It can drive on
pure electric power at speeds of up to 77mph, while it posts an official EU pure - electric range figure of 25 miles from a fully charged lithium - ion battery.
Not exact matches
The shift away from
pure fossil - fuel engines has been so fast that 2017 sales of cars using some form of
electric battery
power topped out
at 52 percent, according to the Norwegian Road Federation (OFV).
The dual
power sources offer all of the incentives of driving an
electric vehicle — charging
at home, cheap energy, and the potential for reduced emissions — while eliminating the inconvenience of limited range and slow charging times that afflict
pure electric vehicles.
The automatic switching between
pure electric and hybrid modes is a distraction, but there is tremendous traction when all
power sources are called up, allowing you to confidently lay the throttle back
at the apex safe in the knowledge that drive is being sent both to the front and rear wheels.
The chassis design is complemented by a completely new
Electric Power Assist Steering system, which has been carefully tuned to deliver
pure and precise responses
at high speed while remaining light and manoeuvrable for parking.
Recently rated by the EPA
at 108 MPGe rating in the city, the C - max Energi is perfect for a short commute on
pure electric power, and longer trips using the gasoline and
electric combined range of 620 miles.
The Volt operates as a
pure battery
electric vehicle until its plug - in battery capacity drops to a predetermined threshold from full charge,
at which point its gasoline engine
powers an
electric generator to extend the vehicle's range.
The
electric motors now produce 105kW / 143bhp and can drive the car to 105kmph on
pure battery
power which can be increased to 120kmph
at a push of an (eDrive) button.
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.
Targeted 60 - kilometre plus
pure -
electric range, 34 g / km CO2 emissions, and efficient packaging The Optima Sportswagon Plug - in Hybrid is
powered by a 11.26 kWh lithium - polymer battery pack paired with a 50 kW
electric motor, providing a provisional
pure -
electric range of more than 60 km (38 miles)
at speeds of up to 120 kph.
Then if you go RADICAL (the way all vendors will need to go tomorrow when PHEV prices will start to go down and they will have no other choice to compete), I mean go the best Tesla - Like all -
electric drive trains, just adding a small «
pure power generator» Range extender on top, never tracting the car mechanically itself, BUT then pulling the huge central ICE engine, the huge central gearbox, the huge central transmission, saving tons of space and $ for more battery, then you can save a lot of space, look
at Tesla Model X front and back Trunks and its internal space!
The two - mode system employs two 60 - kilowatt
electric motors that can
power the truck on
pure electric at low speeds or assist the gasoline engine
at higher speeds.
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.
The BMW 740Le xDrive iPerformance follows in the tyre tracks of the BMW X5 xDrive40e as the brand's second model to distribute its
power permanently to all four wheels in
pure -
electric driving, when the combustion engine cuts in and when both drive systems are in use
at the same time.
Motiv
Power Systems» family of
pure -
electric EPIC Ford - based chassis are on display now through March 9th
at The Work Truck Show in Indianapolis, Indiana,
at the Ford booth.
But
at the push of a button the driver can switch to quiet and emission - free city driving on
pure electric power where the range will be around 25 miles, and then, when needed, immediately revert back to the combined capacity of the gasoline engine and
electric motor, with its combined output of around 400 hp and 472 lb. - ft.
At no point when the Insight is moving does it operate under
pure electric power.
The new hybrid should be capable of running on
pure electric mode
at speeds up to 47 MPH, meaning the car can operate in most city and neighborhood conditions without using the gas engine for direct
power.
Now,
at a launch event for the Kona's gas -
powered sibling, Roadshow has learned that the
pure -
electric model will debut for US and Canadian audiences
at the New York Auto Show later this month.
It's impressive the way the i8's advanced drivetrain switches from hybrid (all three
power sources used) to
pure electric mode (just one
power source)
at the press of a button.
Because I ride a bicycle and limit my car trips, and I've curtailed my airplane travel, and wear sweaters (I know when I've set the thermostat too low when I can see the dog's breath in the living room), and because I've opted into our
electric utility's «
Pure Power» wind power program (they pledge to buy 75 % of your power from wind farms in exchange for raising your rate a few cents per kilowatt hour), my personal «Carbon Footprint» comes out at less than 4 tons per
Power» wind
power program (they pledge to buy 75 % of your power from wind farms in exchange for raising your rate a few cents per kilowatt hour), my personal «Carbon Footprint» comes out at less than 4 tons per
power program (they pledge to buy 75 % of your
power from wind farms in exchange for raising your rate a few cents per kilowatt hour), my personal «Carbon Footprint» comes out at less than 4 tons per
power from wind farms in exchange for raising your rate a few cents per kilowatt hour), my personal «Carbon Footprint» comes out
at less than 4 tons per year.