Sentences with phrase «hybrid electric vehicle on»

The new Range Rover Sport PHEV is also the company's first plug - in hybrid electric vehicle on offer.

Outlander plugs into future The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV has just previewed in New Zealand and the SUV is bent on turning the world of hybrid electric vehicles on its head.

As of December, there are very few C - max Energi plug - in hybrid electric vehicles on the road, but it has only been available for around a month.

Andy Grove, the former chairman of Intel turned plug - in vehicle advocate, set a goal at a conference on Tuesday that the U.S. should have 10 million plug - in hybrid electric vehicles on the roads in four years.

Not exact matches

Today, around 2 million of a total 1 billion vehicles on the planet run on electric or hybrid engines.

Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble introduced an incentive of 4,000 euros or $ 4,518 for electric car buyers, and 3,000 euros for those purchasing a plug - in hybrid vehicle, Reuters reported on Wednesday.

Electric vehicles and hybrids are among the 400 makes and models on display at this year's San Diego International Auto Show.

The country will scrap the limits on firms making fully electric and plug - in hybrid vehicles in 2018, commercial vehicle firms in 2020 and lift restrictions on the wider passenger vehicle market by 2022, China state planner said in a statement.

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.

The electric hybrid eVaro, developed in Canada by Future Vehicle Technologies of Maple Ridge, British Columbia, can accelerate to 60 miles per hour in around 5 seconds, and drives at least 165 miles on the equivalent of a US gallon of fuel.

Steve: So it's very inefficient though, and it's probably not going to catch on; I'm much more optimistic about your plug - in hybrids or your plug - in pure - electric vehicle.

The first mainstream plug - in hybrids and fully electric vehicles (EVs) are just now hitting the market, and while initial sales have been slow, the Department of Energy predicts there will be 1.2 million of them on the road by 2015.

For example, the carbon footprint of an electric vehicle strongly depends on local electricity sources [see «The Dirty Truth about Plug - in Hybrids,» by Michael Moyer; Scientific American, July].

China has set an ambitious target of putting 5 million electric or plug - in hybrid vehicles on the country's roads by 2020, part of Beijing's efforts to fight pollution and reduce reliance on oil imports.

Plug - in hybrids take the concept further by plugging into a regular electric outlet to enable the vehicle to operate solely on its electric motor for ranges of 40 - 50 miles or more on a single charge.

Current research and development is largely centered on «hybrid» vehicles that use both electric power and internal combustion.

Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are vying with next - generation hybrid car technology (which can be plugged in to recharge its battery rather than relying on the gasoline engine) to be the electric car of the future.

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

During the period 2013 - 2016, SINTEF and the Gdansk Technical University (TUG) have been working together on the project called LEO (Low Emission Optimized tires and road surfaces for electric and hybrid vehicles), which is being funded by the Polish - Norwegian Research Programme CORE 2013 (NCBiR — EEA agreement, Norway Grants).

In July a report from MIT, On the Road in 2035, found that if a market for lightweight hybrid and plug - in hybrid electric vehicles were developed, the United States could cut its gas consumption by 68 billion gallons — about half our current fuel use — within 27 years.

Meanwhile, just about every automaker is working on a new generation of electric vehicles, including both hybrids and cars that operate entirely on electricity stored in batteries.

That's not happening yet: After a dozen years on the market, gasoline - electric hybrids — like the Toyota Prius or Chevrolet Volt — account for no more than three percent of total vehicle sales, she said.

Volkswagen AG plans 15 new - energy models over 3 - 5 years, its China chief told a green car conference in Beijing on Saturday, predicting - like the government - that Chinese production of electric and plug - in hybrid vehicles would grow almost six times to 2 million annually by 2020.

Those electric cars — combined with improvements in the fuel efficiency of existing internal combustion engines, new hybrid power trains and even fuel - cell vehicles — could begin to reduce the roughly $ 1 billion a day the U.S. spends on imported oil.

Hybrid - electric vehicles, such as the Toyota Prius and 472 of SEPTA's buses, have for years used regenerative braking to charge on - board batteries and reduce fuel consumption by reusing the stored energy upon acceleration.

Beginning early next year, the Accord PHEV (plug - in hybrid electric vehicle) will go on sale as a 2014 model.

With a history of gasoline, diesel, hybrid and now even full electric vehicles, the German technological powerhouse is making an effort to use a different kind of Kinetic Energy Recovery System to harness all the countless hours of energy people expend on the internet.

Many hybrid electric vehicles achieve higher fuel economy ratings in the city (e.g. 2017 Toyota Prius, 54 - city, 50 - highway) than on the highway because the electric motor recharges when braking and turns off the gas - powered engine when stopped; this is especially beneficial to those who do a lot of city driving because, while 100 % gas vehicles will get better mileage on the highway vs. the city, hybrids are the opposite.

Light trucks are paying their way, but payback on sedans and coupes; electric and hybrid vehicles; and safety, connected and autonomous vehicles looks scary for the Detroit Three.

Plug - in hybrid and pure electric vehicles can be a little more enjoyable just for the challenge of driving as efficiently as possible on electric power alone.

Full electric and hybrid vehicles have many high voltage components that are extremely dangerous if mishandled by someone who isn't trained to work on them.

Big Three officials tied to the hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) programs directed by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) confirm Supercar - type development efforts now are focusing on hybrids.

Consider the 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid.Anyone who has purchased a new - model hybrid gasoline - electric vehicle has probably based the decision on some or all of these things:... Read more

If you own a hybrid or electric vehicle, your brakes should last longer because the regenerative brake systems they use provide much of the stopping power, reducing wear on the pads and rotors.

Now that series electric hybrid vehicles are beginning to emerge in commercial applications (first seen in buses and soon in the Chevrolet Volt), the concept of an electrically - powered vehicle that uses an on - board turbine generator seems like a practical idea.

Computer controlled pumps and pressure control valves take hydraulic pressure stored in the on - board tanks (the tanks are like batteries in an electric hybrid vehicle) to power the rear axle.

Fuel efficiency is the overriding theme, with a variety of electric vehicles, hybrids and plug - in models on display.

Scores of cars will be on display, ranging from luxury sedans and stylish coupes to all - electric, hybrid and fuel - cell vehicles.

«We can do lot more with today's propulsion systems, both gas and diesel, as you downsize and add direct - injection and electrification to those systems,» Smyth says, noting GM is working on all possible future powertrain technologies, including hybrid - and all - electric vehicles, as well as plug - in hybrids and hydrogen fuel cells.

Like most other plug - in hybrids or «extended - range electric vehicles,» the Vision S500 can actually propel itself on electric power alone — a notable difference from the production S400 hybrid.

Electric and hybrid vehicles do not rely on traditional gas or diesel - powered engines at low speeds, making them much quieter and their approach difficult to detect.

ADDITIONAL SPECS: This is Infiniti's first hybrid vehicle, which can drive on electric power alone at speeds up to 62 mph.

While Audi has long made all - wheel - drive available as an option on nearly all of its vehicles, Ingolstadt's next generation will apparently expand electric and hybrid options across its model lineup.

From a product standpoint there will be a lot of interesting hardware in showrooms, including range - extending EVs, plug - in hybrids, clean diesels, pure electrics, and flex - fuel vehicles running on cellulosic ethanol.

Inaugurated by Ville de Luxembourg on 10 February 2017, the chargers will support 5 electric hybrid buses from Volvo, fully charging each vehicle with 150kW of power in three to six minutes, during the layover times at the end point of the bus route.

The Plug - in Hybrid Vehicle system lets you charge the lithium - ion battery for a range of 25 miles on nothing but electric energy, coming in at an equivalent of 133 MPGe.

CIRENCESTER, UK — March 9, 2015: Less than one year from launch the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV has now overtaken every other plug - in hybrid and pure electric car, even passing vehicles that have been on sale since 2011, such as the Nissan Leaf, to become the UK's favourite plug - in vehicle.

The Toyota Auris HSD Full Hybrid Concept vehicle was a petrol - electric hybrid vehicle based on the Auris and displayed at the September 2009 Frankfurt MotorHybrid Concept vehicle was a petrol - electric hybrid vehicle based on the Auris and displayed at the September 2009 Frankfurt Motorhybrid vehicle based on the Auris and displayed at the September 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show.

The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV offers the best pure EV range of any of its competitors, has the lowest emissions of any all - wheel drive vehicle (and remains amongst the lowest - emitting vehicle of its plug - in hybrid competitors) and is the only AWD vehicle to utilise electric power to drive both front and rear wheels for superior traction both on and off the road.

Just like any other EV or hybrid that is based on existing vehicle, Kona Electric is no different.