Sentences with phrase «manufacturing cost of the vehicle»

4WD systems require more machinery and complex transmission components, and so increase the manufacturing cost of the vehicle and complexity of maintenance procedures and repairs compared to 2WD designs

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The North American CEO of Toyota, for example, said steel and aluminum tariffs could make vehicles more expensive to manufacture, which would in turn force automakers to drive up costs for buyers.

«The $ 5 fee to cover administrative costs may prevent users from registering for both convenience and cost, especially in the case of small toy - like UAVs [unmanned aerial vehicle],» said a statement from the Small UAV Coalition, a drone advocacy group that includes Amazon (AMZN), Google (GOOG), and drone manufacture DJI.

So, that reduces our costs in terms of manufacturing those vehicles.»

During the year ended December 31, 2008, we had a gross loss of $ 1.1 million due to the lower pricing for our initial vehicles, the high materials and manufacturing costs associated with our first generation Tesla Roadster and limited economies of scale from low vehicle production volumes.

If we are unable to reduce and / or maintain a sufficiently low level of costs for designing, manufacturing, marketing, selling and distributing and servicing our electric vehicles relative to their selling prices, our operating results, gross margins, business and prospects could be materially and adversely impacted.

The Energy Department's Vehicle Technologies Office has estimated that large - scale manufacture of electric vehicle batteries with today's lithium - ion technology costs about $ 800 per kilowatt - hour of Vehicle Technologies Office has estimated that large - scale manufacture of electric vehicle batteries with today's lithium - ion technology costs about $ 800 per kilowatt - hour of vehicle batteries with today's lithium - ion technology costs about $ 800 per kilowatt - hour of energy.

Reining in manufacturing costs of fuel cell vehicles is the first major issue the automakers are addressing.

The resource includes; * Vehicle specifications for manufacturers (with costs to manufacture each model) * Vehicle specifications for dealers (with suggested prices of each model) * Record sheets for the students to keep track of their purchases * Review sheets for final consolidation of the activity * Icons of the vehicles to assist in the trading process * Newspaper article document (for manufacturers) * Customer interaction document (for dealers) * Sale board for the manufacturers.

It doesn't hurt from a manufacturing - cost perspective that the V90 is a variant of the handsome S90 sedan and is built off Volvo's large vehicle platform, with its long dash - to - axle proportions and four - cylinder engine mounted transversely between the front wheels.

This also helps to keep costs down for VW and Audi, makes manufacturing and development easier, and hopefully means that we'll see more iterations (cabriolets, crossovers, hatchbacks, and wagons) of these vehicles.

Honda has long been a leader in hydrogen fuel cell models, but real large scale production of these zero emission vehicles has been delayed due to the high cost of manufacturing...

According to Chrysler executives, significant cost savings have been made in the manufacturing processes used for the Liberty, the first vehicle that will come out of Chrysler's new $ 750 million Toledo North factory.

A $ 50 billion / year manufacturing or sales subsidy on hybrids would bring the net cost of 2.5 million hybrid vehicles from $ 40,000 to $ 20,000.

The MSRP of the Toyota Mirai is unlikely to cover the cost of manufacturing the vehicle, meaning that the Mirai is a loss leader.

Over the vehicle's lifetime, however, the global warming emissions benefits of driving on electricity far outweigh the emissions costs of vehicle manufacturing; most EVs «pay back» their production emissions within one or two years of driving, a period that will shorten as electricity grids get cleaner.

The actual reason was a concerted marketing campaign by the auto manufacturers to steer buyers toward the 11 mpg vehicle due to the immense profit margins of the lower - cost, lower - manufacturing - standards, heavily subsidized 11 mpg units.

«Ford must be held accountable for design and manufacturing defects of the PowerShift transmission that has compromised the safety of the vehicles and cost owners significant loss in vehicle value, reliable transportation and time,» Stern said.

The coverage and cost can vary to a large extent amongst the insurance providers as this would depend on various factors such as the driving record of the insurer, type of vehicle, year of manufacture, the location of the client, the kind of driving that they engage in, credit scores etc..