Sentences with phrase «makes electric cars»

I guess we would be somewhat suspicious when a research paper sponsored by the oil industry concluded that gasoline powered cars are better for the environment than electric cars... Anyways, the embodied energy of batteries definitely makes electric cars less sustainable than is generally assumed.

If you've read much of our EV coverage, you know that the instant torque and smooth, silent operation makes electric cars entertaining drivers.

The Tesla Model S makes electric cars sexy, from the sleek exterior design to the 17 - inch portrait LCD display in the center stack.

«We believe that Tesla, other companies making electric cars, and the world would all benefit from a common, rapidly - evolving technology platform.»

Yes, it started out making electric cars, but only because personal transportation is the lowest - hanging fruit in tackling the global energy and emissions problem.

We believe that Tesla, other companies making electric cars, and the world would all benefit from a common, rapidly evolving technology platform.

Agassi set up Better Place with the aim of using new technology to make electric cars more affordable and more convenient than gasoline - powered cars.

For a large number of people to replace their gasoline - powered cars with electric - vehicles, many automakers need to make electric cars.

Le Duc cites companies like Tesla, which made electric cars fashionable; Nest Labs, which is revolutionizing home temperature control and energy use; and Solar City, which scaled up industrial solar panels, all of which are taking revenue from companies with older business models.

National Electric Vehicle Sweden, which acquired the assets of Saab Auto, plans to make electric cars at the iconic brand's Swedish factory.

Musk is the uber - brainy genius who invented PayPal, privatized outer space through SpaceX and finally made electric cars a commercial force through his company Tesla Motors.

It will be Honda's latest attempt to make electric cars more mainstream.

Among the holy grails of physics, a room temperature superconductor, Dias said, could radically change our transportation system, making magnetic levitation of high - speed trains possible, as well as making electric cars more efficient and improving the performance of many electronic devices.

And it may be something that may make electric cars much more practical.

Even a 10 per cent loss in overall efficiency could make electric cars the less environmentally attractive option.

Elon Musk's Tesla Motors has done much to make electric cars desirable: its head - turning Roadster revolutionised ideas about what an emissions - free vehicle might achieve.

All the marvelous techniques people have come up with for making electric cars work don't do any good because they can't be made cheaply in large quantities, he says.

The changeover produces less CO2, making electric cars cleaner across the country, roughly equivalent to a hybrid.

It's a big step toward making electric cars practical for a larger number of people.

When automakers decide to make an electric car, they have a choice of building something from the ground up, such as the Nissan Leaf, or adapting an existing platform, such as the Ford Focus Electric.

New EU ruling will lower noise levels of new ICE vehicles and make all electric cars use Acoustic Vehicle Alerting System

The Fisker Karma has stunning looks, backed up by impressive acceleration and has single - handedly made electric cars cool

Despite any real advance in battery technology to make electric cars proper competition for ICE cars, car makers are diving headlong in to new EVs as diesel starts to lose its glow -LSB-...]

This is what will make electric cars appealing I think, you can put a motor on al 4 wheels and have all wheel drive.

That kind of oomph is enough to make the electric car zip to 60 mph in just 7.6 seconds, while its heavier curb weight and sport - tuned suspension make it feel more planted.

The Chevrolet Volt is an extended - range vehicle with an electric motor and a 1.4 - litre petrol engine, and it makes the electric car viable for the masses

The Tesla Model 3 was the American automaker's attempt to make an electric car that was accessible in price to the mass market population.

Surely it would make far more sense to make the electric car from Ford the Ka or maybe the Fiesta?

We need nuclear plants as quickly as possible to begin the phase out dirty coal plants and to start to think seriously about mass produced, American made electric cars.

If it's an electric car that folks want, the GM will make an electric car.]

But that might be because they didn't get to do cool stuff like make an electric car - or it is because they didn't go to High Tech High.

If it's an electric car that folks want, the GM will make an electric car.

My new car does more than 50 miles / gallon as a result and the pressure to make electric cars that actually work becomes ever greater.

Of course, there are gears, switches, pentometers (like a throttle), converters and other things that make an electric car work... For me, that is when I call the mechanic.

We've heard a lot about Project Better Place, Shai Agassi's plan to make electric cars sell like cell phones.

At the same time, renewable energy technology is improving and becoming cheaper; regional and municipal governments are adopting limits on carbon dioxide emissions; and carmakers around the world are working to make electric cars and batteries more efficient and affordable.

Electric cars represent one — or more specifically, the materials that are used to make electric cars.

Make an electric car that you can drive more than 30 miles that doesn't cost 6 figures (like the Tesla) and you'll sell plenty of them if they're cost efficient and you can drive them a reasonable distance without having to re-charge.

Now we can make electric cars not because they are a good idea, but for science reasons.

Urban congestion and the predictability of set patrol routes make electric cars a viable choice for urban law - enforcement work, and Seattle isn't the first to give them a try.

The incoming president of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado Quesada, says he is going to decarbonize the transportation sector, making electric cars and trucks standard in the country.

A powerful new way to generate electricity could eventually make electric cars and electronic gadgets run longer.

In Norway, there has been a sustained campaign to make electric cars more appealing to consumers.

They make electric cars much cheaper, and they make energy storage for solar and wind power more competitive, which make solar and wind power more competitive.

The core technology for making electric cars economically viable is batteries.

Whether real production costs will decline enough to make electric cars competitive remains to be seen.

Batteries are the key to making electric cars affordable.

An interesting article in the Christian Science Monitor discusses the big global push to make electric car batteries competitive.

2022: When Electric Cars Achieve Parity The Obama Administration's EV Everywhere Challenge aims to make electric car price and performance competitive by 2022.

Lithium is a metal that is used in lithium batteries, essentially, it's what make electric cars move.