Sentences with phrase «of electric drive motors»

FF says that by varying the number of battery «strings» in the floorpan, and the number of electric drive motors (one - to three - motor vehicles are possible), the company can use VPA to build a wide variety of vehicles.

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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.

General Motor's Cruise division has been testing its own fleet of self - driving electric vehicles, while Tesla has been rolling out its Autopilot semi-self-driving technology with real - world owners.

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.

In the video, the team at Faraday Future can be seen providing Dahm with tidbits about the projects taking place behind the scenes, and later an extended test drive of the 1,000 horsepower, dual - motor electric car.

The Pocket Mod Sweet Pea is jam - packed with features, including a high - performance chain - driven electric motor, a gorgeous vintage - inspired body, a pair of 12 - inch pneumatic tires with a rear suspension system (to ensure a comfortable ride), a retractable kickstand, variable - speed acceleration, a padded seat, and a built - in battery that travels for up to 10 miles on a single charge.

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.

Travelling speeds of up to 12 miles per hour, the electric power engages a chain driven motor for a smooth and comfortable ride.

All of them are powered by chain - driven electric motors and require rechargeable batteries, which typically come with the scooters and, in some cases, are built right in to the product design.

In his scheme, the lead car serves as the locomotive, doing most of the work so simple electric motors that deliver just enough power for tooling around town and driving to the commuter track can power the rest of the cars.

The traction - drive system typically consists of a boost converter (which steps up voltage when the electronic circuit requires a higher operating voltage than the battery can provide alone), two inverters (which take direct current (DC) voltage and convert it to alternating current (AC)-RRB-, and electric motors to provide motive power (pdf).

To test the process, the WPI researchers sliced the drive unit (which contains the electric motor and other components of the drive train) of an all - electric Chevrolet Spark vehicle into several pieces and then shredded the pieces.

In an effort to help develop a sustainable domestic supply of rare earth elements and lessen the United States» dependence on China for materials that are vital to the production of electronics, wind turbines, and many other technologies, two researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) have developed a method of extracting rare earths from the drive units and motors of discarded electric and hybrid cars.

«We are currently carrying out multiple research projects in which we examine how we can extract the greatest possible quantity of data from electric motors that we then use to control the drives more efficiently.

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.

Drive power for the Volt will come from a 136 - kilowatt -(or 160 - horsepower --RRB- at - peak permanent - magnet electric motor that produces 320 newton - meters of torque, Zielinsky explains.

This gigantic electric motor and propeller hang underneath the back of the ship from a hefty swivel that allows the rig to rotate 360 degrees, driving the ship in any direction.

The joint of this robotic arm needs a certain flexibility plus an electric motor to drive the upward and downward movements.

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.

But it gives you some freedom to drive purely electrical, and the power output is always going to be the combination of a combustion engine and an electric motor, and a high - voltage system for sure.

The experimental car has an electric motor with 111 hp and a lithium - ion battery pack, giving a driving range of about 93 miles per charge.

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 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.

Alternative complex drive trains and electric motors that don't need the same kind of gearbox arrangement probably being the real nail in the coffin.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

Like Honda's Integrated Motor Assist and Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive, Two - Mode blends the best attributes of internal combustion and battery - powered electric motors.

Finally, there's the drive unit, which consists of the high output AC synchronized electric motor, transmission, and power control unit.

Motor Trend recently got their hands on a 2015 BMW i8 for the latest episode of Ignition, and host Jonny Lieberman takes the exotic i8 hybrid through a full battery of testing and hard driving to see if this gas - electric coupe achieves true sports car status.

This Passat plug - in combines a turbocharged gasoline engine with an 85 - kilowatt electric motor and a high - capacity battery pack to make for a possible electric driving range of approximately 31 miles.

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.

Many hybrid electric vehicles achieve higher fuel economy ratings in the city (e.g. 2017 Toyota Prius, 54 - city, 50 - highway) than on the highway because the electric motor recharges when braking and turns off the gas - powered engine when stopped; this is especially beneficial to those who do a lot of city driving because, while 100 % gas vehicles will get better mileage on the highway vs. the city, hybrids are the opposite.

The four electric motors can be precisely controlled to deliver a range of dynamic behaviour — be it stable on road manners or ultra-agile high performance track driving.

This is supplemented by an electric motor that drives directly through the differential (not the gearbox, as in the P1), spins at 16,500 rpm and contributes a further 161bhp and 199 lb ft. Together with the batteries, the combined weight of the hybrid system is 146 kg - roughly half that of the admittedly beefier 918 Spyder's hybrid system.

This permits an increased electric - only driving range — up from 20 to 33 miles — as well as the mildest of power hikes for the electric motor — up 12bhp to 141bhp.

Although the battery pack is larger, the electric drive motor in the 2016 Nissan Leaf is unchanged, with 107 hp and 187 lb - ft of torque.

The Generation EQ concept uses a pair of electric motors capable of a total output of 300 kW paired to a permanent four - wheel drive system.

Better windings and magnets in the drive motor allow Porsche to use a higher voltage and boost electric - drive power to 95 hp and 229 lb - ft, increases of 49 hp and 8 lb - ft compared to the outgoing version.

It would pair a 290 - hp, 2.0 - liter gas engine with two electric motors — a small 55 - hp unit integrated in the transmission and a 115 - hp motor driving the rear wheels — for a combined output of more than 450 hp.

The electric element of the Polestar 1's hybrid powertrain consists of two electric motors that drive the rear axle through a planetary gear set.

The all - wheel - drive version of the truck has an additional electric motor / generator that drives the rear wheels and contributes to the so - called regenerative braking.

Thanks to a combined 762 hp and 713 lb - ft of torque from its dual electric motors, the all - wheel - drive Tesla Model X P90D gets to 60 mph in 3.8 seconds.

Other rumors suggest Tesla will launch an all - wheel - drive version of the Model S, with the «D» signifying a dual - motor drivetrain borrowed from the upcoming Model X. Either way, the new car appears to have the same basic front fascia design as the existing Model S. Tesla will soon have even more production capacity to build a greater range of all - electric models, once its Gigafactory battery manufacturing facility comes online, so it's not surprising that the company will reveal a new vehicle.

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.