Sentences with phrase «normal hybrid»

These work just like normal hybrid cars, but also let you add more electricity to the batteries from the grid.

Normal hybrid operation dictates that the more powerful gasoline engine is used upon acceleration from a stop, or under heavy acceleration conditions.

C - MAX Energi operates in normal hybrid mode, using both gas engine and electric motor.

C - MAX Energi operates in normal hybrid mode, using both gas engine and electric motor.

With a more normal hybrid, also brilliantly because it uses less fuel, goes further and more speedily on electricity alone, is more fun to drive and somehow «purer» in concept.

Default drive mode at slow speeds and gentle throttle input is EV, although if it is cold out or HVAC is otherwise demanding juice, the engine will kick on per normal hybrid practice.

The engine is a high performance V8 petrol — presumably Mercedes 4.0 litre bo - turbo — mated to an electric motor and with a battery borrowed from F1 which is more powerful than used in normal hybrids, but lighter and more compact.

I managed about 12 miles on electricity alone before the C - Max reverted to normal hybrid operation, returning an indicated 44.1 mpg overall.

The Plug - In is just one of three flavors of Ioniq (the others being the normal hybrid and the full electric model), so if the shape and equipment suits your desires, there's likely to be a model to suit your needs.

«Auto eDrive» is the default and operates as a normal hybrid would, combining the engine and the electric motor and sometimes shutting off the gas engine.

The battery pack for the plug - in version is bigger than the one in the regular hybrid: It's an 8.9 - kilowatt - hour lithium - ion pack versus the 1.56 - kWh unit in the normal hybrid, which is why it can drive 29 miles on electric power alone.

VW has said that it isn't supposed to sound or fell like a «normal hybrid».

First, there's the normal hybrid mode, so the engine is silent at a stoplight, EV power takes care of initial acceleration, and regenerative braking is fully engaged.

Most of the time, the CrossBlue concept drives like a normal hybrid.

In the past, GM has either stretched beyond the normal hybrids (as with the Volt plug - in) or fallen short (as with the previous Malibu «mild» hybrid, which couldn't move an inch on electric - only power), but it's going head - to - head with traditional hybrids this time.

It will drive for 12 to 15 miles in electric - only mode, unlike a normal hybrid.

The new Sonatas, a plug - in hybrid and a normal hybrid, both feature new exterior and...

The C - max Energi operates just like a normal hybrid, except that owners must plug in the vehicle to charge the battery pack for electric only driving.

The new Sonatas, a plug - in hybrid and a normal hybrid, both feature new exterior and interior styling, a host of extra features and new powertrains.

It comes with an EV mode as well as the normal hybrid function, and can «Save» electric charge, with Predictive Energy Consumption using GPS to manage the balance between the two power sources when required.

The biggest surprise comes when the batteries are down to 0 percent and the van switches to normal hybrid mode: The word «seamless» is bandied about a lot, but the Pacifica's handoff between electric motor and gas engine is invisible, and finally delivers on hybrid technology's promise.

The Crosstrek PHEV can be driven as a normal hybrid with both gas and electric power, thus no range anxiety, or as a pure electric for shorter commutes.

We had details on the normal hybrid Ioniq last month, with Hyundai revealing it will get a 103bhp 1.6 litre GDI engine mated to a 43bhp electric motor, but now we know what else the Ioniq will be delivering from its trio of powertrains.

Drivers can opt for electric - only driving without gasoline engine power; normal hybrid mode where the powertrain melds electric and gasoline engine power as appropriate; or a battery - saving mode that reserves the pack power for later use.