Last week, BMW revealed it plans to have 12
pure electric cars in its lineup by 2025.
Not exact matches
Very few
car owners
in Ulster County are tooling around
in pure electric models, which cost too much and only a few have the range required for rural or suburban driving.
In that case, about 1 in 5 new cars would be either a «pure» electric or a plug - in hybrid like the Volt, according to BNEF Senior Transportation Analyst Glen Walke
In that case, about 1
in 5 new cars would be either a «pure» electric or a plug - in hybrid like the Volt, according to BNEF Senior Transportation Analyst Glen Walke
in 5 new
cars would be either a «
pure»
electric or a plug -
in hybrid like the Volt, according to BNEF Senior Transportation Analyst Glen Walke
in hybrid like the Volt, according to BNEF Senior Transportation Analyst Glen Walker.
We all know company patriarch Ferdinand Porsche built a workable gasoline -
electric hybrid
in the 19th century and that Porsche just won the 24 Hours of Le Mans with a distant descendant of that
car, but hybrids are at best a temporary step on the way to a
pure -
electric future.
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 2
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 2
electric battery pack delivering about six - times the current
car's energy output and a
pure -
electric range of 2
electric range of 27 miles.
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.
If we expect costs to fall by half
in 2025, which is a difficult target, it won't necessarily lead to volume sales of
pure -
electric cars.
What's Under the Covers Like the gasoline - powered Mitsubishi i -
car upon which this
pure electric is based, the propulsion hardware is located just ahead of the rear axle — as
in the standard «mid-engine» format.
A
pure sports
car,
electric or otherwise,
in the small smart footprint remains a compelling idea even today.
In fact, all
cars except
pure electric vehicles attract a flat rate of # 140 a year, regardless of their emissions.
The modern era with semi-autonomous driving, increased driver aids, piped -
in exhaust notes and fully -
electric cars are pushing out
pure driver's
cars.
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.
In Pure mode, the
car is powered solely by its
electric motor as much as possible.
The Polestar 1 is an
Electric Performance Hybrid GT with 600hp, 1000Nm of torque and with 150 km of range in Pure mode, has the longest electric - only driving range of any hybrid car in th
Electric Performance Hybrid GT with 600hp, 1000Nm of torque and with 150 km of range
in Pure mode, has the longest
electric - only driving range of any hybrid car in th
electric - only driving range of any hybrid
car in the world.
In pure electric mode, the
car can go up to 75 mph, with a range of about 27 miles.
Hyundai offers its sensible Ioniq family
car in a variety of powertrains - including a
pure electric version costing # 29,495.
With only 168 copies sold last year, the
pure -
electric Mitsubishi i - MiEV subcompact five - door hatchback was not only one of the worst - selling
cars in Canada it was also the worst - selling
electric vehicle
in Canada, too.
According to Porsche, this engineering marvel of a
car can achieve somewhere around 85 to 95 miles to a gallon and will race from 0 - 62 MPH
in pure electric mode.
Clearly a Lamborghini, Asterion is a conceptual
car housing a plug -
in hybrid powertrain designed to Lamborghini objectives: The Asterion defines a solution to significantly reducing CO2 emissions through technologies available today, guaranteeing the unique Lamborghini driving feel with a smooth and reactive driveability and with superior power, including an exceptional
pure electric range of 50 km.
Fully
electric and plug -
in hybrid
cars are likely, alongside
pure combustion - powered
cars in whatever form they take before being banned
in various countries.
Thomas Ingenlath, Chief Executive Officer of Polestar, continued; «The Polestar 1 is a Performance
Electric Hybrid, but with the longest pure electric range of any hybrid car in the world, we consider it an electric car with support from an internal combustion
Electric Hybrid, but with the longest
pure electric range of any hybrid car in the world, we consider it an electric car with support from an internal combustion
electric range of any hybrid
car in the world, we consider it an
electric car with support from an internal combustion
electric car with support from an internal combustion engine.
Pure -
electric vehicle sales rose to 38,495
in 2014, from 24,586
cars in 2013, while sales of plug -
in hybrids and range - extender
electric cars rose to 36,836 from 30,558
in 2013.
Producing 218hp, plus the support of an Integrated Starter Generator, the Polestar 1
in Pure mode, is a rear wheel drive
Electric performance
car with up to 150 km of range.
Backed by an 8 - speed automatic, the
car will be able to operate
in pure electric mode up to 37 mph.
Despite all that punch on tap, the British
car - maker says that, thanks to its plug -
in tech, the P400e will cover 51 km on
pure -
electric power and average fuel consumption of just 2.8 L / 100 km, while emitting only 64g / km of CO2.
In 2012, city drivers will have fun with the Toyota FT - EV, a
pure battery -
electric car.
Ford will also offer customers a wide - range of fuel efficient and
electric cars, starting with a Ford Focus that customers can buy as with ecoboost fuel economy, or as a hybrid, or as a plug -
in hybrid, or as a
pure battery
electric.
Hence, it was hard to tell how much of the time the
car was
in pure electric mode.
Pure holds the
car in electric - mode as long as possible, while Hybrid lets the
car decide how best to make use of the various powertrain elements for most economical effect.
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 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.
The BMW sub-brand will bring the first
pure - bred
electric car — the BMW i3 — onto the market
in 2013, and this will be followed a year later by the introduction of the BMW i8 plug -
in hybrid sports
car.
The first
car to be produced at the German facility will be a
pure -
electric version of the its seven - seat BX7 SUV which is already on sale as a plug -
in hybrid
in China.
It's effectively a rear - wheel drive
car when the
car is running
in its
pure electric mode, punching through the two - speed transmission.
The 2013 Mitsubishi i - MiEV is another all -
electric contender, one that is perhaps the
purest representation of a Japanese city
car in that it makes few considerations specifically for the U.S. market.
The e-tron comes with a smooth six - speed automatic gearbox, which only struggles when the
car has to transition between the
pure petrol and
pure electric modes - on occasion it can get clunky
in these instances.
Heavily inspired by the E-Motion concept that was unveiled at the Shanghai auto show back
in April 2017, it's rumoured that instead of that
car's advanced
pure -
electric powertrain the X-Motion will be equipped with a conventional internal combustion engine.
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.
Set to sit above both of Borgward's SUVs, the BX5 and BX7, the new sports
car, likely to be a coupe, will be powered by the company's 2.0 - litre turbocharged four - cylinder petrol engine, although the Frankfurt show
car may run the e-PROPULSION
pure -
electric hardware revealed
in April.
From city commuters to cargo vans and even all - out sports
cars, Mercedes - Benz has a production - oriented fleet of
pure electric vehicles that is arguably the most diverse
in the world.
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.
This will get intense scrutiny from other
car companies because it's a completely different type of hybrid that can run
in pure EV mode for 10 to 15 miles, or can run
in hybrid mode where it becomes a series hybrid just like the Chevy Volt, and can run
in engine mode, where the engine is mechanically connected to the wheels yet still gets
electric assist from one of two
electric motors.
This enables the SUV to become a four - wheel drive
car as a result and when driven
in pure electric mode, the vehicle has a range of about 70 kms.
Speaking to
CAR at the Paris motor show, Audi board member for R&D Ulrich Hackenberg said that both a plug -
in hybrid R8 and a
pure electric R8 E-tron were on the cards.
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.
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.
Nissan also showed its R'nessa EV, a
pure electric car that will be sold
in California next year as the Altra.
Since I'm not a high - mileage driver, most of the miles I have put on the
car have been
in pure -
electric mode.
In addition, an informative HMI screen provides the driver the
car's battery and fuel gauge; power charge meter; and range, broken down into
pure electric and gas.
By running on
pure electric power, the air conditioner compressor begins cooling the
car more quickly than
in a conventional system.