Sentences with phrase «replace conventional cars»

Unlike many autonomous concepts, it's not designed to replace conventional cars so much as provide an alternative for businesses and dedicated mobility services.

THERE are grave flaws in a study which claims that replacing conventional cars with electric vehicles will expose people to dangerous levels of lead, according to industry and environmental groups.

Not exact matches

Some predict that self - driving cars will replace both traditional public transportation and conventional cars in cities, transforming urban transportation into a network of interconnected vehicles to effectively eliminate traffic.

Although it's still a long shot, the idea that FCEVs could one day replace conventional gasoline cars seems more likely today than ever before.

Just like the TT in which it debuted, this replaces conventional instruments with a high - tech TFT screen that displays both car data and useful info from the navigation system or infotainment setup.

Weight was saved on the brakes too, replacing the concept's Brembo discs and pads with conventional MX - 5 ones - a step that seems somewhat retrogressive, but big brakes aren't as necessary on a lighter car - and the 11.3 kg standard battery was replaced with a 2 kg lithium alternative.

Now, the Leaf could be mistaken for one of Nissan's conventional hatchbacks: Gone are the headlights that stretched up the front fenders, replaced with less daring horizontal lights, and the front end has adopted Nissan's corporate V - Motion grille, seen on everything from the Murano SUV to the Sentra compact car.

Lexus» spindle grille still dominates the car's front fascia but the angular headlights that contributed to the concept car's aggressive looks have been replaced by more conventional - looking clusters.

The optional cameras replace conventional door mirrors with much smaller cameras, which project digital images onto screens located inside the car on the leading edge between the doors and dashboard.

Of course, the latter was replaced by a full panel since electric cars don't need the cooling system of a vehicle that uses a conventional engine.

Featuring an innovative start - up clutch that replaces a conventional torque converter, the seven - speed MCT (for multi-clutch technology) transmission combines the direct connection of a manual gearbox with the lightning - quick automatic gear shifts of a Formula 1 race car.

It could cost the U.K. $ 263 billion to to meet its goal of replacing all its conventional cars with electric ones by 2040, according to The Telegraph newspaper.

- Intermittent wind energy can't replace a single conventional energy power plant, let alone fuel cars, trucks and ships.

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In this hour, we'll explore how India can choose — and is choosing — to shift from a fossil fuel path to sustainable development, witnessing leadership in action from the country's role in the International Solar Alliance to its efforts to replace the dirty conventional cars polluting its cities with 6 - 7 million electric and hybrid vehicles by 2020.