Sentences with phrase «of hybrid battery packs»

Efficient packaging of the hybrid battery packs gives the Prius C a deep 17.1 cubic feet of cargo space behind the rear seats.

The driver's seat is fairly comfortable, with heated and cooled seats and a heated steering wheel in the offer - more - for-less Kia tradition, and the second - row seat has plenty of head - and legroom for average - size adults, though the seat cushion is a bit low despite the fact that it's right on top of the hybrid battery pack.

Compensating for the change in weight distribution effected by the installation of the hybrid battery pack to the rear, as well as the re-tuned suspension, the Auris HSD's EPS has also been revised to maintain optimum feedback and vehicle agility.

Not exact matches

While hybrid electric and full electric vehicles have become more common in recent years, the aviation industry has been slow to embrace e-planes, partially because of the weight and cost of lithium - ion battery packs.

In consumer electronics, it is a relatively minor inconvenience to replace an old battery with a new one every couple of years, but this would be unacceptable in a hybrid car, especially given the large size of the battery pack and the difficulty involved in replacing it.

In an article to appear in the journal Energy Policy, the authors find that urban drivers who can frequently charge their vehicles (every 20 miles) can reduce gas consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, and expenses with a plug - in hybrid with a battery pack sized for about seven miles of electric travel.

The 2017 Kia Optima Plug - in Hybrid Electric Vehicle is scheduled to arrive in U.S. dealerships about the middle of the third - quarter of 2016, with a 9.8 killowatt - hour electric battery pack delivering about six - times the current car's energy output and a pure - electric range of 27 miles.

Particularly for the top - of - the - line 2015 Volvo XC90 T8 plug - in hybrid, the SPA will apparently accommodate the hybrid system's battery pack without significantly impinging on interior space.

Pushing the boundaries of high - performance technology today means something very different from what that original car embodied, so the formula for the New Sports eXperience is considerably different in the 2017 Acura NSX: The basics include a hybrid powertrain made up of three electric motors, a lithium - ion battery pack, a mid-mounted twin - turbocharged V - 6 engine and a dual - clutch nine - speed automatic transmission.

Fitted with a 4 - litre V8 engine mated to an electric motor and battery pack, the hybrid sports car offers up in excess of 800bhp and Mercedes says it will sprint from 0 - 62mph in less than three seconds.

Even with the addition of the battery pack and electric motor, the compact engine and transaxle mean the hybrid model is only about 221 pounds heavier than an equivalent non-hybrid model.

Motor Trend suggests the Mini hybrid could be one of the first vehicles to utilize super capacitors — the highly - efficient energy storage modules pack a higher density than lithium - ion batteries and appear to be the next big advancement in electric vehicles.

The 2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid gives up 3 cubic feet of trunk room to accommodate the battery pack, but otherwise has the same interior passenger volume as the standard Sonata sedan.

If anything, the weight of the hybrid system's battery pack seems to lower the Hybrid's center of grhybrid system's battery pack seems to lower the Hybrid's center of grHybrid's center of gravity.

The combination of a 22 kW / hr battery pack and an innovative, hybrid synchronous electric motor delivers a cruising range of 80 — 100 miles.

In comparison, the owner of a Honda hybrid could continue to drive even if the battery pack died — though with diminished power.

In the plug - in hybrid, the 9.8 - kWh battery pack is around five times larger than in the standard Sonata Hybrid, making for an EV driving mode that can provide an estimated range of 22 miles running only on electric hybrid, the 9.8 - kWh battery pack is around five times larger than in the standard Sonata Hybrid, making for an EV driving mode that can provide an estimated range of 22 miles running only on electric Hybrid, making for an EV driving mode that can provide an estimated range of 22 miles running only on electric power.

The Prius C employs a new version of Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive powertrain with a 73 - hp 1.5 - liter inline - four engine, a 60 - hp AC synchronous motor, and a 144 - volt nickel - metal hydride battery pack.

With its heavy battery pack located just behind the rear seat, the Altima hybrid's rear suspension exhibits a bit more up - and - down motion than other Altimas, but it's not as pronounced as in the Camry hybrid (possibly because of the Toyota carries more weight).

Let's make it clear that we're discussing the same thing: this question is concerned only with the hybrid battery pack, not with the auxiliary lead - acid 12V battery that will surely fail in a short amount of time.

There is also a hybrid model, which teams the V - 6 engine with three generators powered by a nickel - metal hydride battery pack to produce 280 hp, while achieving a combined rating of 28 mpg.

Eaton's hybrid controller selects the most efficient mode of operation - diesel, electric, or a blend - depending upon current operating conditions, the battery pack's state of charge, and driver demand.

I have some mutually contradictory information about the longevity of NiMH battery packs, as used in non-plug-in hybrid cars (mostly by Toyota / Lexus, but there may be other brands as well).

As with the former Cayenne S Hybrid, the 2015 E-Hybrid carries its battery underneath the floor of the cargo area, only now this lithium - ion unit packs a charge of 10.8 kilowatt - hours instead of just 1.7 kWh from the old nickel - metal - hydride battery.

This long front deck looks like it could fit a battery pack ahead of the rotary to create the world's first plug - in electric Wankel hybrid.

Compared to the measly 2,000 battery packs being produced monthly as of last fall, Mitsubishi is getting 4,000 plug - in hybrid batteries per month now that LEJ has moved manufacturing of the EV batteries for the Mitsubishi i - MiEV to a separate plant.

Under the bonnet will sit an uprated version of Volvo's high performance plug - in hybrid drivetrain, combining two electric motors and a lithium - ion battery pack with a turbocharged and supercharged 2 - litre four - cylinder engine.

Infiniti's hybrid powertrain from the M sedan, consisting of a 3.5 - liter V - 6 and a lithium - ion battery pack, is newly available in the Q50 Hybrid, which boasts city / highway / combined EPA fuel economy figures of 29/36/31 mpg, as compared with the standard car's 20/30/2hybrid powertrain from the M sedan, consisting of a 3.5 - liter V - 6 and a lithium - ion battery pack, is newly available in the Q50 Hybrid, which boasts city / highway / combined EPA fuel economy figures of 29/36/31 mpg, as compared with the standard car's 20/30/2Hybrid, which boasts city / highway / combined EPA fuel economy figures of 29/36/31 mpg, as compared with the standard car's 20/30/23 mpg.

A new Panasonic dual module casing reduces weight from previous hybrid battery packs and also allows it to increase efficiency of the electrical flow.

A standard gas - powered car doesn't have enough electrical power for an autonomous vehicle, so we've had to tap into Fusion Hybrid's high - voltage battery pack by adding a second, independent power converter to help create two sources of power to maintain robustness.

The TDI offers a smooth - running clean diesel, while hybrid fans can choose the Q5's combination of a turbo 4 - cylinder with a battery pack that's good for 30 mpg.

The plug - in hybrid feels much the same to drive, but its larger battery pack and electrical hook - up means it can be charged overnight for up to 36 miles of all - electric driving.

At the heart of the T8 twin - engine hybrid is a 2.0 - litre turbocharged and supercharged four - cylinder engine, an eight - speed automatic transmission, a rear electric motor and a 9.2 kilowatt - hour battery pack.

The S 500 engine is more complex, featuring a 48 - volt electrical system with a mild - hybrid set - up in the form of a 1kWh lithium - ion battery pack and an electric turbo.

The Volvo V70 plug - in hybrid demonstration car uses a 11.3 kWh battery pack, to deliver 30 miles of EV range.

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 batteryHybrid 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 batteryhybrid system that pairs a 1.5 - liter Atkinson cycle engine to an electric propulsion motor and lithium - ion battery pack.

The CrossBlue gets a hybrid powertrain that consists of a 190 bhp TDI diesel engine and two electric motors with 54hp and 114hp which derive power from a 9.8 KWh Li - ion battery pack housed in the center tunnel.

The Kia Optima PHEV shares the powertrain of the Hyundai Sonata PHEV, and like its sibling, it has a 9.8 kWh battery pack that delivers an all - electric range of 27 mi (43 km), but the Optima plug - in hybrid has a lower drag coefficient, which at 0.24 Cd is on par with the all - electric Tesla Model S.

The hybrid, which pairs a turbo 4 - cylinder with a battery pack and electric motor to make a total of 245 horsepower and attain up to 30 mpg.

This hybrid engine is comprised of a nickel metal hydride battery pack and an I - 4, 1.8 - liter DOHC engine.

There are many places to stow small items in the passenger cabin, but the trunk's capacity is reduced by the presence of the hybrid system's lithium - ion battery pack.

The 2017 Optima Hybrid is said to feature improved packaging, thanks to the battery pack's placement underneath the trunk floor, which allows for a larger load area as well as the integration of 60/40 split - folding rear seats.

The Resonance Concept has been designed by Nissan's design team in California with what Nissan are calling «boldly futuristic aerodynamic styling» and gets a hybrid powertrain with a 2.5 litre ICE engine with a pair of electric motors, CVT «box and a laminated lithium - ion battery pack.

You'll also have to give up a bit of interior storage space, as the hybrid battery pack intrudes ever so slightly into the rear cargo area.

The Civic Hybrid has actually two key improvements, the first is the lithium battery pack and upgraded motor, but the second is a use of an atkinson cycle engine.

Arriving first is the plug - in hybrid which is comprised of a 1.5 L four - cylinder, two AC permanent - magnet synchronous motors, and lithium - ion battery pack.

im glad to be owner of the last generation of honda civic hybrid with NiMH battery pack.

Among the newly funded projects are the development of lithium - ion battery packs for hybrid vehicles, a continuously variable transmission (CVT) for heavy - duty applications; the retrofitting of hydrogen - based diesel... Read more →

Those of you disappointed by the lack of PHEV option, read: MIT Technology Review Tuesday, January 13, 2009 Toyota to Deliver Plug - In Hybrids The new Prius is designed so that its battery pack can be swapped out for a plug - in lithium - ion battery.

And the surprising thing to most consumers is that even though the hybrid gets much of its power from an electric motor, its battery pack does not have to be plugged into an external outlet to be recharged.