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The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV is unique in offering adaptive four - wheel drive with twin electric motors driving the wheels.

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Engine tested: 60 - kilowatt - hour lithium - ion rechargeable battery with single - motor front - wheel drive; total system power output of 200 horsepower, and EPA - estimated range of 238 miles

The three - wheeled car weighs about 1,200 pounds and features a single - cylinder 7 - hp engine that uses either diesel or ethanol and networked batteries to drive two electric motors, giving it the equivalent of 16 hp and a max speed of about 70 mph.

A big change is the addition of a second motor, giving the P85D dual motors and turning the single - motor, rear - wheel drive Model S into an all - wheel drive electric car that is more responsive and efficient.

Powered by three electric motors — one in front and two at the rear — FF 91's all wheel drive system will be capable of blasting off a 0 - 60 mph time of 2.39 seconds, making it the world's quickest electric vehicle.

We know from previous reports that every Model X will come with dual - motor all - wheel drive, in the same three battery flavors (60 kWh, 85 kWh, or 85 kWh Performance) as the Model S sedan.

The Sweet Pea E100 Electric Scooter also boasts a ton of impressive features including, a folding handlebar mechanism for effortless storage and transportation, an 8 - inch pneumatic front tire and 4.9 - inch polyurethane rear wheel, and a hand - operated front brake, a pair of 12 - volt batteries, a charger, tools, a chain - driven high - torque and environmentally friendly motor, and a handy twist - grip throttle.

The XA - 750 is the largest electric ATV on the market today with great features that include; a 750 watt motor (1 full horsepower), good torque and hill climbing ability, full sized off - road wheels, hydraulic disk brakes, forward & reverse drive, front and rear suspension, an oversized seat, a front bumper / brush guard, electric horn, headlight, tail light and brake light.

This 2 - wheeled electric motorcycle runs on a 100 - watt, chain - driven motor and reaches speeds up to 10 mph.

Each of the rover's six wheels has its own drive motor, which all still work after about 27.9 miles (44.9 kilometers) of driving on Mars.

The rover's drives now use steering motors on only the rear wheels, following a temporary jam of the left - front wheel's steering actuator this month.

The more data they collect on the motor that drives the wheel, the more precisely they can control the motor and hence the wheel.

Simply by monitoring the data generated by small electric motors within the rotating wheels, the system knows the positions of the wheels and the forces applied by the drive motors.

The rover will be delayed to address a «backlog of unresolved work» and undiagnosed problems with the rover's actuators, motor - driven gears that move the spacecraft's wheels, bend its robotic arm, and drive its drill, NASA administrator Mike Griffin told reporters.

In four - wheel drive, it can motor up a grassy hillside or along a sandy beach.

It uses three electric motors, with one at the front axle and two at the rear, for a kind of electro - Quattro all - wheel drive.

Kia says this concept vehicle uses an electric all - wheel - drive system, which likely means that it will be a hybrid with a gasoline engine powering the front wheels and an electric motor powering the rear wheels.

The combustion engine (petrol or diesel) drives the front wheels and the motor powers the rears, so in situations where grip is limited, the Numero 9 can use its limited four - wheel drive capability for added stability.

Key to the car's impressive appeal are its twin electric motors (one for the front axle, the other for the rear to make this a four - wheel drive machine) that feed of a lithium ion batter to deliver a very healthy 603bhp.

This gas engine sends 185 hp and 185 lb - ft of torque to the front wheels, while the «e-AWD» moniker refers to a small, 35 - hp electric motor in the rear axle that gives the Trail» ster all - wheel - drive traction and a system total of 220 hp.

The motor drives the front wheels through a single speed gearbox, and allows the 2013 500e to hit a top end of 85 mph.

The Hybrid model combines its V - 6 engine with a 50 - kW electric motor and returns up to 28/34 mpg with rear - wheel drive.

The 5.2 - liter, naturally aspirated gas engine would drive the Asterion's rear wheels via a seven - speed dual - clutch automatic transmission while a pair of electric motors hooked up to a computer - operated torque vectoring system on the front axle would power the hybrid car's front wheels.

Dual - motor all - wheel drive is available only on the Model S with the 85 - kWh battery pack.

It is also capable of providing relatively small amounts of torque to the wheels in parallel with the electric drive motor.

Unveiled at the 2014 Geneva motor show, the stunning 2 +2 coupe harnesses power from a 3 - litre V6 available with three power outputs driving either the rear or all - four wheels.

The production I - Pace is also expected to have similar specs to the concept, with two electric motors providing all - wheel - drive capability and a 90 - kilowatt - hour battery pack that's estimated to be good for 220 miles of range.

Built in less than nine months by 13 Wolfsburg plant apprentices, the GTI First Decade is powered by a 404 - hp gasoline engine driving the front wheels, coupled to a rear - mounted electric motor that drives the rear wheels.

The concept makes use of four electric motors, each one driving a wheel.

The ring gear is again fixed for a low overall drive ratio between the motor and the half shafts powering the Volt's front wheels.

This D - type version of the Tesla Model S sedan doubles down on technology, with double the motors and double the driving wheels.

Two electric motors, one for the front wheels and one for the rear, work in concert with the gas four to offer either front - or four - wheel drive depending on conditions.

Equipped with two electric motors, one at the front wheels and one driving the rear, the vehicle should deliver around 400 hp and 516 lb - ft of torque like the concept.

A 3.5 - liter V - 6 would likely be paired with an electric motor to drive the rear wheels, while a pair of in - wheel electric motors would motivate the front.

The available space is truncated by the falling roofline and extensive mechanical and electric hardware carried under the load floor to accommodate all - wheel drive, hybrid motors, and batteries.

A 107 - hp permanent - magnet AC motor manufactured by Nissan revs up to 16,000 rpm to drive the front wheels through a single - speed transaxle.

Not that output is the top priority in an autonomous car, but the Symbioz demo car produces 671 hp and 487 lb - ft of torque with the help of two electric motors, one driving each of the rear wheels.

Powertrain Motor: AC synchronous electric Power: 123 hp / 92 kW Torque: 189 lb - ft / 256 Nm Transmission: Single - speed Drive: Front - wheel

A pair of motors drives the Karma's rear wheels through a fixed - ratio limited - slip differential.

It's powered by four compact permanent magnet synchronous electric motors and features all - wheel drive.

There is yet another chapter in the long story that is the promised Subaru / Toyota rear - wheel - drive sports coupe: at the Frankfurt Motor Show, Subaru will preview its version of the performance car with the BRZ Prologue concept.

In fact, the all - electric Vison Mercedes - Maybach 6 concept is quick considering its mass, quad electric motors for all - wheel drive, and 80 - kWh battery in the underfloor.

The RAV4 Hybrid uses a similar powertrain to the Toyota Camry Hybrid, combining a 2.5 - liter Atkinson - cycle four - cylinder with an electric motor, with an extra rear - mounted electric motor providing all - wheel - drive capability.

It's a huge motor for a vehicle this size, making 382 horsepower and delivering it to all four wheels through a seven - speed automatic transmission and permanent all - wheel drive.

A front - mounted motor will drive the rear wheels and there won't be an AWD option.

The i20 / iNext will boast a choice of motors ranging from 136 hp to 247 hp, four - wheel drive, an exceptionally low center of gravity, and an extremely tight turning circle.

Reports from earlier this year suggest that the new Supra will likely be based on the same platform as the next BMW Z4, with power coming from either a BMW - sourced turbocharged engine or a hybrid drivetrain, possibly with front - wheel electric motors which could endow the rear - wheel - drive sports car with all - wheel drive.

We had a couple of the same limited laps in an RLX hybrid with Super-Handling All - Wheel Drive, which uses an electric motor to power the rear wheels and combines with the 3.5 - liter V - 6 and seven - speed dual - clutch transmission to provide 370 horsepower.

The electric motors continue low - speed cruising in EV - only mode for a few miles, effectively making the hybrid a part - time rear - wheel - drive model.

It's based on the same platform as the five - door model revealed earlier in the year, the i3 Coupe features the same 170bhp BMW - developed electric motor and rear - wheel - drive drivetrain, with floor - mounted lithium - ion battery packs.