Sentences with phrase «hybrid cars on the road»

With Panamera, the venerable manufacturer has one of the most polarizing looking sedans on the road, which also happens to be one of the best performing full size hybrid cars on the road.

However, in the meantime CLEAR ACT credits will promote these advanced technologies necessary to make plug - in hybrids commercially viable as they are being used and perfected in our current hybrid cars on the road today.

Not exact matches

Beyond using this clean electricity to power homes, offices and manufacturing plants, the Chinese also view it as the fuel of choice for the growing number of vehicles hitting the road, setting a goal of putting five million «new energy» vehicles (EVs, plug - in hybrids and fuel - cell cars) on the road by 2020.

The Chinese government aims to put half a million electric cars or plug - in hybrids on the roads by this year and five million by 2020.

Over the past several years, high - end hybrids and futuristic electric cars have slowly become more prominent on American roads as consumers realize the impact of fossil fuel consumption on the...

This time, both Porsche and we, Toyota, were not able to complete without incident 24 hours of driving in the hybrid cars that we put to the challenge on the roads of Le Mans.

With the standard of electric vehicles becoming more impressive and the release of hybrid and fully - electric road cars on a rapid increase, it makes total sense that manufacturers are keen to associate themselves with a fully - electric racing series.

About 11,000 hybrid buses, pure electric cabs and other types of clean cars are running on China's roads as a result of the program.

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.

Apart from approximately 50,000 purely electric cars, roughly 40,000 plug - in hybrid vehicles are presently being operated on German roads.

The Chevrolet Volt, which GM plans to introduce in two years (reportedly at a mid - $ 30,000 base price), is a new breed of gasoline - electric hybrid, cars powered by a battery - powered electric motor that can be recharged on the road with an internal combustion engine.

That almost equals the 340,000 electric cars and plug - in hybrids now on American roads.

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.

The pricier Lexus LS 600h L hybrid has nominal mileage benefits over the base LS 460 L, but it's one of the quietest cars on the road thanks to its almost silent powertrain.

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 so - called Silk Road project being developed in collaboration with BMW is still a go, and Autocar reports that a larger sports car using a Le Mans - derived hybrid drivetrain combined with supercapacitor technology is on the way.

Hybrid power, turbocharging, active suspension and adjustable aerodynamics make it dramatic on the road and race - car fast on a circuit.

And for Porsche, it really is about the taking part rather than the winning: racing the hybrid GT3 R will be «a «racing laboratory» that will provide invaluable knowledge and insight on the subsequent use of hybrid technology in road - going Porsche sports car».

Masuko is investing big in the future of plug - in hybrid models in the U.S. and abroad, as he pushes Mitsubishi toward hybrid SUVs and crossovers and away from its past focus on sports cars like the Lancer Evolution and the Montero Sport off - roader.

In fact, driving the 4E - Hybrid back - to - back with Panamera 4, on roads outside Zuffenhausen that allowed for no more than 5/10 the cars» capability, we would not have been able to pass the blindfold test to tell the two apart.

At the 2018 Auto Show visitors saw the latest and greatest new SUV's, Hybrids, Minivans, High Performance and Economical Cars and Trucks on the road today!

With Tesla already working to ramp up Model 3 production and excellent cars like the Chevrolet Bolt already on the road from mainstream, high - volume manufacturers, a mid-2019 entry with a low - volume, high - performance halo hybrid might seem a year (or five) late.

An extremely fuel - efficient passenger car tyre developed for the drivers of hybrid and fuel - efficient passenger cars the Energy offers the best grip in its class on wet or dry roads due to an asymmetric tread pattern and textured spines.

In an interview with Germany's Auto Motor und Sport magazine published on Thursday, 60 - year - old Müller said Porsche road cars would follow the lead of the company's hi - tech 919 Hybrid race car in receiving four - cylinder engines.

About 25 years ago I drove a hybrid car that was very different from the hybrids on the road today.

On paved roads, the XV Crosstrek Hybrid offers the same sort of competent - but - not - particularly - luxurious driving experience familiar to a generation of Subaru all - wheel - drive - commuter - car aficionados.

As a midsize sedan, the Camry Hybrid offers everyday utility, working as a commute car, errand runner and even a vehicle for taking the family on road trips.

When buying a hybrid can sometimes be difficult to understand them (specially if you are new on hybrid cars) but once we took the car on the road looking at screens it was really easy to understand how the Sonata is working plus how to improve my driving for all those golden mpg.

Fiat - Chrysler is testing hybrid Chrysler Pacifica hybrid minivans through Google's Waymo, and CEO Sergio Marchionne believes autonomous cars, not necessarily Fiat - Chrysler's, will be on the road by 2021.

Aside from the revised exterior styling, the new Touareg will be the first and only off road capable vehicle in Europe built by a German car maker to be offered as a hybrid when it goes on sale this April.

[9] About 279,000 light - duty plug - in hybrids were sold in 2016, [180] raising the global stock to almost 800,000 highway legal plug - in hybrid electric cars, out of over 2 million light - duty plug - in electric cars on the world roads at the end of 2016.

The 2016 Honda CR - Z mpg ratings are stellar when you compare them to most other cars on the road thanks to the vehicle's gas / electric hybrid engine.

McLaren resisted the temptation to make the P1 a modern facsimile of the F1, however, instead having a 903bhp hybrid - electric powertrain, a two - seat interior, state - of - the - art suspension technology, lightweight construction and competition - grade aerodynamics to deliver the fastest, most focused and most exciting performance car it could imagine, fit for equally unprecedented thrills on both road and track.

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The car is a hybrid, so it is high up and makes it easier to see things on the road.

The car also shows the frugal petrol - electric plug - in hybrid powertrain technology and contemporary touch - based interior controls the company plans to use on future road cars.

With a naturally aspirated V12, F1 - derived hybrid tech, and stunning looks, everyone's on their toes when it comes to Red Bull Racing and Aston Martin's road car.

Other vehicles on display will include the 2017 NSX supercar, Road and Track magazine's 2017 Performance Car of the Year, its racing counterpart, the NSX GT3 (shown in exposed carbon for the first time in the U.S.), along with the 2017 MDX Sport Hybrid SUV, and the redesigned 2018 TLX A-Spec sport sedan.

The figure varies with the topography of the road; official claims based on the controversial European test cycle procedure for hybrid cars puts its range at 22.4 miles, although Porsche engineers suggest the real world range is actually between 11.2 and 22.4 miles.

In one of the leading automotive examples of having your cake and eating it too, Honda has upgraded the 2009 Civic Hybrid with enough high - end options to make it a near - luxury car, but maintained its fuel - sipping status as one of the most economical cars on the road.

While not as exciting as the first mainstream electric cars being delivered to consumers this week, it offers the promise of hybrid technology being incorporated into the most popular models on the road, and therefore having a major impact on reducing fuel consumption.

«With the S 500 PLUG - IN HYBRID Mercedes - Benz sets another milestone on the road to emission - free mobility on the basis of our modular hybrid matrix», explains Prof Dr Thomas Weber, responsible on the Daimler Board of Management for Group Research and Head of Mercedes - Benz Cars Product EngineHYBRID Mercedes - Benz sets another milestone on the road to emission - free mobility on the basis of our modular hybrid matrix», explains Prof Dr Thomas Weber, responsible on the Daimler Board of Management for Group Research and Head of Mercedes - Benz Cars Product Enginehybrid matrix», explains Prof Dr Thomas Weber, responsible on the Daimler Board of Management for Group Research and Head of Mercedes - Benz Cars Product Engineering.

Ford boosted the on - road fuel efficiency of its three 2013 model year hybrids through changes in the cars» vehicle control software in an effort to improve customer satisfaction.

Furthermore, taking this plug - in hybrid electric vehicle beyond the usual (i.e.urban) habitat of conventional electric cars, the engineering team underwent a series of tests on different road surfaces, from broken pavement to flooded areas.

This makes the hybrid feel more like a regular gasoline car on the road.

Test the tech: Los Angeles road trip We happened to get the 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid in for our review the same week as the 2007 Los Angeles Auto Show, so we took the car on the approximately 800 - mile round trip.

But the combination of electric and petrol power in Hybrid Drive Sport mode provides the car with both brutish four - wheel drive accelerative qualities off the line and great long distance touring traits on the open road.

A press launch of the Malibu Eco that included hybrid competitors for comparison elicited the following comments from Motor Trend: «On city streets and county roads in and around Austin, Texas, the Malibu Eco's solid chassis and impressive body control easily out - shone the Hyundai Sonata, Sonata Hybrid and Toyota Camry Hybrid comparison cars Chevrolet brought along for back - to - back evaluahybrid competitors for comparison elicited the following comments from Motor Trend: «On city streets and county roads in and around Austin, Texas, the Malibu Eco's solid chassis and impressive body control easily out - shone the Hyundai Sonata, Sonata Hybrid and Toyota Camry Hybrid comparison cars Chevrolet brought along for back - to - back evaluaHybrid and Toyota Camry Hybrid comparison cars Chevrolet brought along for back - to - back evaluaHybrid comparison cars Chevrolet brought along for back - to - back evaluations.

In the grand scheme of things, Toyota could say the RAV4 Hybrid is one of the most inoffensive cars on the road, but it also might fall into the bucket as one of the most uninspiring.

You can hustle the car down a back road and get a smile on your face, which is not something one can say about the Camry hybrid.»