Sentences with phrase «mass production vehicle»

The sportiest Versa Note is going to be offered in two versions: Note Nismo and the Note Nismo S. Nissan hasn't released a lot of the details about the Note Nismo, but did say, «The Note Nismo we introduced today is truly symbolic to the Nismo brand in that it represents the fusion between motorsports that's embedded in Nismo's DNA and the success of the Note as a mass production vehicle.»

$ 42k might be a lot, but this is a BMW — and this particular BMW is the first mass production vehicle with a carbon fiber body, which rests atop an aluminum chassis, giving it a weight 500 pounds less than other EVs.

The new HADP is a prototype electronic control unit (ECU) for mass production vehicles with integrated software and tools, which demonstrates how to use Renesas and TTTech... Read more →

These improvements helped to achieve the world's lowest * compression ratio of 14.0:1 for a diesel engine for mass production vehicles.

The world's first gasoline engine for mass production vehicles to achieve a high compression ratio of 14.0:1

With no other BMW car launch planned in the next few months, it only makes sense that BMW will use the two auto shows to reveal different mass production vehicles.

Not exact matches

CEO Elon Musk is under pressure to ramp up production of the Model 3 sedan, Tesla's first mass - market electric vehicle.

And with traditional automakers slow to cannibalize their combustion engine vehicles, he thinks it's going to be hard for them catch up to on electric, despite the production problems plaguing Tesla's new Model 3 sedan, its first vehicle aimed at the mass car - buying market.

And General Motors is planning to begin production of its mass market, all - electric vehicle called the Bolt, expected to price at about $ 30,000, in late 2016.

Tesla made «significant progress» on increasing production of the Model 3, a mass market vehicle designed to propel in the second half of the first quarter, Tesla said in a letter to shareholders.

By the end of the first year of volume production of our mass market vehicle, we expect the Gigafactory will have driven down the per kWh cost of our battery pack by more than 30 percent.

Musk had said in October that Tesla has been «deep in production hell» making the Model 3, its first attempt to cross over from being a niche maker of high - end electric cars to a mass manufacturer or more midpriced vehicles.

After touting the new Semi and its potential impacts on the industry, Straubel moved into how energy can be scaled for mass production of vehicles.

Musk took to Twitter to announce that the company's first mass - market vehicle got the green light for production two weeks ahead of schedule.

In August, the electric vehicle manufacturer began production of its first - ever mass market car, the Model 3.

While portable consumer goods alone continue to provide impressive growth in demand for lithium batteries, the start of mass production of hybrid, plug - in hybrid and electric vehicles presents the most significant upside potential for lithium demand.

The company is supposedly set to start mass production of the Model 3 from July and recent estimates indicate that around 100,000 vehicles are planned to be delivered by the end of 2017.

Should the Tesla 3 become wildly successful, as industry analysts say it could, Tesla will be hard pressed to mass produce the vehicle due to current battery production limitations.

The Gigafactory is a crucial development for Tesla in any case, since there is no possibility of manufacturing a mass - production electric vehicle without it.

HK) and is due to release its first mass production car - the ES8 pure - electric, seven - seat sport - utility vehicle, next month.

Tesla will be without two important executives just as the electric - car maker struggles to boost production of its first mass - market vehicle and faces doubts about its ability to raise cash.

Clean - car mass production has struggled in China both due to faults with the vehicles and the government incentives designed to promote them

Two main hurdles stand in the way of mass production and widespread consumer adoption of hydrogen «fuel cell» vehicles: the still high cost of producing fuel cells, and the lack of a hydrogen refueling network.

Tapping the sponsorship of none other than lumbering, financially troubled General Motors and blending it with the skills of some of the most innovative, daring engineers in the vehicle business, MacCready has driven his small company to design and build a car that many observers think will make the biggest splash since the ’65 Mustang, and maybe even since the Model T. It's fast, it's sexy, and it's being rushed into mass production.

«It has never been intended to be a mass - production vehicle as less than 29,000 vehicles have been produced in the past 20 years.

Said to be acting as a test bed for new technology, the fuel cell car is a precursor to mass production hydrogen powered vehicles, which BMW says could arrive by 2020.

He adds that cost and all performance features must be on a par with those of gasoline - powered vehicles, but that point will not be reached until «full - fledged mass production begins in 2025, after a hydrogen refueling infrastructure is in place.

Not to worry: We consulted every mainstream automaker to assemble a list of mass - market passenger vehicles for the 2017 model year that are currently built in the U.S. or have production split between the U.S. and other countries.

While the current land speed record for a non-production fuel - cell vehicle stands at 286 mph, and the record for a production - style hydrogen vehicle is 207 mph, the Tucson is the fastest mass - produced vehicle.

Despite the belief of many that the Volkswagen Phaeton full - size luxury sedan was the answer to a question nobody asked, VW development chief Heinz - Jakob Neusser said that an all - new Phaeton was in the works, and despite superficial appearances, that the business case for it was quite good, as it serves as a test - bed for putting new technologies into production, and ultimately putting them into more mass - market Volkswagen vehicles, Britain's Autocar reports.

The use of carbon in these models is a reminder that BMW is a global leader in high - strength, lightweight CFRP construction, and that it was BMW who brought out the first mass - production vehicle with a body consisting entirely of this material — the innovative BMW i3.

Minivans get a bad rap for being the lamest vehicle you can own — in the same way that wagons were treated when they were simply mass - production grocery getters.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has revealed an alcohol - detection vehicle technology that could be launched on the mass production cars in a few years and it will be able to save thousands of lives each year.

The Nissan Leaf was the world's first mass production electric vehicle, and Nissan has sold more than 260,000 examples of that little hatchback, but let's not beat around the bush — it's electric range isn't the best.

In a very bold move Nissan Jidosha Kabushiki - gaisha has made history by unveiling their first zero emissions vehicle intended for mass production.

KMMG began mass production of the Kia Sorento CUV on Nov. 16, 2009, a vehicle that quickly became the brand's best - selling product in the U.S.. Then, on Sept. 2, 2011, KMMG began production of the Kia Optima mid-size sedan, a vehicle that led the brand's U.S. sales in December 2011 and January.

Designed as a luxury vehicle for government officials, the Mitsubishi Model - A becomes the first mass - production car in Japanese history.

Current mass - production vehicle platforms can only draw around 30 % of their energy from a battery.

Production commenced of the P110 transmission for the world's first mass - production hybrid vehicle, consisting of a power split device, a generator, a motor, and a motor speed reduction device, making possible a vehicle for the new century by controlling both how the vehicle runs and its fuel cProduction commenced of the P110 transmission for the world's first mass - production hybrid vehicle, consisting of a power split device, a generator, a motor, and a motor speed reduction device, making possible a vehicle for the new century by controlling both how the vehicle runs and its fuel cproduction hybrid vehicle, consisting of a power split device, a generator, a motor, and a motor speed reduction device, making possible a vehicle for the new century by controlling both how the vehicle runs and its fuel consumption

Vehicle Outline A New Lightweight, Compact, Low - center - of - gravity, and Low - inertia Package Offers A New Dimension in Handling with an Exhilarating Shift Feel The exclusive lightweight and compact rear - wheel - drive platform was designed to achieve superior handling and create the world's smallest3 mass - production four - passenger sports car.

It helps it was designed from the ground - up to be a Fisker Karma, so it has none of the compromises typically associated with a mass - produced production vehicle built on a shared platform.

It has a pair highly technical, forced - induction engines and it is the first mass - production vehicle to offer a 10 - speed automatic transmission.

This collaboration between Waymo and FCA engineers enabled the teams to design a self - driving vehicle built on a mass production platform.

Will BMW's mass - production CFRP remain a proprietary item on a niche line of vehicles, or can we expect to see it turning up at other automakers?

Cadillac is set to become the first mass - market automaker to install vehicle - to - vehicle (V2V) communication equipment in a production vehicle when it adds the technology to the 2017 CTS sedan as a mid-model year upgrade, available later this month in Canada and the United States.

GM became the first company to assemble self - driving test vehicles in a mass - production facility when its next generation of self - driving Chevrolet Bolt EV test vehicles began rolling off of the line at Orion Township in January.

Although several hybrid vehicles are in production and for sale, including the Toyota Prius, the Honda Insight and the Honda Civic Hybrid, there are as yet no mass - market hydrogen fuel - cell vehicles on the market.

The use of carbon - fibre in these models is a reminder that BMW is a global leader in high - strength, lightweight CFRP construction, and that it was BMW who brought out the first mass - production vehicle with a body consisting entirely of this material — the innovative BMW i3.

The vehicle was so highly admired by Edsel Ford's friends that he felt the car could be mass marketed, and thus began the production of the Lincoln Continental on a somewhat wider scale.

The first mass production luxury vehicle to feature hybrid technology, the RX 400h incorporates a Hybrid Synergy Drive system that combines the 3.3 - liter V6 engine with a high - torque electric drive motor - generator, plus a rear electric drive motor - generator to provide on - road all - wheel drive capability.