The Lorinser Easybrid Smart ForTwo was born from the tuner's idea of adding an electric motor to a conventionally powered car with drum brakes on the rear axle, which will also offer the driver the possibility of traveling in
pure electric mode as well.
Not exact matches
(Other
modes include Touring, which is the default setting; Mountain, which reserves energy for steep grades; and Hold, which allows drivers to use only the gasoline engine so that they can save the charge for
pure electric driving for later, such
as when they are in the city.)
In
Pure mode, the car is powered solely by its
electric motor
as much
as possible.
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.
In its default upon start - up, the Accord PHEV acts
as a
pure electric vehicle and will continue on in full -
electric mode until battery capacity necessitates the automatic switch to gas /
electric hybrid operation.
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.
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.
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 system has four
modes of operation from low - speed
pure EV to Normal to Eco and Sport and the RX 450h can operate in
electric - only or gas - engine - only
modes as well
as a combination of both.
The EV Later
mode holds the
pure electric range remaining on the battery in reserve, letting you decide when to operate the C - Max Energi
as an
electric vehicle.
Unlike a
pure -
electric car there's no range anxiety here, yet the A3 e-tron can be recharged and driven in zero tailpipe emissions EV
mode or range - extending hybrid
mode, or
as a
pure - petrol model once its battery is depleted.
It offers the same great styling and comfort
as its siblings with the ability to run on
pure electric mode for up to 27 miles, reducing the time and money you spend at the pump.