Lennart Stegland, vice president
of electric propulsion systems at Volvo, has confidence in the technology's potential.
«The user can «top up» the battery pack with electricity one or more times during the day,» Volvo vice president
of electric propulsion systems Lennart Stegland said in a statement.
It will have a modified version
of the electric propulsion system found in the Chevrolet Volt.
Not exact matches
Musk, the chief executive
of electric car maker Tesla Inc (tsla) and rocket company SpaceX (spacex), recently started the Boring Company to build transport tunnels for the
system, which he says would be far faster than current high - speed trains and use electromagnetic
propulsion.
Plasma
propulsion systems use
electric power to ionize propellant gas and transform it into the fourth state
of matter, known as plasma.
NASA is currently developing concepts for the redirect mission that will employ a robotic spacecraft, driven by an advanced solar
electric propulsion system, to capture a small near - Earth asteroid or remove a boulder from the surface
of a larger asteroid.
AC
Propulsion, a San Dimas, Calif., maker
of electric vehicle drive
systems, discovered this when working with Tesla Motors.
The
electric vehicle — maker initially licensed a drive
system design and reductive charging patent from AC
Propulsion but later developed its own versions
of these technologies.
Those contract winners — The Boeing Co.; Lockheed Martin Space
Systems; Northrop Grumman Aerospace
Systems; Orbital ATK; and Space
Systems / Loral — took four months to appraise the need for Mars telecommunications and global high - resolution imaging as well as assess possible added scientific instruments, optical communications and the use
of solar -
electric propulsion.
The robotic component
of ARM will demonstrate the world's most advanced and most efficient solar
electric propulsion system as it travels to a near - Earth asteroid (NEA).
His Field Emission
Electric Propulsion (FEEP)
system produces the smallest thrust
of any space engine ever: It is designed to counter the force
of sunlight on a spacecraft — about the same as that
of a single falling human hair.
The new Volt is part
of GM's so - called E-Flex strategy to develop a family
of electric vehicle
propulsion systems.
Several scientifically interesting asteroids could be visited by astronauts with flight times ranging from six months to a year and a half using a 200 - kilowatt (kW)
electric propulsion system, which is a reasonable advance over our present capability; the ISS currently has 260 kW
of solar arrays installed.
In cooperation with a number
of companies, General Motors engineers worked on the 1971 Lunar Rover and was responsible for designing the
electric propulsion system, suspension, mesh wire wheels, and drive controller made to accommodate lunar gloves.
1960s: GM develops
electric propulsion system for Apollo lunar module and lunar rover, both
of which are powered by silver - zinc batteries.
Back in 2010 the Department
of Energy set a cost goal
of $ 125 per kilowatt hour for an EV battery pack by 2022, because that would make
electric -
propulsion systems equal to the cost
of an internal - combustion engine.
That's when we awarded both the Nissan Leaf and Chevrolet Volt extended - range EV, insisting every type
of propulsion system, be it gasoline, diesel or all -
electric, deserves equal consideration.
They'll expect that with cars that have different
propulsion systems,» said Dr. Rudolf Krebs, head
of electric drivetrain development at Volkswagen.
According to Frank Weber, global chief engineer for the Volt's E-Flex
propulsion system, good aerodynamics are the most important aspect
of a hybrid
electric vehicle's design.
The Insight Hybrid is now powered by the third generation
of Honda's two - motor hybrid
system that pairs a 1.5 - liter Atkinson cycle engine to an
electric propulsion motor and lithium - ion battery pack.
The hybrid
propulsion system (V6 1.6 turbo gasoline engine, two
electric engines driving the front axle, another one driving the rear axle — MGU - K, and one more, called MGU - H, virtually driving the turbocharger electrically so no need to rely on excess exhaust gases as until now) from Formula 1 provide a fascinating combination
of performance and efficiency.
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Propulsion System that uses electricity as its primary power source and gasoline as its secondary power source to propel the vehicle.
The 2017 Chevrolet Volt is equipped with the brand's award - winning Voltec
propulsion system, consisting
of a gas engine and battery pack powering twin
electric motors, which produce 149 hp and 294 lb - ft
of torque.
The high - performance
propulsion system of the VELITE 6 plug - in hybrid
electric vehicle is composed
of an EVT electronically controlled variable transmission, two AC permanent - magnet synchronous motors with a high - performance lithium - ion battery, and a 1.5 L naturally aspirated engine especially tuned for hybrid vehicles.
And Honda's powertrain engineers have done a masterful job
of integrating the gas engine and
electric propulsion systems.
The iX3 will become in 2020 the first
electric SUV from BMW, built on the CLAR modular platform (for models with longitudinal engines)
of the recently launched new generation X3 sibling with conventional
propulsion systems — built on the same production line.
The 2019 Honda Insight features the third - generation
of the Honda two - motor hybrid
system, featuring a 1.5 - liter Atkinson cycle 4 - cylinder engine,
electric propulsion motor and a lithium - ion battery pack working together to offer 151 combined horsepower and 197 pound - feet
of electric motor torque.
The
propulsion system favors a sporty layout and mimics the advantages
of all - wheel drive with two identical 200 hp
electric engines powering each axle, total power being rated at 400 hp.
The all - wheel - drive
system — basically the 68 horsepower, 103 pounds - foot rear
electric drive motor — works either with a mash
of the pedal for maximum
propulsion, or when slippage occurs, such as in wet, icy or snowy conditions.
At the heart
of the EV is the
electric propulsion system.
Dana Incorporated introduced the Spicer Electrified family
of fully integrated motor, control, and e-drive technologies that advance
electric propulsion systems for light - duty, commercial, and off - highway vehicles.
The
electric propulsion system for the cars was designed and built by the Eureka Williams Company
of Bloomington, Illinois, manufacturer
of Eureka Vacuum Cleaners.
After having decided on using a hybrid gasoline -
electric propulsion system for the Insight, the first step in its development was to identify a set
of performance goals for the car.
In November 2015, the model range will be completed with the Plug - In Hybrid version, which will feature the same
propulsion system as the new C - Class Plug - In Hybrid: a 2 - liter turbo with 211 HP, mated with a 60 kw
electric engine, ready for an
electric range
of around 30 km.
That's because the Volt also can rely on an
electric propulsion system capable
of providing up to 38 miles
of all -
electric travel, matched by a combined efficiency rating
of 98 MPGe.
In this type
of operation the
system works as a «parallel hybrid» where both the gasoline engine and, when required — for instance upon quick acceleration — the
electric propulsion motor, both provide power to the wheels.
Detailed energy management for each component, as controlled by the Power Control Unit (PCU), enables this
system to make the best use
of both the
electric propulsion motor and the gasoline engine to seamlessly provide smooth and responsive performance and to garner top EPA fuel economy ratings in the midsize hybrid sedan class.
A backlit Integrated Motor Assist (IMA) logo nestled in the center
of the speedometer informs the driver that this car uses Honda's dual - source
propulsion system, which, unlike Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive, is designed primarily to allow the
electric motor to assist — rather than replace — the car's internal - combustion engine.
To attract EV fans, the C - MAX Energi takes things to the next level with a plug - in hybrid
propulsion system where drivers enjoy a 20 - mile all -
electric driving range, plus 550 miles
of range using traditional hybrid power.
The ELR will advance the design theme
of the Converj while featuring an
electric propulsion system made up
of a T - shaped lithium - ion battery, an
electric drive unit, and a four - cylinder engine - generator.
Introduction
of 2.5 L four - cylinder SIDI engine with 20kW continuous Hybrid
Electric Propulsion system mated to a 6 - speed automatic transmission and 2.64 final drive ratio axle
Advanced New Powertrain The all - new Insight is powered by the third generation
of Honda's two - motor hybrid
system, featuring a highly efficient 1.5 - liter Atkinson cycle engine, a powerful
electric propulsion motor, and lithium - ion battery pack.
Propulsion for this plush mid-size 4 - cylinder luxury car comes from a 2.5 - liter inline four combined with an
electric motor to produce a total
system output
of 200 horsepower.
In real - time, V2Green will simultaneously manage the power flow to a fleet
of plugin vehicles, including two on the Plug - In 2008 show floor — an AC
Propulsion eBox
electric car and an A123
Systems / Hymotion converted Toyota Prius plug - in hybrid
electric vehicle.
The company aims to develop
electric hybrid
propulsion systems that would allow smaller aircraft to take off and land in pure
electric mode, and match the performance
of internal combustion engines in hybrid mode.