Sentences with phrase «of electric propulsion systems»

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.

Just delivered at your quality chevrolet dealer of escondido three 2011 volt's crystal red metallic, cyber grey metallic, silver ice metallicVolt is a front - wheel - drive, four - passenger Extended - Range Electric Vehicle (E-REV) 2011 Chevrolet Volt 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.