Sentences with phrase «hybrid vehicle powered»

The Lexus HS 250h is a compact four door five passenger Super Ultra Low Emission hybrid vehicle powered by a 2.4 Liter VVT - i four cylinder combined with an electric motor to...

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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.

They include ECD's low - cost cell for solar power; «rewritable» compact discs and DVDs; an instant - start, regenerative fuel cell currently in development; and a rechargeable nickel - hydride battery for powering hybrid - electric vehicles, which ECD is producing in a joint venture with Texaco.

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.

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.

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

Meanwhile, a lot of the «clean energy» options (like hybrid / electric vehicles) still require the power grid, which — you guessed it — largely uses traditional energy sources (like natural gas).

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.

Officials attributed the strong showing by auto manufacturers to general improvements in fuel economy as well as growing manufacturer investment in hybrid and electric - powered vehicles.

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.

An explosion in the number and kind of commercially available hybrid trucks means battery power isn't just for lightweight commuter vehicles anymore

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.

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

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 batteries will extend the range of electric vehicles and plug - in hybrid electric vehicles, and provide more power with fewer charges to personal electronics like cell phones and laptops.

Steffen Møller - Holst at SINTEF Energy Research believes that battery - powered vehicles will play a very important role in the emission - free transport of the future, but that this will happen in combination with hybrids, rechargeable hybrids and hydrogen - powered vehicles.

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.

They've created a device, which straps onto your knees, that can harvest energy from your stride the same way hybrid electric vehicles recycle power during braking.

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.

In the «business as usual» scenario, the auto industry followed its current rate of vehicle diversification — utilizing efficient internal combustion, electric and hybrid models, and the power sector utilized mostly natural gas and renewable plants.

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Results: High capacity, safe batteries are needed for efficient hybrid or electrical vehicles and for storing and releasing electricity from intermittent power sources like wind turbines and solar panels.

BTW New Scientist (20 Sep. 2008) has an interesting comparison showing that plug - in hybrid electrical vehicles (PHEV) will emit about the same 95 g CO2eq / km regardless if the electric power comes from nuclear or renewabels.

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.

The Audi A3 is a unique vehicle at a reasonable price, offering a nice alternative to a hybrid or even a gas - powered premium compact.

In the affected vehicles, the Intelligent Power Module (IPM) inside the inverter module (a component of the hybrid system) contains transistors that may become damaged from high operating temperatures.

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.

Per Cari Crane, Senior Industry Analyst at TrueCar, hybrid vehicles typically get better fuel economy than gas - only powered vehicles.

Discover the impressive plug - in hybrid, electric and hydrogen fuel cell - powered vehicles.

With two sources of power, impressive fuel economy and lower emissions, hybrid vehicles are just one of many ways Honda is creating more sustainable transportation.

DETROIT — While electric vehicles are hogging more than their share of the limelight at the auto show here, Toyota Motor Corp., the world's leader in hybrid - vehicle sales, remains cautious about the future of battery - powered vehicles.

The Instinct is a four - seat shooting brake style vehicle, and is powered by a 297bhp plug - in hybrid system.

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.

At a time when the take rate of diesel engines has been dwindling, what with increasingly stringent NOx and particulate emission regulations, and sales of hybrids and increasingly frugal gasoline - powered vehicles are mushrooming, the future for diesels is uncertain.

I'm certainly not anti-EV as I really like my C - Max hybrid but anyone who thinks they are entirely good for the environment needs to understand many people will be essentially driving coal powered vehicles if the ICE gets replaced.

In the wake of President - elect Trump's November victory, Ford Motor Company has canceled plans for a new Mexican assembly plant and will instead invest $ 700 million in its Flat Rock, Michigan, factory to build a 300 - plus mile small electric sport / utility by 2020, a hybrid - powered fully autonomous vehicle by 2021, and a hybrid Mustang in 2020, CEO Mark Fields announced Tuesday morning.

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.

Instead, there's a 1986 Ford Fiesta Ghia with very little power that was found in a shed, which basically proves you don't need a fancy Hybrid Hoon Function vehicle to enjoy some good old - fashioned hooning.

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.

Fords with a future: CEO Mark Fields announces a $ 700 million investment in its Flat Rock, Michigan, plant to build a hybrid Mustang, a 300 - plus mile EV SUV by 2020, and a hybrid - powered fully autonomous vehicle by 2021.

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.

«There are various possibilities, not only using the rotary to power the vehicle directly, but using it as a range extender for some type of hybrid vehicle.

There's also a Hybrid mode that allows the GLC F - Cell to utilize both the battery and hydrogen fuel cell to power the vehicle.

Results showed that the patented hydraulic hybrid diesel technology achieved a 45 - to 50 - percent improvement in fuel economy and a 30 percent reduction in CO2 emissions compared with traditional diesel - powered vehicles.

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 goingpower 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 goingPower 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.

A 2.0 - liter hybrid system provides motivation for this strange vehicle, although it's unclear how much power it makes.

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.