Sentences with phrase «hybrid cars do»

Most people that buy hybrid cars do so because it helps keep the environment cleaner and cuts down on fuel costs.

Driving a hybrid car doesn't necessarily mean sacrificing comfort, safety, or technological features.

«The Honda Insight shows consumers that the efficiency of a hybrid car doesn't mean sacrificing style, refinement or performance,» said Henio Arcangeli, Jr., senior vice president of American Honda Motor Co., Inc. «The Insight is another symbol of a new era in the evolution of Honda electrified vehicles, where customers can have everything they want with no compromises.»

Just because you have a hybrid car doesn't mean you should be able to drive more.

Not exact matches

Ridesharing companies don't let drivers work out of other people's cars, but the program designed by Peers partners ridesharing drivers with cars through the hybrid rental company Breeze.

Mizuno added that plug - in hybrid models would likely follow, but did not say when that car might hit the market in China.

This fact doesn't appear to matter, as a survey of consumers who already own a hybrid or electric vehicle found that more than 75 percent of respondents would likely buy a car manufacturing by Apple...

The current engines are much more road relevant with their hybrid systems and electric cars are becoming much more common, but Verstappen hopes F1 doesn't go fully - electric for some time:

He feels it shouldn't be a «battle of resources» like it currently is and he doesn't believe the claims that the hybrid power units are aiding the road car industry.

I don't think the change to heavier, hybrid cars has suited him either.

Plug - ins use about a third of the fuel that a standard hybrid does, which means that the cars themselves emit less carbon dioxide and other pollutants.

«The designers at Toyota seem to have intuitively had this idea, designing a car that didn't look like any other car so your neighbors can tell you're driving a hybrid.

Then, I got out of the car, walked around back, and verified that the badge didn't say «S Hybrid.»

A hybrid traction battery (which your car doesn't have) won't discharge in 1 month; my car owner's manual says to drive at least once every few months for at least 30 minutes to prevent discharge.

That's the first thing I did after belting into the Tahoe Hybrid, after, of course, making sure that no people or cars were moving on the empty level of the parking garage.

Though the iQ doesn't get the vaunted 40 - mpg highway estimate that so many subcompacts are pushing these days, its mileage — 36/37 mpg city / highway — reads more like that of a hybrid than a conventional car.

Also, did we mention that the i8 is a far cheaper hybrid sports car than the LaFerrari or the Porsche 918 Spyder?

We were trying to negotiate some of the road car technology (hybrid all - wheel drive, etc) but it was settled to do GT3, which doesn't allow some of that technology.

As a result of those factors, Mendel hopes to sell twice as many Accord Hybrids per year now as the company did in 2014 — meaning about 28,000 cars versus 14,000.

Quietly, Ford has put a car on the road that essentially enlists Toyota hybrid technology but uses it more cleverly than the originating company did, giving us a sedan that burns even less fuel than the Camry Hybrid over an identical hybrid technology but uses it more cleverly than the originating company did, giving us a sedan that burns even less fuel than the Camry Hybrid over an identical Hybrid over an identical route.

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.

We're not sure whether or not the Audi SQ7 will come to the U.S., but we do know that Audi plans to offer a plug - in hybrid Q7 e-tron on our shores to compliment the 2.0 - liter turbo - four and 3.0 - liter supercharged V - 6 engines that will be offered on the standard car.

It's unlikely the car will be able to travel for long at this speed before the combustion engine (likely Mini's existing turbocharged, 1.5 - litre three - cylinder unit) kicks in - and heavier uses of the throttle pedal will also see the engine start up, just as it does in plug - in hybrids from BMW.

However, standard hybrid electric cars do not qualify for these tax credits.

That's incredible - they drove at about 65 kilometers per hour and that's not a traffic jam where hybrid cars show themselves well, so «hybrid» alone doesn't explain how it was possible.

Crucially the added weight of the hybrid powertrain does very little to the dynamics or the ride qualities of the car on which it is based, which means days of driving hundreds of miles won't be a problem.

What makes the XC90, built on Volvo's large - car SPA platform, such a breakout is that it moves along nicely with a 2.0 - liter turbo - four, sometimes combined with a supercharger or plug - in hybrid assistance, and that it doesn't try to pass itself off as a tall sport sedan, but rather as a subtly luxurious, comfortable and thoroughly competent road wagon.

The Highlander Hybrid's luxury car price doesn't reflect luxury refinement now that the feature - loaded Hybrid Limited is the only Hybrid offered; the less - expensive version got the axe for 2014.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — This doesn't seem like the right place to launch a hybrid car.

Toyota's system doesn't promise as much EV range as the Chevy, as it claims to offer up to 15 miles of battery - powered driving before utilizing the car's standard gas - electric hybrid driveline.

So, does the Hybrid come off as a grudgingly developed compliance car?

Other hybrids and some conventional cars have implemented electric assist, and some of them just don't feel right.

Up against elevated gas prices, car shoppers should take comfort in the fact they don't have to pay a premium for a hybrid to save money at the pump.

It's the first production electric car from Morgan, but don't expect it to be the last — the firm recently announced # 6 million in funding from the UK's Advanced Propulsion Centre, with a view to creating an entire range of electric and hybrid vehicles by the end of the decade.

Undercutting the Toyota Prius in manufacturer's list price didn't work very well for the second - generation dedicated Honda hybrid, so for the third - generation model, the car goes upscale.

At the same time, the people on the street still don't know what makes a plug - in hybrid different from either a regular hybrid or even an EV, so it'll be up to Benz believers to lead the way in embracing a car that is smart, not just fuel - efficient.

The days of uniquely bodied hybrid powered cars that aren't at least plug - in models may finally be waning, though don't tell Toyota, Kia, or Hyundai.

The motor can not, however, propel the car by itself, but the electric motor means that mild hybrids can do without an alternator.

The larger diesels can all do the 0 - 62mph sprint in less than eight seconds (6.6 sec for the C250d) and the hybrids are commendably brisk; the C300h is a 6.4 - second - to - 62mph car (topping out at 152mph) while the plug - in hybrid C350e covers the same sprint in 5.9 seconds and reaches an electronic limiter at 155mph.

owners who never drive the exotics they purchase [98 % of Ferrari buyers drive their cars less than 500 miles a year and keep them on average for less than 24 months]... global warming on the rise [with pretend» Hybrid» supercars doing nothing to help the situation]... etc etc etc

Only 24 examples of the Vulcan will be built — a number inspired by Aston Martin's success in 24 - hour endurance racing — and each commands an asking price of # 1.8 m. Headline news is of course the car's 7.0 - litre V12 engine, which contrary to popular trend is naturally aspirated and does without a turbocharger or complex hybrid system.

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.

That's unlikely to dissuade Porsche from doing this again, so expect a hybrid Panamera in due course, and let's not pretend the sports car will be off limits either.

Using the machined aluminium collar that surrounds the start / stop button, there are three dynamic modes to choose from: «Dynamic» is default, «Sport» hones the magnetic ride dampers and sharpens the already electric throttle response (come to think of it, they did plug the car in several times during the day... perhaps it was all an elaborate hoax and this is in fact the world's first hybrid supercar?)

A standard gas - powered car doesn't have enough electrical power for an autonomous vehicle, so we've had to tap into Fusion Hybrid's high - voltage battery pack by adding a second, independent power converter to help create two sources of power to maintain robustness.

We did not expect to buy a hybrid because we had no idea this car was available.

Like a lot of Acuras, the RLX Sport Hybrid SH - AWD is a car that doesn't seem to be built with the aim of competing with a car from another manufacturer.

Unlike some versions of the Prius, though, these models don't offer a plug - in feature — the hybrid battery is filled as the car drives along and all - electric range is limited.

Yes, you do feel the hybrid drive when it mixes gas and electric, and standing outside the car there is a hum at idle, but frankly, after a short while you forget about both.

Though both are imbued with the latest high - tech lithium - ion batteries, the conventional hybrid has to make do with a teeny - weeny 1.6 kilowatt - hour affair while the plug - in version sucks electrons from a big, I'm - almost - an - electric - car 9.8 kW / h unit.