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
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 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 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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
The two - part powertrain remains untouched: a 1.5 - litre three - pot producing 227bhp combines with a 129 bhp
electric motor, the former
drives the rear axle and latter the
front.
Orders are being taken now for delivery in six months, and plans are already underway for a hybrid variant with a 150 - horse
electric motor driving the
front wheels, providing a total horsepower of 889 and short - range
electric - only propulsion for city centers.
There is also an all - wheel -
drive mode that uses the
electric motor in the rear axle in combination with the gasoline engine that powers the
front wheels, and the driver can also choose to save the car's battery power for later
electric - only
driving.
A 54 - hp
electric motor integrated into the transmission helps power the
front wheels, while a 114 - hp
motor drives the rear wheels.
The RX 350 is available with
front - or all - wheel
drive, and the RX 450h is all - wheel -
drive - only with an
electric motor driving the rear wheels.
A 100kW (134 hp)
electric motor drives the
front wheels, and is fed by a 28 kWh lithium - ion battery pack sandwiched beneath the car's floor.
Front - or all - wheel
drive; all - wheel -
drive RX 450h gains another
electric motor to
drive the rear wheels
Drivetrain: 134 - horsepower, turbocharged 1.5 - liter three - cylinder with
front - or all - wheel
drive; 189 - hp, turbocharged 2.0 - liter four - cylinder with
front - or all - wheel
drive; six - speed manual, eight - speed automatic or six - speed automatic transmissions; AWD plug - in hybrid with 1.5 - liter
driving the
front wheels and 7.6 - kilowatt - hour lithium - ion battery and 87 - hp
electric motor driving the rear, pairs with six - speed automatic transmission
(800 / min — 5,000 / min) Maximum Revs: 9,150 rpm Power output per l: 133 hp / l (V8 engine) Power transmission: Combustion engine with hybrid module and transmission bolted together to form a single
drive unit; seven - speed dual - clutch transmission; rear - wheel
drive;
front electric motor with gearbox for
driving the
front wheels (decoupled from 146 mph); five pre-selectable operating modes for optimum coordination of all
drive units.
There's an
electric motor at both
front and rear axles, aiding weight distribution but also sparking more debate — the Vision is effectively all - wheel
drive.
It has full - time four - wheel
drive, a
front - mouned supercharged 3 - litre V6 powering the rear axle, an
electric motor taking care of the
front.
A single
electric motor deploys power at the
front axle to supplement the 1.5 - litre petrol unit
driving the rear; the combined output of the hybrid powertrain is 357bhp.
The S E Countryman ALL4 is Mini's first plug - in hybrid vehicle, which uses a 1.5 - liter three - cylinder engine to
drive the
front wheels through a six - speed automatic transmission, while the rear wheels are
driven by an 87 - hp
electric motor powered by a 7.6 - kilowatt - hour lithium - ion battery.
Harnessing power from the latest in hybrid technology, its powerplant comprises three
electric motors — two of which power the
front axle, one latches onto the engine to
drive the rears — and a twin - turbo V6.
The Mi - Ray is a plug - in hybrid, with two
electric motors driving the
front wheels, and a 1.5 - liter four - cylinder engine for the rear wheels.