Sentences with phrase «more than a conventional car»

Fully electric and plug - in hybrids cost more than conventional cars, and sticker price was cited as the major barrier by more than half of the respondents.

We've previously wondered whether or not owning a hybrid car will end up saving you money or costing more than a conventional car in the long run; a lively discussion followed.

Not exact matches

Earlier this summer, Ford Motor Company showed off how it was testing 3D printing technology to improve its manufacturing and create new prototypes of car parts more quickly than with conventional methods.

Zinc can be found in most car parts, from tires to door handles, and because it can store six times more energy per pound than more conventional battery systems, the metal is also used in electric vehicles.

A rear wing was later added too, making the car look much more conventional than originally planned - apart from the sidepods, which extended all the way to the rear wing.

This type of car seat (or stroller - whichever way you want to look at it) is more expensive than a conventional car seat that suits only one purpose.

Although it's still a long shot, the idea that FCEVs could one day replace conventional gasoline cars seems more likely today than ever before.

Currently more than 40 per cent of the US corn crop goes into producing ethanol, which is mostly mixed with gasoline to fuel conventional cars.

Electric cars generate next to no heat as opposed to conventional passenger vehicles, which produce more than enough engine heat to heat the interior.

Their analysis showed that, for a given number of cars, a well - designed AV parking lot could accommodate 62 per cent more cars than a conventional one.

One kilometre in a conventional car with a fuel consumption of 9 litres per 100 kilometres (26 miles per US gallon), with gasoline at $ 3.60 per gallon, costs more than 8 cents.

This makes it more than twice as efficient as conventional hybrid cars, which can only recover about 30 per cent of the braking energy, he says.

Though the iQ doesn't get the vaunted 40 - mpg highway estimate that so many subcompacts are pushing these days, its mileage — 36/37 mpg city / highway — reads more like that of a hybrid than a conventional car.

Driving two 5 - series - one equipped with Active Steering and one without - back - to - back on an autocross course, we found the car equipped with Active Steering allowed us to hustle through much more quickly and with far less understeer than the car with BMW's conventional, but still excellent, rack - and - pinion setup.

The five - door hatch i1 will be prettier, cheaper, and more practical than the current i3, swapping that car's expensive high - tech underpinnings for a much more conventional layout based on the FAAR WE front - drive architecture that will be shared with the next generation 1 Series, X1 SUV, and all future Minis.

-- U.S. - market cars don't get the polycarbonate rear and side windows like the European 911 R. Conventional glass adds just more than 7 pounds to R models coming to our shores, but Porsche lists the weight the same as the Euro car.

Simply refining conventional technology (and reducing weight) has delivered benefits - on popular economy - tracking site Fuelly, owners of the latest generation MX - 5 are getting 6 - 8mpg more than their counterparts in the previous - generation car, while also benefitting from better performance.

Likewise, recent VED changes mean that while some first - year rates are still low for low - CO2 cars, the annual rate is # 140 for most conventional cars - or # 450 a year if your car has a list price of more than # 40,000.

Top speed is the same, and when the little two - cylinder range - extending engine is running there's a little more noise, but it's still quieter than most conventional cars.

It may not be outright beautiful by conventional standards, but it does look breathtakingly different: the radically aggressive, big - mouth front end vacates fast lanes more promptly than a cop car with siren wailing and lights blazing.

However, the limited - slip differential is a more conventional unit than the Active M Differential found in BMW's M - cars.

Switching the transmission into manual mode allows more control but seems to contradict the car's mission, although it was nice to discover that the buttons on the front and back of each side of the steering wheel shifted up and down, rather than the more conventional left - is - up, right - is - down setup.

Also, with a DCT, shifts can be made more smoothly than with a single - clutch AMT, making a DCT more suitable for conventional road cars.

With less distance between the front and back wheels than you'd find on a compact hatchback or sedan, and a usually firmer suspension setup to prevent body lean in the bends, there's always the chance that compact crossovers tend to be noticeably worse to drive than more conventional cars.

The butterfly - opening doors are hinged on the sloping A-pillars to maximize the opening area and ease of cabin entry to even the rear seat passengers, whilst requiring no more opening room within a car parking space than conventional doors.

The Atkinson cycle engine and e-CVT transmission are more efficient than conventional systems, while the car's aerodynamics are better than might be guessed at considering the edgy design.

To reduce their drag factor to slice through the air as they travel and reduce fuel consumption further, they are considerably more aerodynamic than conventional cars.

I think all these hybrid technology is still in the crappy stage because these car should be designed to get at least 50 % more than the conventional gasoline vehicle.

We've encountered the mistaken assumption by others that a hybrid car is a fire hazard or more prone to catching fire than a conventional vehicle.

In the Vision Zero Vehicle, which is based on a volume production platform for compact and mid-size cars, the mSTARS semi-trailing link independent suspension takes up no more installation space than the conventional rear axle installed originally.

This collision testing is much more demanding than the conventional tests in which the car is crashed into a fixed barrier.

It's a trait of cars in this class to look a little less conventional than their hatchback counterparts and the Kona follows this trend, with a design that's funkier and slightly more eye - catching than more utilitarian Hyundai models we're used to, such as the i20.

Having said that, the optional fixed back bucket seats are more supportive than this car's conventional two - part chairs.

Any time you request more power, the engine again instantly comes on, and the whole operation is seamless making for a car that is more like its conventional counterparts than other automakers» hybrid variants.

By running on pure electric power, the air conditioner compressor begins cooling the car more quickly than in a conventional system.

As a thoroughbred performance car, the Boxster's sticky tyres and consumable parts will wear more quickly than the conventional runabout, and does require specialist servicing.

For us, it is more than just a car, and we should exceed conventional imagination.

Buyers willing to settle for a traditional premium - grade convertible might also consider conventional soft - top versions of the Aston - Martin V8 Vantage, BMW 650i, Jaguar XK and Porsche 911, all of which are more expensive than the SC 430 and are also somewhat different types of cars.

At first glance, the e-tron looks much more toned down than the original design, however, the company has tried to keep the design as fresh as possible, going away from the conventional method of converting existing cars in to electric or hybrid.

The BMW Concept iX3 is much more conventional than the current BMW i3 electric car, but that means it may sell in larger numbers as well.

How plug - in cars can be more affordable than conventional hybrids or mainstream EVs, given their dual drivetrains, is even more of a mystery to first - time green car shoppers.

The high interest payments means you will ultimately pay more for the vehicle than you would have paid through a conventional lender, but if you need a vehicle it is one way to get a car loan at 18 years old.

Modern car seats are more complicated than conventional wisdom would lead you to believe.

2) The dealerships make an average profit of 38 % on each sale, more than double the profit margin of conventional retail car chains.

But more than three years after the recession threw car sales into a tailspin, many dealers have started offering loans at interest rates so low they don't make much of a profit — and that's turning conventional car - buying wisdom on its head.

Having said that, the current generation of mainstream hybrid cars (e.g. the Prius) and the newer pluggable - hybrids (e.g. the Volt) do get more than «a little bit better» gas mileage than conventional gasoline - fueled cars and are increasingly affordable.

It is more like a desktop computer than a conventional car.

However, electric cars are incredibly more efficient than conventional gasoline cars due to the electric motor.

Though electric cars can be more expensive to purchase than their conventional counterparts, the higher upfront cost is often reduced through federal and state incentives.

Bird expects demand for green cars to make more progress in the near future: «The segment will grow even further in 2013, with the launch of several new models, including the full Ford Fusion Hybrid series, and the Honda Accord Hybrid, which will fulfill a wider variety of needs than conventional compact hybrids.