Sentences with phrase «most conventional cars»

They are not dependent on grid source electricity, do not need to be plugged in and have the same features as most conventional cars.

Reinforcing that stance, Toyota's vice chairman, Takeshi Uchiyamada stated in February that, «Because of its shortcomings — driving range, cost and recharging time — the electric vehicle is not a viable replacement for most conventional cars.»

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.

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.

Not exact matches

While most automakers are adding software to conventional mass market cars to enable autonomous driving, Google has designed its self - driving vehicles from the ground up.

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.

Firstly, an electric motor makes less noise than a conventional engine and secondly, most electric cars are fitted with specially - developed low rolling resistance (EV) tires that make less noise than traditional car tires.

When we consider that a wing's underside is the most important surface for producing downforce, we stumble across an issue with conventional wings: Most are connected to the car via two struts located undernemost important surface for producing downforce, we stumble across an issue with conventional wings: Most are connected to the car via two struts located underneMost are connected to the car via two struts located underneath.

Then there was Cupra, an offshoot of Volkswagen Group's Spanish brand Seat, which showcased several conventional offerings, but the car that stood out the most was a purpose - built EV racing concept called the Cupra E-Racer.

In a conventional car, acceleration uses the most fuel, cruising uses a moderate amount, and coasting effectively uses none.

Structurally, the Clarity is fairly conventional: You get a high - tensile steel monocoque structure, with a higher proportion of high - strength steel than most cars of its size, resulting (according to Honda) in a 15 per cent weight saving.

The 911 Turbo is the most upright car of three, but when you start to hurry it along a winding road it responds with the immediacy and control of a more conventional low - slung supercar.

The Spanish - flavored Cupra has several conventional offerings, but the car that stood out the most was a concept called the Cupra E-Racer that looks ready to hit the circuit thanks to a full motorsports setup.

The latest car to be launched is the Octavia vRS 245, the most powerful and, thanks to a selection of tasty sounding upgrades over the conventional petrol vRS, the most promising of the bunch.

RS500s were a surprisingly large step on from their conventional Cosworth counterparts, primarily thanks to an upgraded engine honed for competition (and put to good use in various touring car series, most notably the British Touring Car Championshcar series, most notably the British Touring Car ChampionshCar Championship.

The 2005 CLS more or less created the oxymoronic phrase «four - door coupe» because it sort of amounted to a four - door coupe: a car with the elegance and dynamic proportions of a conventional two - door coupe and most of the functionality in a four - door sedan.

One of the distinctly unusual features of this car was that unlike most other passenger cars, its hood was hinged in the front thus opening at the passenger compartment, opposite of the conventional setup.

Paddle shifters seem kind of silly in a conventional economy car, but in the Ioniq, you can drive the car in most traffic situations without ever touching the brake pedal.

What is perhaps most impressive, is that a select few of these new SUVs even exceed the performance and driving dynamics of the more conventional family cars with a genuinely engaging experience.

With many of the benefits of conventional hybrids and the additional option of being able to recharge directly from an electricity supply, plug - in hybrids (PHEVs) can be considered by most car buyers as a real option.

In addition, Bill Ford has also been one of the most visible proponents of the automaker's «Smart Mobility» plan, which provides a framework for the company's future as both a car - and - truck - manufacturer as it is today, and a so - called «mobility» company, selling transportation services beyond the conventional vehicle - ownership model.

Most of the mechanicals carry over from the 2015 car; the Accord still offers two stout engine options fitted with a manual transmission, a conventional six - speed automatic, or a CVT.

With a DOHC V6, eight - speed automatic transmission and the excellent UConnect infotainment system, our SXT Plus packed as much tech as any conventional (read: nonhybrid) car on the market today, and it all worked better than most.

Like conventional cars of the era, most of the time, four - wheel drive trucks sent power to the rear wheels.

The CT200h car is a hybrid and for most reviewers it suffers the fate of other hybrids by lacking the pizzazz of conventional small, sporty cars.

A DB car, the natural successor to all the DBs before it, a grand tourer in the most conventional, but most important, Aston Martin tradition.

In terms of air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, electric cars and trucks are often cleaner than even the most efficient conventional vehicles.

But CATL is transitioning rapidly to more conventional lithium - ion battery cells favored by most manufacturers electric cars.

On top of that is the point that usually, hybrids are more expensive that their conventional counterparts, putting them out of reach for most car - buyers.

Many use synthetic oil or a blend of synthetic and conventional oils that maintain their lubricating properties longer, and most late - model vehicles come with oil life monitors that signal when it's time for fresh oil based on how the car is driven instead of mileage or time.