Sentences with phrase «run on electricity»

I know how to fix many issues with computer systems in the vehicles themselves, such as window and mirror controls, and I have a broad knowledge of engines that run on electricity, alternative energy sources, and gasoline.

But every vehicle we retrofit to run on electricity will get cleaner as it gets older, because its power will come from increasingly low - carbon sources — including all that West Texas wind.

As business Green reports, 10 km of highway in Hesse will soon be equipped with overhead charging cables to be used by hybrid trucks to run on electricity when juice is available, and to switch back to diesel when it's not.

The idea is to take a load off the plane's engines by powering non-propulsion systems - basically everything that run on electricity in the plane, light the entertainment electronics avionics, lights, etc - with a fuel cell rather than with the engines.

The factory - built Prius can run on electricity only, but for just a kilometer or two.

Air conditioners run on electricity while heat comes from coal / oil / natural gas and least effectively or commonly on electricity.

Think of consumer energy technologies as two basic types: those that run on electricity (anything that plugs in or has a battery) and those that directly combust fuels like oil, gasoline, natural gas, or biomass.

Replace technologies that still run on combustion, like gasoline vehicles and natural gas heating and cooling, with alternatives that run on electricity, like electric vehicles and heat pumps.

All - electric vehicles (EVs) run on electricity only.

These technologies include battery electric vehicles, which run on electricity from the grid, and fuel cell vehicles, which run on hydrogen gas.

Because while it's true that electric cars don't run on gasoline, they do run on electricity, which, in the U.S. is often produced by another fossil fuel — coal.

And California has mandated that starting in 2012, major automakers will have to produce a certain number of zero - emissions vehicles (those that run on electricity) in order to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

The section from Boston to New Haven was electrified in the 1990s — the section from New Haven to D.C. has run on electricity since the 1930s (I remember on trips to NYC in the 1950s and 1960s having to stop in New Haven while they switched diesel for electric locomotives).

Like the Volt, it can run on electricity alone until its battery get depleted, and when that happens a gasoline engine kicks in to generate power (unlike, say, a Prius hybrid, the gasoline engine doesn't turn the wheels directly, it all goes through electric motors).

Now, one other thing about electric cars — and you don't need to talk to Chu about this — it turns out electric cars run on electricity.

It's a well - finished, fun - to - drive five - seater, with folding rear seats and ample cargo space, that simply happens to run on electricity rather than gasoline.

So, rather than trying to beat plug - in cars in ways it can not — like run on electricity more than a mile or so at 25 mph — Toyota is broadening its appeal while giving as much more mpg as is possible within the laws of physics — or its engineers» capabilities.

The two electric motors produce 218 HP of power allowing the vehicle to run on electricity alone for a range of 150 kms (which is the longest all - electric range of any hybrid model in the market).

The newer electric motor can run up to 62 mph, meaning that it can run on electricity at higher speeds, saving more gas.

When the battery is charged after plugging it into the wall, the i8 can run on electricity alone when the driver pushes a button on the dash.

It will run on electricity, gasoline, or a combination of the two, depending on conditions, and automatically switches between them.

The optimal driving condition is with moderate speeds in light traffic, where you can run on electricity but still benefit from regenerative braking.

This isn't exactly the first electric car from the German carmaker, electric versions of the B - Class and SLS AMG have already been in and out of production and there are few other plug - in hybrids in its portfolio that can run on electricity for short distances.

More remarkably, the company also says it can run on electricity at speeds up to 86 miles per hour — though that's slightly deceptive, since it means the engine may shut down for a while at speeds that high, leaving the electric motor to propel the car.

This is because plug - in hybrid vehicles normally have a range of well over 20 kilometres when run on electricity and can therefore be used efficiently for both short and long trips as well as in mixed mode.

If that's still not good enough, the Energi will have the same basic powertrain as the Hybrid, but will allow for overnight plug - ins of the car to run on electricity alone.

Also, by our math, the car costs more to run on electricity, so it didn't break out hearts to be driving in hybrid mode for much of the week.

The Prius is a standard hybrid, while the Prime cranks up the efficiency dial with a plug - in hybrid drivetrain that can run on electricity alone for up to 22 miles at speeds of up to 84 mph.

If there was ever a time to truly test the M35h's ability to sip fuel and run on electricity alone, this night certainly wasn't it.

Objectives Covered: Identify common appliances that run on electricity Construct a simple series electrical circuit, identifying and naming its basic parts, including cells, wires, bulbs, switches and buzzers Identify whether or not a lamp will light in a simple series circuit, based on whether or not the lamp is part of a complete loop with a battery Recognise that a switch opens and closes a circuit and associate this with whether or not a lamp lights in a simple series circuit Recognise some common conductors and insulators, and associate metals with being good conductors ALSO ADDED: Individual assessments for ALL science objectives for ALL year groups are available for purchase as are individual year group, KS1, KS2 or complete Primary packs.

Year 4 Science Assessments Objectives covered: Recognise that living things can be grouped in a variety of ways Explore and use classification keys to help group, identify and name a variety of living things in their local and wider environment Recognise that environments can change and that this can sometimes pose dangers to living things Describe the simple functions of the basic parts of the digestive system in humans Identify the different types of teeth in humans and their simple functions Construct and interpret a variety of food chains, identifying producers, predators and prey Compare and group materials together, according to whether they are solids, liquids or gases Observe that some materials change state when they are heated or cooled, and measure or research the temperature at which this happens in degrees Celsius (°C) Identify the part played by evaporation and condensation in the water cycle and associate the rate of evaporation with temperature Identify how sounds are made, associating some of them with something vibrating Recognise that vibrations from sounds travel through a medium to the ear Find patterns between the pitch of a sound and features of the object that produced it Find patterns between the volume of a sound and the strength of the vibrations that produced it Recognise that sounds get fainter as the distance from the sound source increases Identify common appliances that run on electricity Construct a simple series electrical circuit, identifying and naming its basic parts, including cells, wires, bulbs, switches and buzzers Identify whether or not a lamp will light in a simple series circuit, based on whether or not the lamp is part of a complete loop with a battery Recognise that a switch opens and closes a circuit and associate this with whether or not a lamp lights in a simple series circuit Recognise some common conductors and insulators, and associate metals with being good conductors

2014 Primary National Curriculum Electricity (Yr 4) Pupils will be taught to: Identify common appliances that run on electricity.

Our nervous system and our heart run on electricity, which explains why we can shock a dead heart into life using an electric shock machine called a defibrillator.

Greenblatt and co-author Samveg Saxena at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory developed a model that is essentially a «best - case scenario,» where the cars are not just driverless but also run on electricity.

Both electric cars and plug - in hybrids can be run on electricity.

Robotic pool cleaners run on electricity.

Because they run on electricity, you must be prepared for the occasions when you will be without any source of such energy.

The Medela Swing breast pump can run on electricity or battery power.

They run on electricity, although a few offer battery packs for use when electricity is unavailable.

Share: FacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogle + emailVANCOUVER — Jeremy Moorhouse, senior analyst at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to today's announcement that the Woodfibre LNG facility will run on electricity: «Designing this facility to run on electricity will reduce on - site carbon pollution by up to 80 per cent.

Using a loan from his parents, he bought an old Porsche and altered the engine to run on electricity.

And yet you're typing your message on a computer made of plastc, linked by satellites running on electricity using written language — all the plans of men who are now dead.

FAST COMPANY At the Straus Family Farm, next to Tomales Bay north of San Francisco, the feed truck that delivers food to nearly 300 dairy cows now runs on electricity...

This was a great round everyone not running on electricity; Vancouver in seventh was essentially the free space in Bingo.

Electric sterilizer runs on electricity and can sterilize all parts of the baby bottles at once.

It runs on electricity, with an included cord.

It runs on electricity and is equipped with thermal protection overload.

Some states have a goal of zero electric growth, achieved by replacing lamps, pumps, blowers and everything else that runs on electricity with updated equipment that does the same work with less energy.

The trick is to make one that emits the right type of light, is compatible with silicon, and runs on electricity.

The accelerator complex runs on electricity and demands a constant and reliable supply.