Sentences with phrase «powered by a combustion»

«We have 100 students this year, designing and building full - sized track cars that are zero emission,» he explains, «and we're building a car that will be racing at Silverstone this year against vehicles powered by combustion engines.»

A pressure point on the accelerator pedal signals the switch between all - electric mode and driving powered by the combustion engine.

Not exact matches

The CEO also predicted that by 2025, «More than half of the power units you see on the road will have some relevance of electrification» — if not fully electric some hybrid form of combustion and electric.

The swept volume of one combustion chamber is calculated («swept volume» being the space available for the fuel mixture before combustion; generally speaking, the more space, the more fuel and the more power produced), then multiplied by the number of cylinders in the engine.

It's powered by an updated 2.0 - litre V4 petrol engine, with big claims of it being the «most efficient combustion engine» in Porsche's history.

In a modeling study of coal, oil, and natural gas, Zhang and Caldeira compared the warming caused by combustion to the warming caused by the carbon dioxide released by a single instance of burning, such as one lump of coal, and by a power plant that is continuously burning fuel.

Battery - powered buses could have killed off the internal combustion engine long ago, if only the company making them hadn't been run by swindlers

Another study, published last year in Reviews of Geophysics, lists the man - made aerosols as coming from sulfates, nitrate and black carbon emitted by internal combustion engines, coal - fired power plants, slash - and - burn agricultural practices, and smoke from cooking.

Banned in Delhi for a decade, smog - spewing combustion engine — powered rickshaws are fading away in India and in many other countries, thanks not only to inroads by minivans, but also to improved rickshaw motor designs coupled with laws to mothball dirtier models.

Saab's combustion - control engine has leapfrogged the manufacturers still studying fuel cells, methanol fuels, and electrics by reinventing an ordinary internal - combustion gasoline power plant that recycles unburned components of its exhaust.

With the market for hybrid automobiles picking up steam, it makes sense for tomorrow's engineers to get a feel for designing and building cars powered by a combination of internal combustion and electricity.

The Chevrolet Volt, which GM plans to introduce in two years (reportedly at a mid - $ 30,000 base price), is a new breed of gasoline - electric hybrid, cars powered by a battery - powered electric motor that can be recharged on the road with an internal combustion engine.

Whereas other actuators powered by electricity or combustion could cause damage to humans or their surroundings, loss of vacuum pressure in VAMPs would simply render the actuator motionless.

«That's why we are concentrating on building high - technology combustion engine cars, hybrid cars, as well as electric cars powered either by batteries or fuel cells.

However, its future potential uses are significantly limited by scarcity and cost, as well as the fact that platinum readily binds with carbon monoxide, which «poisons» the desired reactions, for example in polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells, which are the leading contenders for small - scale and mobile power generation not based on batteries or combustion engines.

Cleaner air and reduced oil imports can be won by redesigning conventional internal - combustion - powered vehicles

The capabilities of Test Cell 1 include a fuel / air combustion skid for energy input; cooling systems for heat removal; 130 kW eddy - current dynamometer for precision power measurements; and instrumentation, system protection, and power control channels.For measuring the thermal output of fuel - fired thermal energy systems, such as a gas - fired liquid - metal evaporator for Stirling engines, Test Cell 1 offers a gas - gap calorimeter, which simulates the engine by allowing the liquid metal to condense at operating temperatures.

speed by delaying the ignition so much, that the motor doesn't gain any power from the combustion.

A power bump (520 hp from 460 hp) brought about by bigger injectors, better connecting rods, and modified combustion chambers, as well as different gearing.

Without getting too detailed about the inner workings of a turbo, it's basic function is to provide on - demand power to the engine by forcing more air (and thus, more fuel) into the combustion chamber.

@Paulster2 Theoretically by igniting the fuel sooner a higher combustion chamber pressure can be achieved at the moment of the power stroke.

The Lagonda electric car shape was generated by the technology, unlike the Tesla Model S, which is an internal combustion - powered car shape with a fake grille (early in the production run), rather like air - cooled Franklins with big fake radiator grilles.

A turbocharger, or colloquially turbo, is a turbine - driven forced induction device that increases an internal combustion engine's efficiency and power output by forcing extra air into the combustion chamber.

The spray and cone angles have been optimised for torque, power output, fuel consumption and emissions by enabling a homogeneous distribution of the air / fuel mixture and, therefore, effective combustion.

They are powered by rechargeable batteries and propelled by an electric motor instead of an internal - combustion engine.

An internal combustion engine makes power by first drawing air and fuel into the combustion chamber.

Powered by a 296bhp 2.0 - litre, four - cylinder Ingenium petrol engine, the P400e PHEV is also equipped with an 114bhp electric motor, although the peak power for the powertrain is capped at 398bhp due to the peak outputs of the internal combustion engine and the electric motor arriving at different engine / motor speeds.

SPORT mode engages the power of the combustion engine, with extra boost provided by the electric motor.

As the first electronic vehicle to use a lithium - ion battery and the first ever electronic car produced by Nissan, the 200 plus models of its Altra station wagon shared power with either a 2.0 - or 2.4 - liter internal combustion engine.

CVCC stood for compound vortex controlled combustion and by enabling a more complete combustion of fuel it improved power, emissions and mileage.

This Lexus is powered by a 2.4 - liter internal combustion engine and a pair of electric motors.

Through 2021, de Nysschen said the brand will focus on a vehicle portfolio powered by internal combustion engines, including Cadillac - exclusive V - 8 and V - 6 offerings.

The electric drive element — called DynaStart — is produced by the ZF Powertrain and Suspension Components division for use in passenger cars and commercial vehicles with a power capacity between 10 and 100 kW and with a maximum torque of 100 to 1,000 N · m. For full hybrid applications, ZF also supplies the electric motor as a hybrid module with an integrated separating clutch for decoupling the electric motor and the combustion engine.

The BMW i8 Concept Roadster is a plug - in hybrid powered by an eDrive drivetrain combining a high - performance electric motor and petrol combustion engine.

As described at the beginning, the combustion engine fitted by Volkswagen is a turbocharged 1.6 - litre four - cylinder direct - injection engine (TSI) that produces 220 kW / 299 PS of power and a maximum torque of 400 Nm.

For more engine power, and to augment the benefits of forced induction (by means of turbocharging or supercharging), an aftermarket water injection system can be added to the induction system of both gasoline and diesel internal combustion engines.

Like hybrids, however, and unlike EVs (or range - extender EVs, which incorporate a combustion engine that acts as a power generator, extending their range), PHEVs are powered primarily by a conventional combustion engine — fuelled by petrol in all cases in Australia so far.

Compare this to the 28.9 miles a day for the average vehicle powered by an internal combustion engine.

The four - wheel drive consist of the combustion engine equipped with one of the two electric motors — a belt - driven starter - generator (BSG) and the second electric motor on the rear axle, powered by a 48 - volt lithium - ion battery system.

Ford is leveraging six - speed transmissions; advanced internal combustion engines such as EcoBoost; hybrids; full electric vehicles; vehicle weight reduction; and electric power - assisted steering to improve fuel economy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions fleet - wide by 30 % by 2020.

«We believe this combination points to the future of vehicles powered primarily by an internal combustion engine.»

The prototype is powered by a parallel hybrid drive set - up that combines a 214 HP combustion engine featuring BMW TwinPower Turbo technology with an electrical motor that adds another 93 HP.

Because of its parallel hybrid configuration, the 918 Spyder can be powered at the rear axle either individually by the combustion engine or electric motor or via both drives jointly.

Local governments have taken steps to clean up air quality and reduce emissions, while some countries have outlined outright bans on cars powered by internal - combustion engines in the future.

The spark plugs — each is powered by an individual ignition coil — function as «sensors»; the two auxiliary control units monitor the power signal after every ignition and can immediately identify irregularities in the combustion process through ionization phenomena.

Under less dynamic driving conditions the drive power provided by the electric motor enables the combustion engine to run under more favourable load conditions for maximum effi ciency, thus optimising its operating qualities.

This is made possible by the particularly effi cient starter system, activation of the combustion engine by the electric motor supplied with power from the high - voltage battery enabling the engine to start extremely quickly and without any vibrations.

The electric engines powering the Porsche Boxster E are backed by a 29 kWh lithium - iron - phosphate battery pack located where the combustion engine used to be, which weights 341 kg (752 lbs) and takes up to 9 hours to recharge.

A mild hybrid system is the simplest and most cost - effective way of adding electric drivetrain components to a vehicle powered by an internal combustion engine (ICE).

The more traditional 2.5 Liter flat four gas burning power plant makes a total of 165 HP and 169 lb - ft of torque by taking advantage of Subaru's new i - AVLS, active valve lift system to help the internal combustion engine breathe a bit easier.