Sentences with phrase «lighter hybrid battery pack»

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The Hybrid also receives a lighter, more fuel - efficient 2.0 L, four - cylinder direct - injection engine as well as a smaller, more energy - dense 1.6 - kWh lithium - polymer battery pack which helps boost cargo space in the trunk.

The downsized hybrid system combines a 1.5 - liter gasoline engine with a light, compact electric motor, transaxle, inverter and battery pack.

This beneficial spiral of decreasing weight, reduced size and complexity and increased performance continues with the IMA nickel - metal hydride battery pack (a technology Honda pioneered in its EV PLUS electric car), which is also smaller and lighter in weight than the ones used in other hybrid systems.

I reckon they should make all the Prius cars * plug in hybrids; * put bigger battery packs in them to extend the EV only range — anything above 100 miles EV only range seems to overcome a lot of psychological barriers; * put a smaller gas engine in it and a more powerful Electric Motor — Electric Motors have recently become smaller, lighter and more powerful; * use carbon fiber body panels to reduce weight;

The C - Max Energi was designed with total 188 hp (140 kW) in hybrid mode delivered by a 2.0 - liter Atkinson cycle four - cylinder gasoline engine plus an electric motor powered by a 7.6 kWh lithium - ion battery pack, which is smaller and lighter than nickel metal hydride batteries used in previous Ford generation hybrids.

The electric motor and battery pack add a few hundred pounds, so Honda put the Hybrid on a diet, replacing the steel hood with an aluminum one and using lighter wheels.

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Just like the Prius, the new Camry Hybrid will offer a choice of two battery packs, one of which will be a lighter lithium - ion variety, which should maximize fuel economy.