Not exact matches
MOBILITY X DESIGN
From ride - sharing services and autonomous vehicles to
hybrid engines and AI - powered drones, the mobility and transportation sector is ripe with possibilities.
Far more importantly, the shift
from the internal combustion
engine to electric,
hybrid or hydrogen - powered vehicles may be the most important technological and social development since, well, the automobile first appeared.
With global leadership in both internal combustion
engines and
hybrid and electric powertrains, the firm is expected to profit
from shifting secular trends and increasingly stringent environmental regulations.
The team's been hit by numerous
engine and
hybrid issues over the first three F1 race weekends, following on
from a tough pre-season testing — which can only be described as a «disaster».
In China, fleets of
hybrid diesel buses are equipped with ultracapacitors that charge up swiftly
from regenerative braking systems, and later accelerate the bus until the diesel
engine can take over.
«
Engines of change: Scientists recover rare earths
from electric and
hybrid vehicle motors.»
Some of this technology is already in use in
hybrids: Regenerative braking converts the car's motion into electricity as the vehicle comes to a stop, and BMW and Honda are designing devices that recover heat
from engine exhaust.
A new data logger developed by Fraunhofer researchers simultaneously collects data
from vehicles with combustion
engines, electric drives, external sensors, and location data, and permits the development of new
hybrid and electric vehicles.
The main
engines on up to nine cruise ships will switch
from diesel to gas power and the upgrade will also include installation of a
hybrid battery system....
Plug - in
hybrids benefit
from the more efficient use of fossil fuels in electricity generation even now and so have lower emissions than internal combustion
engine cars, and if they get their juice
from renewables, emissions would be very low indeed.
The supercharged
hybrid powertrain produces 333 horsepower and 325 pound - feet of torque
from the gasoline
engine, and 47 horsepower and 221 pound - feet of torque
from electric motor.
In addition to the familiar Q3
engines, Audi research and development is reportedly preparing a plug - in
hybrid borrowed
from the A3, as well as a high - performance RS Q4 rated at 310 hp.
The 2016 Chevrolet Malibu making its debut at the 2015 New York Auto Show looks better and offers high - tech four - cylinder
engines as well as a
hybrid powertrain derived
from the Volt.
The S 560e's
hybrid drive system combines 367 hp
from its 3.0 - liter twin turbo V - 6
engine with an electric output of 90 kW or an additional 121 hp.
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.
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.
Compared to the many
hybrids I've driven, including the Toyota Prius, Ford Fusion, Lexus HS250h, Hyundai Sonata, and Porsche Cayenne, the Honda CR - Z offers the least isolation
from the small shudders that happen when the
engine kicks on and off.
Red Bull has partnered with Renault on F1
engines, but the relationship has been strained because its
hybrid unit hasn't lived up to offerings
from Ferrari and Mercedes.
Conspicuously missing
from the build - your - own site is the S90 T8 Twin
Engine plug - in
hybrid, which will presumably launch a few months after the standard gasoline versions.
Pushing the boundaries of high - performance technology today means something very different
from what that original car embodied, so the formula for the New Sports eXperience is considerably different in the 2017 Acura NSX: The basics include a
hybrid powertrain made up of three electric motors, a lithium - ion battery pack, a mid-mounted twin - turbocharged V - 6
engine and a dual - clutch nine - speed automatic transmission.
ON SALE: Early 2012 PRICE: $ 23,000 (est.)
ENGINES: 2.5 L I - 4, 190 hp, 180 lb - ft; 2.4 L I - 4 / electric
hybrid, 182 hp, 172 lb - ft (est.) RADICAL MOVE: Chopping 4.5 inches
from the wheelbase
For 2017, power comes
from a gas four - cylinder or V - 6
engine; Audi has stopped offering a turbo - diesel V - 6 while it works on resolving an emissions - cheating scandal, and the gas - electric
hybrid has been shelved until the Q5 is redesigned.
The engineering of this ultramodern car is absolutely unreal: a monocoque built
from carbon - fiber - reinforced plastic; a racing - type weight distribution of 43 percent front / 57 percent rear; rear tires that are each over a foot wide; a plug - in
hybrid powertrain with electric motors on each axle that delivers 19 miles of range in full - electric mode; a seven - speed PDK transmission; and a 4.6 - liter V - 8
engine that revs to 9150 rpm and makes 608 hp.
Fitted with a 4 - litre V8
engine mated to an electric motor and battery pack, the
hybrid sports car offers up in excess of 800bhp and Mercedes says it will sprint
from 0 - 62mph in less than three seconds.
Race after race, the team has had problems with the
engine that range
from not enough power, to electrical issues with the
hybrid battery, to oil cooling issues.
Engine and gearbox - There's a huge range available,
from 1 - litre turbocharged triples to the potent GTIs and Rs, plus electric and plug - in
hybrid versions.
No other information has been released about the
hybrid vehicle aside
from the teaser photos and it's safe to assume to will be powered by a combination of an electric motor and gas
engine.
For «
engine», read «drive unit» - the Clarity is more similar to a battery - electric vehicle than it is a plug - in
hybrid or non-
hybrid vehicle, though really it's quite different
from either.
In this case, the 2.5 - liter inline - four
engine and pair of electric motor / generators are lifted directly
from the Toyota Camry
Hybrid.The ES300h starts at $ 39,745, which represents a relatively minor premium of $ 2750 over the non-hybrid ES350.The Lexus hybrid is rated for 40/39 mpg, down three highway miles compared to the 2012 Camry Hybrid's rating of 43/3
Hybrid.The ES300h starts at $ 39,745, which represents a relatively minor premium of $ 2750 over the non-
hybrid ES350.The Lexus hybrid is rated for 40/39 mpg, down three highway miles compared to the 2012 Camry Hybrid's rating of 43/3
hybrid ES350.The Lexus
hybrid is rated for 40/39 mpg, down three highway miles compared to the 2012 Camry Hybrid's rating of 43/3
hybrid is rated for 40/39 mpg, down three highway miles compared to the 2012 Camry
Hybrid's rating of 43/3
Hybrid's rating of 43/39 mpg.
Accelerating onto a boulevard, we received assistance
from the 1.4 - liter turbocharged four - cylinder
engine known and loved
from the Jetta
Hybrid, and the GTE romped through Berlin.
The «eco» box is ticked with a 31 - mile all - electric range and
hybrid convenience, but an
engine and limited - slip diff snagged
from the RCZ R coupe ensures punchy performance is also on the cards.
Early hopes of a Porsche win were lost however, when an
engine issue caused the leading 919
Hybrid to retire
from the race indefinitely, gifting the number 2 Audi the lead.
There is no lack of power
from the
engine, and the transition
from gasoline to E Power mode is smooth as silk; in fact, it didn't feel or drive anything like a
hybrid vehicle, and that's exactly what Porsche was going for.
To help differentiate it
from the Audi and Porsche, the Urus would probably use lots of carbon fiber and a turbocharged V - 8
engine, the latter possibly even gaining an electric motor to become Lamborghini's first - ever
hybrid.
One Hummer engineer shared his interesting idea for greener paths — use technology
from the upcoming Chevy Volt to build a
hybrid Hummer, since the torque of an electric motor paired with a small diesel
engine could make for an even more impressive off - roader.
(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.
Rumors suggest the Urus will also spawn a SuperVeloce version with even more power — reportedly as much as 600 hp
from a
hybrid drivetrain using a V - 8
engine.
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
hybrid powerplant totaled 402 hp
from its 2.0 - liter turbo four - cylinder
engine and twin electric motors.
However, this X5 concept is the first BMW
hybrid to use a four - cylinder
engine — the i8 plug - in
hybrid sports car uses a turbocharged three - cylinder
engine — and it's also the first plug - in version, aside
from the pricey i8.
Apart
from this all new 6 - litre W12, Durheimer is looking at several other alternative powerplants, including Bentley's new 4 - litre twin - turbo V8 (recently debuted in the 2012 Continental GT), a six - cylinder
hybrid drivetrain and, most controversially of all, a powerful V8 diesel
engine for the European market in particular.
The Prius Prime drives first on electricity
from the 8.8 - kWh battery pack and then, using a 1.8 - liter four - cylinder
engine, it operates like a traditional
hybrid.
Hong Kong - based
Hybrid Kinetic Group does specialise in turbine systems however, and its website makes claims that its turbine generators are as little as a half to a third the size of a conventional piston
engine, runs 20,000 hours maintenance free and can run on virtually any fuel -
from petrol and diesel to hydrogen, or propane.
Even though it's a six - speed dual - dry - clutch transmission, placed between the
engine and electric motor, it delivers power very smoothly, and it's a nice departure
from the continuously variable transmissions typical of
hybrids.
McLaren kicked off its
hybrid powertrain tech with the mighty McLaren P1 hypercar
from 2014, featuring its ubiquitous 3.8 - liter V - 8
engine paired with an electric motor.
Power for the
hybrid comes
from Audi's supercharged 3.0 - litre V6
engine that produces 333 horsepower, and it is connected to a three - phase synchronous electric motor which receives power
from a 38 kW NiMH battery which is located in the spare wheel well.
The
hybrid and plug - in
hybrid versions of the Ioniq have a single electric motor housed between the 1.6 - liter inline - four
engine and the dual - clutch transmission, which works with the
hybrid system's electric motor to help buffer out the typical shuddering produced by dry dual - clutch transmissions when accelerating
from a stop.
These
engines are essentially carryover
from last year's Q70, as is the car's 3.5 - liter V -6-based
hybrid system which is only available on the standard - wheelbase Q70.
An inline - four
engine from the Sport version is the base for a mild -
hybrid combination.
A low or dead
hybrid battery should not prevent your
engine from starting because it also has a conventional 12 - volt battery in the
engine compartment, and a conventional starter motor to crank the
engine.