At the core of
this new hybrid power unit is a bespoke, mid-mounted twin - turbocharged, 75 - degree 3.5 - liter DOHC V6 engine with dry sump lubrication, mated to an all - new 9 - speed dual clutch transmission (9DCT) and Direct - Drive Motor.
Yet while all these changes proved successful in the Prius,
the new hybrid power unit isn't quite as impressive in the C - HR.
Those electric cars — combined with improvements in the fuel efficiency of existing internal combustion engines,
new hybrid power trains and even fuel - cell vehicles — could begin to reduce the roughly $ 1 billion a day the U.S. spends on imported oil.
Two big names were out after three laps as Hamilton and Vettel suffered engine problems,
the new hybrid power units very much suffering teething issues.
Not exact matches
A bolder bet is Shell's effort to build solar farms near gas - fired
power plants, constructing
hybrid generating systems that allow Shell to do what amounts to
new - energy arbitrage: tap different energy sources at different times and in different amounts to maximize profits.
The
new additions include three plug - in
hybrid vehicles, which come on top of eight battery -
powered cars and two fuel - cell vehicles.
Beyond using this clean electricity to
power homes, offices and manufacturing plants, the Chinese also view it as the fuel of choice for the growing number of vehicles hitting the road, setting a goal of putting five million «
new energy» vehicles (EVs, plug - in
hybrids and fuel - cell cars) on the road by 2020.
Even though F1 is taking the focus off the engines slightly with the
new aero rules, Newey remains concerned about the future of the
power units and going down the
hybrid technology route.
The car is
powered by a 3.4 - litre Mecachrome V6 - not a
hybrid like the Toyota, but
new rules for this season are supposed to bring the performance of the
hybrids and non-
hybrids closer together, so competition should hopefully be tight.
Seeing the
new 919
Hybrid powering around Silverstone during first practice is the perfect way to get a feel for the speeds and sounds of the
new LMP1 cars.
With this
new hybrid design, you get additional
power from the motor / generator during acceleration.
Powered by a
new, more affordable
hybrid system, the Vue Green Line delivers a 20 - percent improvement in fuel economy.
His books include The
Hybrid Media System: Politics and
Power (Oxford University Press, 2013; Second Edition, 2017), which won the 2016 International Journal of Press / Politics Book Award for an outstanding book on media and politics published in the previous ten years and the American Political Science Association Information Technology and Politics Section Best Book Award, 2014; as well as The Handbook of Internet Politics, co-edited with Philip N. Howard (Routledge 2009), and Internet Politics: States, Citizens, and
New Communication Technologies (Oxford University Press, 2006), which won the American Sociological Association Best Book Award (Communication and Information Technologies Section).
According to GIZ's Country Director, Thomas Kirsch the
hybrid power systems based on
new and renewable energy sources, especially photovoltaic and wind energy, are an effective option to solve the
power supply problem for remote and isolated areas far from the grid.
And advances in materials technology, such as
hybrid ceramic / steel, can help boost the temperature — and therefore increase the efficiency and lower the amount of CO2 emissions — of
new coal - fired
power plants.
Hybrid technology is far from an exact science, however, as student engineers found out last week at the Formula Hybrid International competition held at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H. Dartmouth College's fifth - annual Formula Hybrid competition called on student teams to conceive, design, fabricate, develop and drive formula - style hybrid - powered cars — weighing 180 kilograms to 270 kilograms — in a series of exercises testing their hot rods» acceleration, maneuverability and endu
Hybrid technology is far from an exact science, however, as student engineers found out last week at the Formula
Hybrid International competition held at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H. Dartmouth College's fifth - annual Formula Hybrid competition called on student teams to conceive, design, fabricate, develop and drive formula - style hybrid - powered cars — weighing 180 kilograms to 270 kilograms — in a series of exercises testing their hot rods» acceleration, maneuverability and endu
Hybrid International competition held at the
New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H. Dartmouth College's fifth - annual Formula
Hybrid competition called on student teams to conceive, design, fabricate, develop and drive formula - style hybrid - powered cars — weighing 180 kilograms to 270 kilograms — in a series of exercises testing their hot rods» acceleration, maneuverability and endu
Hybrid competition called on student teams to conceive, design, fabricate, develop and drive formula - style
hybrid - powered cars — weighing 180 kilograms to 270 kilograms — in a series of exercises testing their hot rods» acceleration, maneuverability and endu
hybrid -
powered cars — weighing 180 kilograms to 270 kilograms — in a series of exercises testing their hot rods» acceleration, maneuverability and endurance.
The Chevrolet Volt, which GM plans to introduce in two years (reportedly at a mid - $ 30,000 base price), is a
new breed of gasoline - electric
hybrid, cars
powered by a battery -
powered electric motor that can be recharged on the road with an internal combustion engine.
'' [Our work] demonstrates a
new approach for efficient energy conversation from a dc electric field to coherent, high - power and electrically tunable terahertz emission by using hybrid semiconductors,» said Andrii Iurov, a researcher with a dual appointment at the University of New Mexico's Center for High Technology Materials and the City University of New Yo
new approach for efficient energy conversation from a dc electric field to coherent, high -
power and electrically tunable terahertz emission by using
hybrid semiconductors,» said Andrii Iurov, a researcher with a dual appointment at the University of
New Mexico's Center for High Technology Materials and the City University of New Yo
New Mexico's Center for High Technology Materials and the City University of
New Yo
New York.
Toyota has introduced its
new fifth - generation Avalon, based on a Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA) platform, and powered by two new TNGA powertrains: a 301 hp, 267 lb - ft (362 N · m) 3.5 - liter V6 (2GR - FKS), and a 215 - net - horsepower 2.5 - liter Dynamic Force (earlier post) four - cylinder Toyota Hybrid System II (THS II) with 650V... Read mor
new fifth - generation Avalon, based on a Toyota
New Global Architecture (TNGA) platform, and powered by two new TNGA powertrains: a 301 hp, 267 lb - ft (362 N · m) 3.5 - liter V6 (2GR - FKS), and a 215 - net - horsepower 2.5 - liter Dynamic Force (earlier post) four - cylinder Toyota Hybrid System II (THS II) with 650V... Read mor
New Global Architecture (TNGA) platform, and
powered by two
new TNGA powertrains: a 301 hp, 267 lb - ft (362 N · m) 3.5 - liter V6 (2GR - FKS), and a 215 - net - horsepower 2.5 - liter Dynamic Force (earlier post) four - cylinder Toyota Hybrid System II (THS II) with 650V... Read mor
new TNGA powertrains: a 301 hp, 267 lb - ft (362 N · m) 3.5 - liter V6 (2GR - FKS), and a 215 - net - horsepower 2.5 - liter Dynamic Force (earlier post) four - cylinder Toyota
Hybrid System II (THS II) with 650V... Read more →
Penn State researchers have created a
new hybrid technology that produces unprecedented amounts of electrical
power where seawater and freshwater combine at the coast.
BTW
New Scientist (20 Sep. 2008) has an interesting comparison showing that plug - in
hybrid electrical vehicles (PHEV) will emit about the same 95 g CO2eq / km regardless if the electric
power comes from nuclear or renewabels.
Sustainably Minded Interactive Technology (SMIT) is a
new approach to solar and wind
power, a
hybrid energy - delivery device that resembles ivy growing on the side of the a building.
«
Hybrid Training» is a powerful
new concept in weight training that combines TWO separate forms of resistance into ONE single exercise to dramatically increase the muscle - building
power of both!
At 208 total system horsepower, the
Hybrid deploys a similar version of the
new 2.5 - liter four, detuned to 176 horsepower and 163 lb - ft, working with the electric motor to boost
power under hard accel and optimize mpg in low stress situations.
Also arriving, of course, are the GT3 RS and a Speedster as the last 991 derivatives before the all -
new 992 - series 911 arrives late next year — complete with a
hybrid power pack, which will be added as soon as the market is ready for it.
The concept is
powered by a
new version of the Lexus
hybrid drive system, which is related to the 2.5 - litre petrol engine and electric system in the IS300h, which produces about 200bhp.
It will likely be
powered by a version of McLaren's
new 4.0 - liter twin - turbocharged V - 8 from the
new 720S mated to
hybrid gear and should be the most powerful car the company has ever built.
In addition to the base engine (
powered by a 1.3 - liter inline - four), the 2015 Fit will include a
new hybrid powertrain that combines a 1.5 - liter gas engine and an electric motor (with a
new intelligent dual - clutch drive system).
As a plug - in
hybrid the
new electrified Countryman won't be an electric - only model, but will allow Mini drivers to travel an as - yet unspecified distance on electric
power alone.
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.
The
new hybrid Ford Mustang, which Fields said will be available in 2020, will have the
power of a V - 8 Mustang, but more torque.
In the wake of President - elect Trump's November victory, Ford Motor Company has canceled plans for a
new Mexican assembly plant and will instead invest $ 700 million in its Flat Rock, Michigan, factory to build a 300 - plus mile small electric sport / utility by 2020, a
hybrid -
powered fully autonomous vehicle by 2021, and a
hybrid Mustang in 2020, CEO Mark Fields announced Tuesday morning.
Although the Lamborghini Asterion LPl 910 - 4 concept breaks
new ground, as the Italian automaker ventures into the modern world of
hybrid power for the first time, it also reaches backward in time for its classically conservative design.
Both receive slight
power boosts of 7 hp and 10 hp, respectively (at least in German spec), and both will come equipped with 48 - volt electrical system and a belt alternator starter, making all versions of the
new A8 at least mild
hybrids.
Other tweaks to transform the Jetta from gas - burner to
hybrid include a
new ePower meter, the replacement of the tachometer with a
power flow display, a more aerodynamic body kit, and special 15 - inch wheels with low rolling - resistance tires.
In addition to the two powertrain, Toyota will offer the 2019 Rav4 with three all - wheel drive systems — a basic setup for lower - end gas models, an «intelligent» for the Rav4
Hybrid that uses the electric motor to drive the rear wheels, and the
new «Dynamic Torque Vectoring All - Wheel Drive with Rear Driveline Disconnect» setup for the gas -
powered Rav4 Limited and Adventure.
The
new hybrid system, named the e-Power, will use a small engine to recharge an onboard batter y that then
powers the electric motor responsible for turning the wheels.
In addition to the current 2.3 - liter turbo - four, the
new model should also use a
new 48 - volt mild
hybrid system to reduce emissions and boost
power.
The
new Hybrid Auto mode lets the car combine
power sources.
On top of that is a
new MDX Sport
Hybrid model, which tacks on extra
power along with a version of the three - motor Super Handling all - wheel - drive system we've seen in the NSX supercar and RLX sedan.
Engine options for the 2015 Volkswagen Jetta now include the 115 - hp 2.0 - liter four - cylinder, the 170 - hp 1.8 T introduced last year, the Jetta GLI's 210 - hp 2.0 T, the
Hybrid's 150 - hp 1.4 - liter four - cylinder, and a
new diesel -
powered 2.0 - liter turbo - four.
The
new S60 is Volvo's answer to the BMW 3 Series and will be available only with petrol and
hybrid power...
Sitting below the AMG -
powered E-models will be the
new CLS53, the first model to receive Mercedes»
new petrol -
hybrid engine.
There's also a big update for the
hybrid: The
new plug - in S E-
Hybrid can do 22 miles (and up to 85 mph) on electric
power alone.
Someone at Toyota must have had this same question, as development of a
new rear - wheel drive 2 +2 coupe began in 2007 with the FT - HS concept that featured a
hybrid V - 6
power plant.
Unlike the regular petrol -
powered 2017 Honda Jazz facelift, which comes with a space saver spare tyre under the boot floor, the
new Honda Jazz
Hybrid and its City
Hybrid sedan sister are equipped with a tyre repair...
Volkswagen has made the engine compliant with the upcoming European EU - 6 emissions requirements, while a
new hybrid option allows the standard supercharged gasoline engine to be supported by electric
power.
The electric motor, battery and associated
power electronics of the S550 Plug - In
Hybrid add 440 pounds to the curb weight of the
new car, taking it to 4,718 pounds.
The Spyder also represents a
new age of
hybrid powered supercars... the Ferrari LaFerrari and McLaren P1 will soon join the club.
Although the basic layout of the HY - KERS
hybrid powertrain (including the seven - speed twin - clutch gearbox) is retained,
power from the 6.3 - litre V12 is up from 789bhp to 848bhp thanks to
new camshafts and intake manifolds (with peak
power delivered at a head - spinning 9,250 rpm), while the electric motor is boosted from 161bhp to 187bhp — pushing the total from 950bhp to 1,036 bhp.