric motor to
drive the rear wheels, while a pair of in - wheel
electric motors would motivate the
front.
Powertrain Motor: AC synchronous
electric Power: 123 hp / 92 kW Torque: 189 lb - ft / 256 Nm Transmission: Single - speed
Drive:
Front - wheel
Depending on the
driving situation, it can be
electric front - wheel
drive,
electric rearwheel
drive, or gasoline -
electric all - wheel
drive.
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.
The
front wheels are
driven by a 161bhp, 2.0 - litre turbodiesel, the rear wheels by a 37bhp
electric motor, and the most power available when both are in action is 197bhp.
The gas engine
drives the
front wheels through an eight - speed automatic transmission, and all -
electric range tops out at 25 miles.
Built upon the
front - wheel -
drive Patriot, power comes primarily from a lithium - ion battery pack, which
drives a 150 kW (200 hp)
electric motor.
Base Price: $ 847,975 Powertrain Engine: 32 - valve DOHC V - 8 / plug - in
electric hybrid Displacement: 4.6 liters (280 cu in) Power: 608 hp @ 8700 rpm Torque: 390 lb - ft @ 6600 rpm Motors: Two permanent - magnet AC synchronous Electric output: 129/156 hp (front / rear axle) Batteries: 6.8 - kWh lithium - ion Total output: 887 hp Transmission: 7 - speed automatic Drive: 4 - wheel Chassis Steering: Electrically assisted Front suspension: Control arms, coil springs Rear suspension: Multilink, coil springs Brakes: Vented carbon - ceramic discs Tires: Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 Tire sizes F, R: 265 / 35R -20 (95Y), 325 / 30R -21 (104Y) Measurements L x W x H: 182.8 x 76.4 x 45.9 in Wheelbase: 107.5 in Track F / R: 65.5 / 63.5 in Weight: 3715 lb Weig
electric hybrid Displacement: 4.6 liters (280 cu in) Power: 608 hp @ 8700 rpm Torque: 390 lb - ft @ 6600 rpm Motors: Two permanent - magnet AC synchronous
Electric output: 129/156 hp (front / rear axle) Batteries: 6.8 - kWh lithium - ion Total output: 887 hp Transmission: 7 - speed automatic Drive: 4 - wheel Chassis Steering: Electrically assisted Front suspension: Control arms, coil springs Rear suspension: Multilink, coil springs Brakes: Vented carbon - ceramic discs Tires: Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 Tire sizes F, R: 265 / 35R -20 (95Y), 325 / 30R -21 (104Y) Measurements L x W x H: 182.8 x 76.4 x 45.9 in Wheelbase: 107.5 in Track F / R: 65.5 / 63.5 in Weight: 3715 lb Weig
Electric output: 129/156 hp (
front / rear axle) Batteries: 6.8 - kWh lithium - ion Total output: 887 hp Transmission: 7 - speed automatic Drive: 4 - wheel Chassis Steering: Electrically assisted Front suspension: Control arms, coil springs Rear suspension: Multilink, coil springs Brakes: Vented carbon - ceramic discs Tires: Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 Tire sizes F, R: 265 / 35R -20 (95Y), 325 / 30R -21 (104Y) Measurements L x W x H: 182.8 x 76.4 x 45.9 in Wheelbase: 107.5 in Track F / R: 65.5 / 63.5 in Weight: 3715 lb Weight
front / rear axle) Batteries: 6.8 - kWh lithium - ion Total output: 887 hp Transmission: 7 - speed automatic
Drive: 4 - wheel Chassis Steering: Electrically assisted
Front suspension: Control arms, coil springs Rear suspension: Multilink, coil springs Brakes: Vented carbon - ceramic discs Tires: Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 Tire sizes F, R: 265 / 35R -20 (95Y), 325 / 30R -21 (104Y) Measurements L x W x H: 182.8 x 76.4 x 45.9 in Wheelbase: 107.5 in Track F / R: 65.5 / 63.5 in Weight: 3715 lb Weight
Front suspension: Control arms, coil springs Rear suspension: Multilink, coil springs Brakes: Vented carbon - ceramic discs Tires: Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 Tire sizes F, R: 265 / 35R -20 (95Y), 325 / 30R -21 (104Y) Measurements L x W x H: 182.8 x 76.4 x 45.9 in Wheelbase: 107.5 in Track F / R: 65.5 / 63.5 in Weight: 3715 lb Weight dist.
As you might expect, all - wheel
drive plays a part, delivered and intelligently vectored by an
electric motor in each
front wheel.
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 rear - wheel -
drive I.D. has a 168 - hp
electric motor in the rear, but it would be possible to package a smaller, less powerful motor in
front, even with the almost nonexistent overhang.
Project One's
driving programs will even have an all -
electric mode with just the
front axle
driven, giving a range of up to 25 km.
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.
The car has a battery pack connected through associated electronics to an
electric drive motor that powers the
front wheels through a few reduction gears and a differential.
Two
electric motors are housed up
front to separately
drive each
front wheel, while a rear - mounted
electric motor supplements the V - 6's power and can function as a generator to charge the lithium - ion battery pack.
The all - wheel -
drive system will deliver the power for the
front wheels through two
electric motors.
The four - door concept utilized three
electric motors, one up
front and two in the rear, for all - wheel -
drive capability and a combined 500 hp.
Other rumors suggest Tesla will launch an all - wheel -
drive version of the Model S, with the «D» signifying a dual - motor drivetrain borrowed from the upcoming Model X. Either way, the new car appears to have the same basic
front fascia design as the existing Model S. Tesla will soon have even more production capacity to build a greater range of all -
electric models, once its Gigafactory battery manufacturing facility comes online, so it's not surprising that the company will reveal a new vehicle.
Under the Hood The Leaf uses a 340 - volt battery pack to power an
electric drive motor, which
drives the
front wheels with 107 horsepower and 207 pounds - feet of torque.
In a special off - road mode, the gas engine
drives the
front electric motor as a generator to power the rear motor and turn all four wheels.
Engine: 4 - cylinder aluminum DOHC 16 - valve Horsepower: 158 hp @ 5200 rpm Torque: 162 lb - ft @ 2800 rpm
Electric Motor: Permanent Magnet Synchronous AC Power Output: 40 hp @ 0 - 1500 rpm Torque: 199 lb - ft @ 0 - 1500 rpm Battery Type: Nickel - Metal Hydride Transmission: Continuously Variable
Drive:
Front - Wheel
As for Moab - crushing hardware, the 2018 Wrangler comes with either the Command - Trac or the Rock - Trac four - wheel -
drive system, next - generation Dana axles, a Selec - Trac full - time two - speed transfer case, Tru - Lock
electric axle lockers
front and rear, and a Trac - Lok limited slip differential.
Up
front, a single
electric motor
drives the
front wheels through a two - speed automatic transmission, with peak power output of 143 hp and 184 - lb - ft of torque.
An extra 353 pounds added to the hybrid from three
electric motors — two in the
front and one in the back — and a nickel metal hydride battery is noticeable in how the Hybrid
drives compared to the Limited V - 6 with all - wheel
drive.
BMW is expected to supply a small - displacement four - cylinder engine,
front - wheel
electric motors (for all - wheel
drive) and lightweight technology derived from Project i, while Toyota will engineer the car's torque vectoring and supercapacitor technology sourced from the TS030 LMP race car.
An all - wheel -
drive system comprises an
electric motor at the
front axle and another at the rear, in addition to a centrally located battery.
Since the
electric Verraro is
front - wheel -
drive, its PVC - wrapped rear wheels have little effect on the trike's traction (until you want them to, that is).
With
electric power to the
front wheels and
electric assistance to the mid-engined, turbocharged 1.5 sitting admidships, the i8 is technically an all - wheel
drive car.
You're meant to
drive in Comfort mode once you leave your neighborhood, where the
electric motor does its business through the
front wheels and then the 1.5 - liter three - cylinder engine begins to help out at just under 40 mph through the rear wheels.
For example, my RAV4 hybrid has only
electric drive on the rear wheels, not causing any problems if
front and rear tires are different.
A turbocharged 1.5 - liter inline - three engine develops 170 hp and
drives the rear wheels by way of a six - speed automatic transmission, while a separate 131 - hp
electric motor generator draws power from a lithium - ion battery pack and feeds the
front wheels through a two - speed transmission.