Sentences with phrase «motors power every wheel»

Even in 4 - WD application, the use of 4 motors each powering a wheel, with limited - slip wet clutch for differential to allow one motor to power the vehicle during cruise, will be more advantageous than the use of only one motor per axle.

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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

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.

This electric powered grinder has quick change wheel guards to adjust for any project and a thin line motor housing to increase the versatility.

The rover's right - front wheel stopped turning about two weeks ago — apparently because of a broken circuit in the motor that powers the wheel.

But the motor - flywheel combination will also recover power during deceleration, through regenerative braking, which transfers rotational momentum from the wheels back into the flywheel.

Each wheel is powered by a separate electric motor.

A 6 kW electric motor in the main wheel provides extra power during acceleration and taxiing to reduce electrical power consumption on the ground.

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.

Using a planetary gearset and three clutches to connect the two motors and the engine, the Volt powers the wheels in five distinct operating modes.

This energy will be stored in a battery, which can then provide power for electric motors that power the front wheels.

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.

Under the bonnet you'll find the 201bhp electric motor which powers the front wheels via a single speed gearbox.

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.

It came standard with many great features including leather seating surfaces, 6 speed automatic with overdrive, 2.0 liter turbo diesel motor, tire pressure monitoring, steering wheel audio controls, Bluetooth, power driver's seat and mirrors, digital dash displays, remote start, Sirius satellite radio and OnStar just to name a few.

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

My race - car experience has heretofore been limited to 50 - mph camera passes in a 1966 Ford GT Le Mans race car for a cover feature in Motor Trend Classic and laps at a short road course at Honda's Twin Motegi racetrack in a Honda Side by Side open - wheel, motorcycle - powered racecar.

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

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

Its so - called «e-AWD» system is likely a hybrid powertrain setup, with the front wheels powered by a conventional four - cylinder engine, and a rear - mounted electric motor powering the rear wheels.

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.

Proud Proboscis — Ronald «Steady» Barker pays tribute to one of motoring's most magnificent white elephants the 50cv Renault and its successor the 40cv / The Healey Heritage — Malcolm Green traces the development of the big Austin - Healeys from Donald Healey's Riley - powered cars from Warwick to the Mark III 3000 that was built at Abingdon / Back on the Road — Michael Ware reports on some recent restorations by readers of The Automobile / Austin Seven Ulster Rebuild / Batteries — Workshop / Enfield Underslung — Michael Worthington - Williams relates the story of the Adamson cyclecar / Swooping Kestrel — Brian Heath experiences the pleasure of preselector gear changing at the wheel of a 1937 Riley 12/14 Kestrel / Butler's Babies — The American Austin was one of the first attempts to popularise the European small car in the USA Kit Foster tells its story / Commercially Speaking — Panels & Parts

The 591bhp engine - horizontally opposed, naturally, and paired with three electric motors - powers along a 1380 kg frame through all four wheels.

With advanced technology like rechargeable lithium batteries and electric motors providing power to the wheels, modern battery electric vehicles allow for all - electric driving while producing zero tailpipe emissions.

The front wheels are driven by a 161bhp, 2.0 - litre turbodiesel, the rear wheels by a 37bhp electric motor, and the most power available when both are in action is 197bhp.

V - 8 performance with four - cylinder fuel efficiency The RLX Sport Hybrid SH - AWD throws out the conventional driveshaft of the TL SH - AWD and instead uses two electric motors that torque - vector the rear wheels and provide gas - free power up to 50 mph.

Ford Focus Electric By the end of this year, Ford will enter its first - ever battery - powered compact into the EV fray with a 123 - hp electric motor turning the front wheels of a four - door hatchback.

The motors can be adjusted every one - thousandth of a second to ensure the optimum flow of power to each wheel.

Built upon the front - wheel - drive Patriot, power comes primarily from a lithium - ion battery pack, which drives a 150 kW (200 hp) electric motor.

The RLX Sport Hybrid SH - AWD prepares Acura enthusiasts for the return of the NSX, which will have a longitudinal V - 6, in this case twin - turbocharged, and connected to a version of the seven - speed DCT with a built - in electric motor, plus two electric motors powering the front wheels.

Mick Walsh gets behind the wheel of an historic Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 and in, Potent Perfection, reveals what makes this famous model so special / Doug Nye shares some marvellous glass - plate negatives from the early days of motor sport in Europe and describes the men and machines shown in The motor racing photography of Maurice - Louis Branger / Famous furniture designer Ambrose Heal bought a Sunbeam Twenty new in 1930 and drove it extensively across Europe / This much - loved car is still in the family today, as Matthew Bell discovers in Family Business / Designed and built by Ken Delingpole and Ron Lowe, the Ford - powered Dellows were among the most successful postwar trials cars.

A limited - slip differential is integrated into the transmission, and the front motors can either power the car independently or send extra power to the outside wheel when cornering for torque - vectoring capability.

The idea here is to make the Evolution II use individual motors to vector torque, individually adding power or dragging wheels to increase cornering speeds.

The car has a battery pack connected through associated electronics to an electric drive motor that powers the front wheels through a few reduction gears and a differential.

Two electric motors are housed up front to separately drive each front wheel, while a rear - mounted electric motor supplements the V - 6's power and can function as a generator to charge the lithium - ion battery pack.

The all - wheel - drive system will deliver the power for the front wheels through two electric motors.

Using two electric motors similar to those in the Porsche 919 hybrid race car, the Mission E has over 600 hp to power all four wheels, and rockets from 0 - 62 mph in less than 3.5 seconds.

Plans for the car call for a plug - in hybrid EV that will have a two - cylinder BMW motorcycle engine to power the rear wheels and an 80 - hp electric motor to feed the front wheels.

On top of that, MT says that the turbo FR - S sedan will be followed by a hybrid version, which would still employ Subaru boxer power but also gain all - wheel drive using in - wheel electric motors.

With the discontinuation of the Model S 75 RWD, all Model S sedans will come with a two - motor setup and put power down through all four wheels.

The all - wheel drive CUV is powered by two synchronous electric motors that cranks out over 600 hp (440 kW).

For the new D - type variant of the 2015 Tesla Model S, another motor has been adapted to the front of the platform to power the front wheels.

A lithium - ion battery sitting ahead of the engine directs to power that motor, as well as two additional electric motors placed on the front axle, which each feed power to the respective wheels and use a computer - operated torque vectoring feature when necessary.

The new i8s are powered by an electric motor and a twin - turbo three - cylinder engine with 143 hp and 236 lb - ft of torque to the rear wheels.

Under the Hood The Leaf uses a 340 - volt battery pack to power an electric drive motor, which drives the front wheels with 107 horsepower and 207 pounds - feet of torque.

In a special off - road mode, the gas engine drives the front electric motor as a generator to power the rear motor and turn all four wheels.

Engine: 4 - cylinder aluminum DOHC 16 - valve Horsepower: 158 hp @ 5200 rpm Torque: 162 lb - ft @ 2800 rpm Electric Motor: Permanent Magnet Synchronous AC Power Output: 40 hp @ 0 - 1500 rpm Torque: 199 lb - ft @ 0 - 1500 rpm Battery Type: Nickel - Metal Hydride Transmission: Continuously Variable Drive: Front - Wheel