The powertrain will be able to
operate on electric power alone in most conditions as it draws energy from the engine that acts as a generator or the battery pack.
The main difference here is the size of the battery pack, which is much larger and usually allows the car to
drive on electric power alone for a certain distance.
The 220 - volt, 60 - cell pack lets the car travel over a mile
on electric power at up to 37 miles per hour.
These cars move closer to the fully electric vehicle side of the continuum, with the ability to go longer
distances on electric power alone.
This compares to other hybrid systems where the electric motor can assist the gas engine plus, propel the
vehicle on electric power alone.
It's a plug - in hybrid sports car good for 30 miles
on electric power before the three - cylinder gasoline engine takes over.
These vehicles run
on electric power until the battery charge runs out and then a gasoline engine kicks in to extend driving range.
It can be set to alert the driver when the car can coast to a
stop on electric power so they take their foot off the gas sooner.
It spent a lot of
time on electric power — even under mild acceleration — and was very quick to turn off the gas engine.
It can also cover as much as 31 miles on the European
cycle on electric power alone and can touch as high as 86 mph without using its gas engine.
It'll hustle
nicely on electric power alone, and keeps the momentum when the 2.0 - liter four - cylinder gas engine kicks in.
It can be charged from any domestic power socket and has sufficient capacity to enable the car to travel up to 19 miles
solely on electric power.
The A8 hybrid will be able to travel up to 62
mph on electric power alone — but its electric - only range is less than two miles.
The user can easily shift to the all - electric mode by the push of a button which can propel the car for up to 50 km
purely on electric power.
Because hybrids
run on electric power when moving slowly through cities - precisely when people are most in danger from being run over - they are very difficult to hear.
At the press of a button, however, the concept car is able to cover a distance of up to 50
kilometres on electric power alone and hence with zero emissions.
Unlike conventional cars, many hybrids get better city mileage than highway mileage, because at low speeds, they can operate
on electric power alone.
BMW states that the i8 can drive solely
on electric power for 15 miles (at up to 75 mph), and the EPA rates it at 76 MPGe, which is a miles - per - gallon equivalent that measures how far the i8 can travel on the amount of energy in one gallon of gas.
Though the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid can
travel on electric power alone for 30 miles, it has a less - powerful version of the base car's 3.6 - liter engine (248 - hp and 230 lb - ft of torque, compared with 287 - hp and 262 lb - ft), so real - world fuel economy won't be drastically different once you've drained the charge from the batteries.
They, along with Clean Tech, a Southern California alt fuels conversion house, announced the creation of E-Drive Systems, a new joint venture to manufacture and market a retrofit kit to convert the newest generation of Priuses to run faster and
further on electric power provided by $ 15,000 worth of Valence Saphion (tm) lithium ion batteries.
When driving medium to long distances, the system can therefore ensure it is possible to drive purely
on electric power on urban sections by using Brake Energy Regeneration and managing the high - voltage battery's energy reserves in a targeted and efficient manner.
In Quiet mode, the V6 shuts off at slow speeds and allows you to creep along in traffic or roll through a parking
lot on electric power only.
Depending on the route planned, drivers can choose to operate the
car on electric power only, engine only, or a hybrid blend of the two powertrains.
There are three hybrid settings in addition to the drive modes: E-Hold conserves the electric charge until needed, E-Power enables the car runs solely
on electric power up to 140 km / h, and E-charge, which uses engine and regenerative braking to replenish the battery.
The MKZ Hybrid could travel at speeds of up to 47 miles per
hour on electric power alone for short distances in its E.V. mode.
The Insight's IMA system has the capability to operate exclusively
on electric power in certain low - to mid-speed cruising conditions.