Sentences with phrase «hybrid powered cars»

The days of uniquely bodied hybrid powered cars that aren't at least plug - in models may finally be waning, though don't tell Toyota, Kia, or Hyundai.

The Audi R18 e-tron quattro has just entered the history books as the first hybrid powered car to claim pole position for the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Not exact matches

The new additions include three plug - in hybrid vehicles, which come on top of eight battery - powered cars and two fuel - cell vehicles.

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 announcement follows Volvo's announcement on Wednesday that it planned to cease making gas - powered cars and trucks and would instead only make electronic and hybrid vehicles starting in 2019.

FUEL ECONOMY - Diesels can get up to 30 percent more miles per gallon of fuel than similar gas powered cars and can be more economical than gasoline - electric hybrids.

The government has setup the tax credit on hybrid cars at $ 3,400 for hybrids and clean diesel powered vehicles and $ 4,000 forany...

Now what type of race cars need a six - cylinder hybrid power unit...?

He feels it shouldn't be a «battle of resources» like it currently is and he doesn't believe the claims that the hybrid power units are aiding the road car industry.

The car is powered by a 3.4 - litre Mecachrome V6 - not a hybrid like the Toyota, but new rules for this season are supposed to bring the performance of the hybrids and non-hybrids closer together, so competition should hopefully be tight.

Seeing the new 919 Hybrid powering around Silverstone during first practice is the perfect way to get a feel for the speeds and sounds of the new LMP1 cars.

In hybrid cars, that juice can immediately help power the car ahead.

The power lost by these systems in transferring energy could be enough to make electric vehicles and plug - in hybrid electric vehicles less environmentally friendly than conventional cars, says Michael Kintner - Meyer at the Energy and Environment Directorate at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Washington.

A plug - in hybrid electric uses a traction - drive power electronics system to propel the car forward by providing force to the car's wheels and has a charger for recharging the high - voltage battery when it is plugged into the power grid.

One is that replacing utility power is one thing, but [a] lot of the total energy in the country goes in transportation, so another big assumption is that you'd largely have to convert the U.S. passenger fleet to hybrid plug - in cars and trucks, all that, so that essentially you are fueling vehicles with electricity as well.

Hybrid technology is far from an exact science, however, as student engineers found out last week at the Formula Hybrid International competition held at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H. Dartmouth College's fifth - annual Formula Hybrid competition called on student teams to conceive, design, fabricate, develop and drive formula - style hybrid - powered cars — weighing 180 kilograms to 270 kilograms — in a series of exercises testing their hot rods» acceleration, maneuverability and enduHybrid technology is far from an exact science, however, as student engineers found out last week at the Formula Hybrid International competition held at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H. Dartmouth College's fifth - annual Formula Hybrid competition called on student teams to conceive, design, fabricate, develop and drive formula - style hybrid - powered cars — weighing 180 kilograms to 270 kilograms — in a series of exercises testing their hot rods» acceleration, maneuverability and enduHybrid International competition held at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H. Dartmouth College's fifth - annual Formula Hybrid competition called on student teams to conceive, design, fabricate, develop and drive formula - style hybrid - powered cars — weighing 180 kilograms to 270 kilograms — in a series of exercises testing their hot rods» acceleration, maneuverability and enduHybrid competition called on student teams to conceive, design, fabricate, develop and drive formula - style hybrid - powered cars — weighing 180 kilograms to 270 kilograms — in a series of exercises testing their hot rods» acceleration, maneuverability and enduhybrid - powered cars — weighing 180 kilograms to 270 kilograms — in a series of exercises testing their hot rods» acceleration, maneuverability and endurance.

With the market for hybrid automobiles picking up steam, it makes sense for tomorrow's engineers to get a feel for designing and building cars powered by a combination of internal combustion and electricity.

The top - selling hybrid car, researchers have learned, saves energy not only because it switches efficiently between gasoline and electric power but also because of its conspicuous control screen, allowing drivers to see their real - time gasoline efficiency.

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.

In addition to offering vehicles powered by a number of alternatives (fuel, battery or both), car companies are going to win customers in the future based on the networked services they offer drivers and passengers and how well these services are delivered, says Nancy Gioia, Ford Motor Co.'s director of Sustainable Mobility Technologies and Hybrid Vehicle Programs.

Ultimately, hybrid vehicles and electric cars — whether powered by batteries or fuel cells — will deliver even more environmental rewards.

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.

A recent Carnegie Mellon University study suggests that hybrid plug - in vehicles would be more expensive over a lifetime of use than comparable gas - powered cars due to the battery's hefty cost.

«That's why we are concentrating on building high - technology combustion engine cars, hybrid cars, as well as electric cars powered either by batteries or fuel cells.

The angular concept car sported a lot of modern - sounding tech: a hybrid electric / gas power train that drove all four wheels, an onboard computer with digital displays for everything from the speedometer to the radio, and electronic maps to help you navigate traffic snarls.

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.

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.

Research by an affiliate of the insurance group, the Highway Loss Data Institute, estimates that overall chances of being injured in a crash are 25 percent lower in hybrids because their large batteries make them heavier than similar gasoline - powered cars.

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Today, these batteries are used to power both small and large devices, from cell phones to hybrid - electric cars.

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.

In episode 509, the subject of pollution and the misinformation surrounding it inspire Penn and Teller to tackle the subjects of nuclear power, hybrid cars, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and lesbians on a blind date, all within the same episode.

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.

For better results, you need to use the Ioniq Plug - In Hybrid as a commuter car: Drive to work on EV power (provided you work less than 29 miles from home), charge it at work, drive it home on EV power and charge it there, too.

The 5.2 - liter, naturally aspirated gas engine would drive the Asterion's rear wheels via a seven - speed dual - clutch automatic transmission while a pair of electric motors hooked up to a computer - operated torque vectoring system on the front axle would power the hybrid car's front wheels.

It will likely be powered by a version of McLaren's new 4.0 - liter twin - turbocharged V - 8 from the new 720S mated to hybrid gear and should be the most powerful car the company has ever built.

The C - Max Hybrid is fully loaded on the interior with leather, power and heated seats, lane assist warning lights, very roomy for such a compact car, dual zone heating, usb / 12v and 125v plugs easily accessible for use.

Meanwhile, race - car designer Ben Bowlby, the man behind the DeltaWing and Nissan ZEOD R / C, confirmed that the next road - going GT - R will feature a version of the same twin - turbo, 3.0 - liter V - 6 with hybrid power that propels the Nissan GT - R LM NISMO race car, which appeared in June's 24 Hours of Le Mans in France.

Mitsubishi hybrid concepts The strongest hint at a hybrid - powered Mitsubishi Lancer Evo yet comes via this trio of concept cars.

Hybrid power, though unlikely, would make the car less tuner - friendly and less appealing to aftermarket performance junkies.

Part of Lexus» future strategy is to take advantage of the move against diesel - powered cars in city centers because of their higher NOx emissions compared to hybrid - and gas - powered cars.

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.

You'll recognise the LF - LC as the concept that became the stunning Lexus LC production car, powered by a choice of either 5 - litre V8 or 3.5 - litre hybrid powerplants.

Shorn of the P1's hybrid system's weight penalty and with the benefit of five years» further car - making experience, the conventionally powered 720S threatens to make the P1 seem over-complicated and over-the-hill.

The car defaults to a hybrid mode, but drivers can also switch to an E-save mode to preserve battery power, and Charge mode, which charges the battery when the car is moving or stationary.

Speculation is that the LMP1 car will be heavily based on the roadgoing, hybrid - powered 918 Spyder.

As you know, Audi has had great success with its gasoline - and diesel - powered race cars at Le Mans over the past 13 years, and this year its R18 e-tron Quattro, its first hybrid race car, competed alongside the TDI R18 Ultra.

The entire list is composed of electric and hybrid cars, with nary a diesel - or tradition internal combustion - powered car to be found.

That car will hold on to its six - cylinder power unit and is tipped to apply mild hybrid tech with a 48V electrical system, which could support an electrically assisted turbocharger.

Hybrids are typically more expensive than gas - powered cars.