Sentences with phrase «pure electric car»

The company expects 75 percent of those vehicles to be conventional hybrids — and the rest made up of pure electric cars or plug - in hybrids.

A growing number of automakers are building pure electric cars for 2014, and while not all of these vehicles are available in every single market, gradually it's becoming easier to get behind the wheel of a battery - powered automobile at both the low and high end of the pricing spectrum.

Other manufacturers are hard at work trying to catch Toyota's green machine, with pure electric cars and higher mileage hybrids on the way.

BMW has confirmed a new, pure electric car concept for a reveal later this year.

Pure electric cars rely on lithium - ion batteries either in a subfloor layer, or stuffed under the rear seat in back of the vehicle.

The nifty thing about the Prius, Insight and the new Civic hybrids is that although they operate part of the time on an electric motor under battery power, they never have to be plugged in for recharging the way pure electric cars do.

Likewise, pure electric cars get their combined rating in mpg - e as well, along with how many kilowatt hours of electricity are needed to travel 100 miles.

Last week, BMW revealed it plans to have 12 pure electric cars in its lineup by 2025.

Last year, Hyundai launched its first mass - market pure electric car IONIQ, but the vehicle's per - charge driving range is much shorter than offerings from Tesla and GM.

The Porsche MissionE concept introduced at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show (2015 IAA) is not only the Stuttgart - based automaker's first pure electric car concept, but also a possible design direction of the company's future models.

Despite reports that Audi is concerned about strong Californian sales of the battery electric Tesla Model S — currently running ahead of Audi's own sales volume in that area — Stadler insists Audi will stick with plug - in hybrids as its preferred electrification route, rather than chasing Tesla («a new kid on the block») into pure electric cars.

Plug - in hybrids such as the upcoming Chevrolet Volt; pure electric cars such as the continually delayed Tesla; and hydrogen - powered fuel - cell cars are all on the horizon, and could arrive before 2020.

China's smoggy skies topped the agenda at the annual parliamentary session this year, while Premier Li Keqiang in January demonstrated the importance of green cars by visiting a factory of BYD Co Ltd, maker of the e6 pure electric car.

There will be an AMG pure electric car but I don't know when.

Pure electric cars make more noise on pull - off compared to the way the Phantom glides up to speed.

The Volt gets bonus points for the sportiness of its drive compared to more sedate plug - in hybrids — that have gas engines that fire up too easily — and smaller pure electric cars, that feel less substantial on the road compared to the Volt.

Last year, it was reported that Honda is planning three pure electric cars for China.

Pure electric cars rely on lithium - ion batteries either in a subfloor layer, or stuffed under the rear seat in back of the vehicle.

Pure electric cars don't really compete with Volt and, especially, with Prius, but if Tesla comes up with one for $ 30K, it will be tough on the Nissan Leaf.

My belief is that hybrid vehicles will be in much wider use than pure electric cars, says Institute director Michael Seal.

Performance is also the same as in the previous car, hitting 62 mph in 7.3 sec for the pure electric car, with the slightly heavier range extender model taking 8.1 sec.

I've driven every pure electric car on the market, from the Tesla Model S and Roadster to the now - defunct Coda, the Chevy Spark EV, the Fiat 500e, the BMW i3, the Nissan Leaf and now the Mercedes - Benz B - Class Electric Drive.

CIRENCESTER, UK — March 9, 2015: Less than one year from launch the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV has now overtaken every other plug - in hybrid and pure electric car, even passing vehicles that have been on sale since 2011, such as the Nissan Leaf, to become the UK's favourite plug - in vehicle.

Refinement levels in this mode are spectacular — every bit as impressive as a pure electric car, with only the sound of the tyres rolling across the bitumen to spoil the silence.

The Maserati Alfieri Concept is turning in to a production car, but it will be offered with a plug - in hybrid powertrain, and as a pure electric car promising 0 - 62mph under 2.0 seconds.

Like the 225xe, it starts as a pure electric car, with the hybrid Auto eDrive as the default mode and sticking with battery power alone at up to 50mph.

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Refinement levels in this mode are spectacular — every bit as impressive as a pure electric car, with only the sound of the tires rolling across the bitumen to spoil the silence.

Nissan also showed its R'nessa EV, a pure electric car that will be sold in California next year as the Altra.

If you're buying privately, the Golf GTE is also really pricey, and you'll only get a # 2500 grant from the Government (rather than the # 4500 grant available on pure electric cars, such as the e-Golf).

According to Automotive News, Ferrari's annual meeting on 13 April contained a reference to the 2017 business report, saying that «pure electric cars may become the prevalent technology for performance sports cars, thereby displacing hybrid models.»

This pure electric car will not be launched before 2020/21.

Launched in April 2014, it has now overtaken every other plug - in hybrid and pure electric car, even passing vehicles that have been on sale since 2011, such as the Nissan Leaf.

Green - leaning shoppers who can live with a pure electric car's limited range may still want to consider the less expensive, all - electric Nissan Leaf, too.

All hybrids and pure electric cars will be given the «eDrive» label in future.

Globally, Nissan has sold more than 3,20,000 units of the pure electric car.

Speaking to Car and Driver at the 2015 New York Auto Show, Palmer said Aston Martin already «green - lighted a technical study for Rapide EV,» which would be a pure electric car with no range extender.

The BYD Qin, spearheading a range of BYD petrol, hybrid and pure electric cars for the consumer market, is expected to be launched in Europe in early 2015.

It turns on as a pure electric car, moves off with brilliant assurance as an electric car and then runs convincingly in any traffic we can find.

Some will be hybrids, some will be plug - in hybrids, and some will be pure electric cars.

«The new Nissan Leaf will continue to offer one of the least expensive and practical ways to own a pure electric car,» adds senior editor Ed Hellwig.

But if the government spends only $ 100 billion to improve the battery technology, then by 2020 we can get pure electric cars.

The cost of Chevrolet Volt will remain high ($ 40,000) in comparison to pure electric cars (5 seats, 4 doors) that cost only $ 12,000, not just because of the battery, but because this car is very complicated due to 2 different kinds of engines, and their synchronization that requires a lot of electronics.

But as we pointed out, there are better batteries with specific energy at least 330 Wh / kg, and we can surely increase the weight of the battery to at least 400 kg for a pure electric car, since the heavy internal combustion engine, the heavy transmission, gear box, radiator, etc, would not be needed.

The pure electric cars are $ 12,000 PROVIDED that you buy these electric cars WITHOUT battery.