Sentences with phrase «powered drive motor»

In EV Drive operation, when the battery - powered drive motor is used for either acceleration or regenerative braking, a clutch disengages the stopped gasoline engine from the drivetrain to eliminate efficiency loss from mechanical friction in the engine.

Not exact matches

Engine tested: 60 - kilowatt - hour lithium - ion rechargeable battery with single - motor front - wheel drive; total system power output of 200 horsepower, and EPA - estimated range of 238 miles

Jet engines, power turbines, motors, drives, the inside of a locomotive, a CT scanner — they all spin.

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.

The company plans to build vehicles with a Variable Platform Architecture (VPA), which allows for vehicles to be built with multiple motors, along with powertrain configurations that can be customized for specific power, range and driving dynamics.

Bonhoeffer came to accept the full implications of the resistance movement, justifying his position as follows: «It is not only my task to look after the victims of madmen who drive a motor - car in a crowded street, but to do all in my power to stop their driving at all.

Control & Power: Component and Architecture Class of PowerFlex drives Motion Control: Ultra and Kinetix servo drives and associated motor systems Legacy Systems: Predominantly PLC - 5 and SLC 500 controllers as well as legacy drive and visualization systems

Both types have a chain driven electric motor powered by built - in rechargeable batteries.

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.

Simultaneously, the belt - drive absorbs motor vibrations and noise to ensure top - quality listening.The front panel is also home to convenient buttons that let you tailor your experience, including a volume knob, power button, record button, and playback controls.

With a single - speed chain - driven motor that delivers optimum power and a ride to remember, the Razor MX400 makes our list as one of our favorite dirt bikes for kids.

The Dromida RTR RC Car is designed to perform; the stable setup makes for smooth driving while the brushless motor makes for some amazing power.

Powered by a 1000W motor and connected to a belt drive system, the B. 10 can generate lots of torque.

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).

The result is a novel high - power integrated motor drive and battery charger for vehicle applications, where a new power transfer method has been introduced involving what is known as a rotating transformer.

This bronze Tesla — a statue on the Canadian side — stands atop an induction motor, the type of engine that drove the first hydroelectric power plant.

Hybrid technology is far from an exact science, however, as student engineers found out last week at the Formula Hybrid International competition held at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H. Dartmouth College's fifth - annual Formula Hybrid competition called on student teams to conceive, design, fabricate, develop and drive formula - style hybrid - powered cars — weighing 180 kilograms to 270 kilograms — in a series of exercises testing their hot rods» acceleration, maneuverability and endurance.

This is all done automatically using a tiny microcontroller that gathers the data from the individual drive motors and then calculates when and with what power a particular motor needs to switch on.

By precisely calibrating the mirrors with computer algorithms driving shoe box — size motors, eSolar can build its sunlight - harvesting power plants with many more small, flat mirrors, roughly one square meter in size, as opposed to the large, curved specialty mirrors employed in other designs.

Inside is a spring - loaded hammer, powered by an electric motor that drives the device forward by pounding into the soil.

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.

Motors driven by electrostatic forces have been built less than one - tenth the size of Toshiba's motor, but they have a much lower power - to - size ratio.

Each heliostat has two motors and two drives (one azimuth and one elevation), one 480 V power box, one electronics box, and one control box and associated cabling.

Another automotive engine technology that gets better mileage than standard internal - combustion power plants and hence, produces less carbon dioxide for each mile driven, is the gasoline - electric hybrid, which marries a gasoline engine with electric motors.

We were told that we could raise student achievement if we just understood what was «absolutely essential for all students to know and be able to do» and never strayed from the «drive - train sequence» (a metaphor taken from the way power is transmitted in motors) of the SBE classroom, which, we were informed, was different from the traditional classroom.

Kia says this concept vehicle uses an electric all - wheel - drive system, which likely means that it will be a hybrid with a gasoline engine powering the front wheels and an electric motor powering the rear wheels.

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 combustion engine (petrol or diesel) drives the front wheels and the motor powers the rears, so in situations where grip is limited, the Numero 9 can use its limited four - wheel drive capability for added stability.

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.

Motor power of this P85 was eye - watering, certainly the fastest car I've ever driven.

Unveiled at the 2014 Geneva motor show, the stunning 2 +2 coupe harnesses power from a 3 - litre V6 available with three power outputs driving either the rear or all - four wheels.

Built in less than nine months by 13 Wolfsburg plant apprentices, the GTI First Decade is powered by a 404 - hp gasoline engine driving the front wheels, coupled to a rear - mounted electric motor that drives the rear wheels.

The ring gear is again fixed for a low overall drive ratio between the motor and the half shafts powering the Volt's front wheels.

The engine continues providing the power to spin the generator, which in turn supplies the drive motor with electric current.

The twin - motor drive unit and power electronics are identical to the Volt's, while the Malibu also has an exhaust gas recovery system that a first for a Chevy.

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.

Powertrain Motor: AC synchronous electric Power: 123 hp / 92 kW Torque: 189 lb - ft / 256 Nm Transmission: Single - speed Drive: Front - wheel

It's powered by four compact permanent magnet synchronous electric motors and features all - wheel drive.

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

Being motoring journalists, we picked the SR for our test drive and found that improvements made to the electrically assisted power steering are more worthwhile.

The T8 powerplant will offer three drive modes: Pure, for all - battery operation; Hybrid, which combines the gas engine and electric motor, and Power, which is gas internal - combustion only.

In addition to the base engine (powered by a 1.3 - liter inline - four), the 2015 Fit will include a new hybrid powertrain that combines a 1.5 - liter gas engine and an electric motor (with a new intelligent dual - clutch drive system).

Reports from earlier this year suggest that the new Supra will likely be based on the same platform as the next BMW Z4, with power coming from either a BMW - sourced turbocharged engine or a hybrid drivetrain, possibly with front - wheel electric motors which could endow the rear - wheel - drive sports car with all - wheel drive.

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.

Lea - Francis Hyper — The Editor investigates this underrated Meadows - powered Vintage sports car and drives a particularly original example / Auto - biography: Annabel Jones — Matthew Bell visits VSCC stalwart and supernavigator Annabel Jones and learns about some of her motoring adventures / Belgian Speed Hunters — Nick Jonckheere looks at some Land Speed Record pioneers, focussing on the early attempts to break the 100km / h and 100mph barriers / Goodwood Festival of Speed — David Venables reports from Lord March's annual gathering of the world's rarest sports and racing cars.

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.

If the Ford system is similar to the Toyota hybrid synergy drive, there should be a powerful (2kW or so) DC - DC converter supplying the 12V system from the high voltage system, and the power to the high voltage system is provided by motor - generators.

With advanced technology like rechargeable lithium batteries and electric motors providing power to the wheels, modern battery electric vehicles allow for all - electric driving while producing zero tailpipe emissions.