Sentences with phrase «hybrid engine uses»

The E350e hybrid engine uses a 2.0 - litre four - cylinder gasoline engine in combination with an electric motor and a lithium - ion battery.

Not exact matches

Although the current hybrid engines produce a fairly interesting noise, they can't match the old V8s and V10s for that high - pitched scream which used to provide such an ear - shattering and chest - piercing part of the F1 - watching experience.

Three years in and people still haven't really got used to the sound of the current hybrid V6 turbo engines — sorry, «power units».

Policy makers encourage the use of advance internal combustion engine vehicles (particularly diesel), as well as hybrid technology and emerging plug - in electric vehicles to meet the medium - term demands of the issue (to 2020).

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.

Analysts say the 95 g / km 2020 goal as an average across the EU fleet is achievable using conventional combustion engines, but industry opinions are divided over whether pushing below that level could be done with existing engines or require a major increase in electric and hybrid vehicles.

AFS Trinity Power in Bellevue, Washington, recently displayed a modified hybrid SUV that uses ultracapacitors alongside batteries and an internal combustion engine, and major manufacturers such as Honda and Toyota have also been experimenting with the technology.

Boeing's engineers drew up (pdf) an electric hybrid airplane engine that uses fuel for takeoff and landing but cruises on batteries (included in the image below).

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.

There's little doubt the environmental cost of creating an iPhone, as well as those wind turbines, hybrid engines, and the bevy of other technical wonders that use rare - earth minerals, has been immense.

Hybrid vehicles, which do not plug in but also use both gas and electric engines, are bringing the technology mainstream.

If you usually use your car for long stretches on the highway, an efficient gas engine — or better yet, modern diesel engine — may be even more eco-friendly than the hybrid.

Dear EarthTalk: I've heard that hybrid engine technology is now being used to power boats.

The giant Chrysler Corporation is now testing its Patriot, which will be the first race car ever to use a hybrid powertrain (the engine and driveshaft which transmits torque to the gears).

Harvesting heat produced by a car's engine which would otherwise be wasted and using it to recharge the car's batteries or powering the air - conditioning system could be a significant feature in the next generation of hybrid cars.

Hybrid rocket engines use a combination of solid and liquid or gaseous propellants.

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.

Kia says this concept vehicle uses an electric all - wheel - drive system, which likely means that it will be a hybrid with a gasoline engine powering the front wheels and an electric motor powering the rear wheels.

Another way is to use diesel engines, hybrid systems, and lighter weight materials.

Comfort is the default, while EcoPro stretches energy a bit by using less energy for air conditioning and heating systems (in hybrid mode EcoPro also further optimizes the cooperation between motor and engine).

Additionally, there are two hybrid options — a standard hybrid and a plug - in version (the latter called Energi); both use a 2.0 - liter Atkinson - cycle four - cylinder engine.

Despite its hybrid ambitions, Lamborghini will continue to use big gasoline engines.

Toyota's new hybrid system for rear - wheel - drive vehicles promises improved fuel economy at high speeds, allowing for intermittent use of the engine at such speeds.

There's no such thing as a free lunch, however, and racing rules say that by improving its hybrid system, Audi's internal combustion engine must use 2.5 percent less fuel than before.

It is fitted with a plug - in hybrid system, powered by a 225bhp version of the 1.6 - litre THP engine that is used extensively throughout the Peugeot and Citroen model line - up.

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.

All gas - only Q50 and Q60 versions use a turbocharged engines (the Q50 Hybrid is powered by a naturally aspirated 3.5 - liter V - 6), and given that turbocharging tends to subdue exhaust noise, drivers should welcome the option for a deeper and throatier note.

The Sonata hybrid will use lithium polymer batteries, said to surpass the performance of lithium - ion batteries other automakers are so keen on, in conjunction with a parallel hybrid architecture, a six - speed automatic transmission, and a 2.4 - liter four - cylinder engine.

Toyota Motor Corp. says its more - powerful, second - generation hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) will continue to use internal combustion engines that operate with the high - efficiency Atkinson cycle, says David Hermance, director of the Toyota Technical Center.

So far, the word is that the new Hybrid will use a 2.0 - liter Atkinson - cycle four - cylinder engine, which in concert with its dual - electric - motor system developed by Honda, does not need a conventional transmission.

Q: Can you use existing hybrid powertrain components — motors, inverters, gasoline engines and transmissions — for Toyota plug - in hybrids?

There's a 740e plug - in hybrid too, which uses a 2 - litre four - cylinder petrol engine - yes, in a 7 - series - and an electric motor to supply a combined 322bhp and 369 lb ft of torque.

Toyota will use high - efficiency Atkinson - cycle engines in its new Hybrid Synergy Drive powertrains.

EV Drive mode uses only the two electric motors to power the crossover, while Series Hybrid mode allows the gas engine and battery pack to act as a generator and provide additional power to the electric motors and Parallel Hybrid mode where the car primarily uses the 2.0 - liter gas engine with the electric motors only coming into the picture when extra power is needed.

In place of the existing engine, the GT4 could use either a plug - in hybrid powertrain with a turbo - charged inline - four, or a hybrid - assisted flat - six.

In many cases, a hybrid system uses a planetary set with multiple power inputs (IC engine and [electric] motor).

And there's a new, six - figure range topper, the LS600hL, a (slightly) alternative take on the flagship genre in that it uses a hybrid V - 8 powertrain instead of a twelve - cylinder engine.

The ES 350h hybrid uses a 2.5 - liter 4 - cylinder engine paired to an electric motor with a combined output of 215 hp.

The RX 450h hybrid still uses an Atkinson - cycle version of this engine combined with an electric motor for a combined figure of «around 300 hp.»

The new crop of Ford hybrid - electrics all will use turbocharged EcoBoost engines, the company said.

No drivetrain details have been revealed, but as the UX is similar in size to the Toyota C - HR, it's likely any production model would use the same mix of hybrid and turbocharged petrol engines, perhaps with a larger displacement turbocharged option to offer a performance model suitable for Lexus customers.

Instead of using pulleys connected to the engine and the wheels to transmit power, Honda uses its two - motor hybrid system to get power to the wheels.

For now, the standard 2017 Kia Niro Hybrid uses a 1.6 - liter direct - injection four - cylinder engine paired with a 43 - hp electric motor mounted in the six - speed dual - clutch automatic transmission.

The Accord will also receive the 1.5 - liter turbo - four as a base engine, and the Accord Hybrid will use a naturally aspirated 2.0 - liter I - 4.

The new 2016 Hyundai Sonata Plug - in Hybrid uses a similar powertrain as the standard Sonata Hybrid, which uses a 2.0 - liter, direct - injected four - cylinder engine and an electric motor that connects to the six - speed automatic transmission in place of a traditional torque converter.

Series hybrids are Hybrid Electric Vehicle Buses also known as extended range vehicles, as the engine can be used to operate the vehicle in the event that the battery is completely depleted.

Then, there's a hybrid mode which uses the 918 Spyder's V - 8 engine in combination with the car's electric motors like a traditional hybrid, with the engine shutting off under light loads.

There are two primary categories of HEVs: parallel hybrids use both the electric motor and the engine to move the vehicle, while series hybrids» engines can generate electricity for the motor as well to move the vehicle.

But as a European - style plug - in hybrid, this is probably enough because you're meant to motor through your neighborhood in electric - only mode, use the gas engine to drive to the city, and then engage electric - only power to navigate the inner city where gas - powered vehicles might be prohibited.

Hydro - Quebec says it motor / wheel is likely best suited to a 4 - wheel - drive hybrid electric vehicle that uses a small internal - combustion engine to recharge its batteries.