Sentences with phrase «hybrid cars run»

The main difference between the all - electric cars vs hybrid vehicles is the power source as all - electric vehicles run on only electricity and hybrid cars run on both fuel and electricity.

Hybrid cars run their electric motors only in select circumstances, not all the time.

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And of the LC 500h, he wrote: «The LC 500h continues my enthusiasm for Toyota's hybrid systems, from the Prius through the Lexus version of that car, the CT 200h, to this near - halo vehicle, which is more or less intended to give the BMW i8 a run for its money without tripping into supercar territory.

He completed a demo run in a Mercedes W05 from Lewis Hamilton's championship - winning season in 2014, the only hybrid F1 car taken to the Goodwood Festival of Speed.

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.

The hybrid GE is developing with the marine engineering firm C - MAR works something like the upcoming Chevy Volt car, which uses an electric motor as its primary drive and carries a small combustion engine to charge batteries that run low.

Both electric cars and plug - in hybrids can be run on electricity.

They concluded that we'd lower greenhouse gas emissions more by driving gasoline / electric hybrid cars than by driving fuel cell cars run on hydrogen from coal.

Actually, MacCready predicts that the big market in the coming decade or two may not be so much for all - electric cars as for hybrid cars designed to run on batteries in pollution - choked cities and on gasoline — or natural gas, or ethanol, or hydrogen, or some other range - extending fuel — on long highway trips (though the way Americans drive now, 90 percent of all car trips fall within Impact's 120 - mile range).

Plug - in hybrids are cars that would be built to run primarily on an electric battery, but if extra power were needed for a long drive, a gasoline engine would kick in.

True, I haven't helped inner - city high - school students design and build a hybrid car that runs on fuel made from soybeans like that guy in Philadelphia.

Like any full hybrid, the 300h can run on electric power at low speeds for short distances; an EV mode, activated via Drive Mode Select, raises the threshold where the car transitions to engine power.

The Rapide S race car is fitted with a hybrid powertrain, developed by technical partners Alset Global, which successfully completed a zero - emission lap of the Nordschleife running on pure hydrogen.

That's why I bought a hybrid that has electric AC pump running independently of engine speed and the alternator is actually a very beefy motor - generator; this car has no traditional alternator.

In quiet cars like hybrid vehicles, the engine may be off when the driver exits the vehicle, but can come back on later when the vehicles» batteries run low.

this car is as quick as the ML350 and looks much better with doomed hood and running boards... very pleased and for a luxury car this is a great hybrid.

Each of the LMP1 teams tested Le Mans - spec downforce packages in Belgium (Audi ran two cars in full Le Mans - spec during the race), so the strength of the Porsche 919 Hybrids and their 8 - megajoules of hybrid energy (double that of the Audi R18 e-trons) along Spa's Kemmel Straight suggests the Mulsanne Straight of Le Mans will be a Porsche hunting ground.

At the time, the 919 was the only hybrid LMP1 car to run the two forms of energy recovery.

The Trident Iceni is a V8 sports car that runs on biodiesel and promises a combination of hypercar performance and hybrid economy

The show runs on January 8 - 11 with static displays and a Live Action Arena where recent evo Car of the Year winner, the Ferrari 458 Speciale, will make a glorious racket alongside Lamborghini's Huracán, the plug - in hybrid BMW i8 and Vühl's 05 track cCar of the Year winner, the Ferrari 458 Speciale, will make a glorious racket alongside Lamborghini's Huracán, the plug - in hybrid BMW i8 and Vühl's 05 track carcar.

That number will depend very much on where the car is used and how often its driver charges the battery pack (city - only drivers could potentially use very little fuel at all, long - distance owners won't see much benefit from petrol - only running) but it finally gives BMW a competitor in the increasing plug - in luxury market: Porsche and Mercedes - Benz already sell short - range plug - in hybrid luxury saloons.

I have observed that in my car (a 2016 Toyota RAV4 hybrid), if I walk out of the car with the engine running, the car immediately warns that the key is not in the car, even if I'm very near the car but outside the car.

The car can also run in hybrid mode, and should you wish to charge the battery on the move, a Battery Charge mode is available.

The Problem: Weakened actuators in the Prius V's exhaust - heat recovery system can cause engine coolants in the Prius V to leak, causing the hybrid's warning light to turn, making the car run in safe mode.

Cars like the Volvo XC90 Twin Engine and Audi Q7 etron make a lot of sense in plug - in hybrid guise, as they offer impressive performance and retain their 4x4 ability while delivering low running costs - as long as you charge them up, of course.

The Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid is a car intended to change the monosyllabic reaction you tend to get the moment you tell people that the Porsche you're running is a hybrid: «oh».

The new hybrid setup is said to produce a feel much more like a conventional petrol car despite running a CVT transmission.

It's not the biggest news at Frankfurt, but the arrival of the Range Rover Hybrid and Range Rover Sport Hybrid is big news for Land Rover, and for buyers running cars who are subject to taxation on benefits.

«The new Honda Accord Hybrid is the ultimate Accord — the most refined, technologically sophisticated and, of course, most fuel efficient in the lineup,» said John Mendel, Executive Vice President of the American Honda Motor Co., Inc. «With Accord already America's most popular car three years running and the best - selling midsize car to younger buyers, we think this new hybrid model will add considerable momentum for the Honda brand.&Hybrid is the ultimate Accord — the most refined, technologically sophisticated and, of course, most fuel efficient in the lineup,» said John Mendel, Executive Vice President of the American Honda Motor Co., Inc. «With Accord already America's most popular car three years running and the best - selling midsize car to younger buyers, we think this new hybrid model will add considerable momentum for the Honda brand.&hybrid model will add considerable momentum for the Honda brand.»

The Toyota Prius family is the best example in the passenger car realm with active hybrid technology that lets the vehicle run a mile or two on battery before the gasoline engine kicks in.

The Fusion Energi differs from the Fusion Hybrid in that the Fusion Energi can run on electric power only until the battery is depleted, and then the car functions like a regular gasoline - electric hybrid until it is rechHybrid in that the Fusion Energi can run on electric power only until the battery is depleted, and then the car functions like a regular gasoline - electric hybrid until it is rechhybrid until it is recharged.

The line - up of exclusive, limited - run special editions of the BMW i8 plug - in hybrid sports car continues to expand in number.

Honda leases a handful of Honda FCX Clarity hydrogen - powered hybrids in California and sells the Civic GX, the only mass - produced car running on compressed natural gas.

And if I really wanted to dig in, I could choose submodes for the hybrid system, one that maintains the car's battery level and one that runs the engine harder to charge the battery, making sure I have range if I need to drive electric in a city center or other situation down the road.

Hyundai is busy trying to find ways to reduce emissions and increase economy — just like every other car maker — and has arrived at the Paris Motor Show with a pair of economy - focused models — the Hyundai i40 mild hybrid and an i30 running on compressed natural gas (CNG).

Also, by our math, the car costs more to run on electricity, so it didn't break out hearts to be driving in hybrid mode for much of the week.

If that's still not good enough, the Energi will have the same basic powertrain as the Hybrid, but will allow for overnight plug - ins of the car to run on electricity alone.

Neat, fuel - efficient and priced below $ 10,000, the Dodge Colt Premier definitely is in the running with the rest of the domestic / foreign hybrids — and with the small - car field in general.

The Porsche 918 Spyder super sports car made its public dynamic debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, in a demonstration run up the famous Hill that provided a fascinating insight to the performance potential of its innovative hybrid drivetrain.

Stuart Frith, LR's head programme engineer for the new RRS, has confirmed to Car Sales in Australia that the hybrid Range Rover and Sport will arrive in September — as will the TDV8 RRS — but that the 2.0 litre EcoBoost petrol engine for the RRS is still a way off, even though Land Rover are already running it and believe it still offers all a real Range Rover Sport should.

Google's self - driving Lexus RX450h hybrid SUV was involved in a car accident near the company's headquarters in Mountain View, California after a commercial van ran a red light on an intersection and blowing through the side of the SUV, causing significant damage to the car.

The cars new two - motor powertrain, similar to the one in the Accord Plug - in, allows it to run in 3 different modes: «EV Drive,» which solely runs on lithium - ion battery power, «Engine Drive,» which sends power directly to the front wheels, or «Hybrid Drive,» which mates the 124 kW electric motor to the all - new 2.0 liter Atkinson - cycle engine.

HSD technology produces a full hybrid vehicle which allows the car to run on the electric motor only, as opposed to most other brand hybrids which can not and are considered mild hybrids.

The car runs on a 2.5 L four - cylinder engine with an electric motor and hybrid battery pack.

There are three hybrid settings in addition to the drive modes: E-Hold conserves the electric charge until needed, E-Power enables the car runs solely on electric power up to 140 km / h, and E-charge, which uses engine and regenerative braking to replenish the battery.

Critical Knowledge: Initial run of 500 battery - powered vehiclesWill be leased mostly to regular (non-fleet) motorists, in or near Los Angeles and New York CityMini claims range of up to 156 milesFull - electric Mini produces zero emissionsFeedback from project participants will help Mini executives decide how to proceed with productionRegular production of the Mini E appears likelyIntroductionAt a time when hybrids are still getting most of the attention in fuel - efficiency conversations and engineering projects, several major automakers have been promoting full - electric cars.

This isn't exactly the first electric car from the German carmaker, electric versions of the B - Class and SLS AMG have already been in and out of production and there are few other plug - in hybrids in its portfolio that can run on electricity for short distances.

The car will be powered by a series of brand - new performance - oriented powertrains with plug - in hybrid technology, launched under the EQ brand and capable of producing up to 850 HP and of running in a full electric mode for approximately 50 kilometers.

Drivable in multiple modes, the Electric Mode (E-Mode) is the primary selection upon the car's start - up as the drivetrain is eliminated to afford efficiency, prompting the vehicle to run gasoline - free at up to 37 mph (for up to 1.2 miles), depending on driving conditions and the hybrid's battery power.

This is the first time LED running lights have been applied to the front of any production Honda car and help to emphasise the wide sporting stance of the new hybrid coupe.