Sentences with phrase «significant electric driving»
While the McLaren P1 does have a plug, it couldn't muster any significant electric driving range in EPA testing, and is rated at just 18 MPGe combined.
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Growth in clean energy is driving significant demand for the metals and mineral products used to manufacture technologies like solar panels, wind turbines, LED lighting and electric cars, creating an opportunity for job creation and economic growth in mining communities across Canada.
Growth in clean energy is driving significant demand for the metals and mineral products used to manufacture technologies like solar panels, wind turbines, LED lighting and electric cars, creating...
Meanwhile, the growing digitalization of driving, via autonomous, electric and shared mobility, could also lead to significant opportunities, not only for manufacturers but also for tech companies and consumers.
Electric drive systems are making this vision of the future tangible — thanks to Siemens and Airbus which have reached a significant milestone.
The i8 is significant not just for its ability to run on electric power for limited distances, but also for the way it looks and drives - the latter of which appealed enough to secure it a spot in evo Car of the year 2014.
The electric car is still a hard sell for a significant part of the population, and for those who are still skeptical, Nissan has something geared towards them, with a massive campaign designed to get «thousands» of people test driving the Nissan Leaf.
Then the E-Hybrid bit denotes that it is, indeed, a hybrid and in the Porsche way, it's a hybrid that uses its electric power as a performance - first technology, but it can double as an eco or frugality thing, with significant (claimed) zero - emission driving range, if that's a frame of reference.
The latest in a line of electric drive vehicles for 2012, the 2012 Smart ForTwo EV offers significant improvements over the previous option.
All is well though as Hyundai has added three driving modes to the Ioniq Electric - Eco, Normal, and Sport - and the difference between Normal (which I was initially in) and Sport is significant.
It features a beefier 48V electrical sub-system that drives active anti-roll bars (as with the Bentley Bentayga) and, more significant, an electrically driven compressor (effectively an electric turbo) that reduces lag to negligible levels and allows for a much broader spread of shove on a diesel engine.
The Asterion provides all - important urban driving under purely electric power, a significant range of 50 km for the car when powered only by battery energy, and the emotion and power of a naturally aspirated Lamborghini engine for a unique driving experience.
Plug - in hybrids provide the extended range and potential for refueling of conventional hybrids while enabling drivers to use battery electric power for at least a significant part of their typical daily driving.
This adjustable «gain» between throttle and engine is a significant step forward in drivability, which also allows for VCM to cut all cylinders and drive with the electric motor only during some cruising situations.
Representing a brand - new generation for GM's extended - range electric vehicle, the revised Volt will venture into the marketplace with significant increases in all - electric driving range, overall driving range and premium content with the latter highlighted by Apple CarPlay smartphone integration; Chevy is in the process of developing Android Auto capability for the Volt later in the 2016 model year.
Significant focus went into the integration of the gearbox with numerous proprietary traction motors, and in particular, reducing its mass by almost 20 per cent compared with our previous P1092 electric vehicle transmission to provide the ultimate electric drive transaxle.
«The new smart fortwo electric drive has garnered significant attention since its official debut earlier this year, and I am extremely pleased that the pre-ordering program we introduced has generated a lot of excitement at our dealerships in anticipation of next year's official launch.
Unlike many heavy - weight hybrids which are incapable of any significant electric - only driving distances, the plug - in hybrid Countryman will be able to intermittently motor with zero tailpipe emissions while driving up to 125 km / h.
The drive system also incorporates torque vectoring, and Porsche says the car can make repeated full - tilt sprints without significant diminution of electric output from its lithium - ion battery pack.
Intake VVT - iE Lexus has made a significant advance in valve - control technology, taking maximum advantage of the new camshaft by upgrading the variable intake valve timing from hydraulic to intelligent electric motor drive (VVT - iE).
The precise controllability of the torque generated by the electric motor drives together with their fast dynamics allows a continuous and seamless actuation of torque - vectoring, which is a significant improvement over conventional stability control systems found on current production vehicles.
The 2013 Dodge Dart features next - generation electric dual - pinion steering, which delivers sporty handling by managing significant loads at all steering wheel operating speeds, power assist curves modulated according to driving conditions and up to a 3 % improvement in fuel efficiency when compared with a conventional hydraulic system.
The Bolt EV has significant innovation in its battery, efficient electric drivetrain and customer pleasing driving modes.
The second - generation «Voltec» extended range electric powertrain applied in the MY2016 Chevy Volt (earlier post) marks a significant evolution in the electric drive technology platform from its first - generation origins.
The plug - in model will leverage a 9.8 - kWh battery pack to enable its significant all - electric driving range.
Using simulation of an empirically validated model that incorporates the dynamics of the electric powertrains, the vehicle performance, longitudinal slip and power utilization during straight - ahead driving and cornering maneuvers under the different driving modes are compared.The three driving modes enable significant changes to the vehicle behavior to be induced, allowing the responsiveness of the car to the steering wheel inputs and the lateral acceleration limits to be varied according to the selected driving mode.
And while recent studies from entities such as the North American Electric Reliability Corporation and the Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration have shown that the Clean Power Plan is still needed to drive the development of additional clean energy and energy efficiency resources in order to achieve significant nationwide CO2 reductions, it appears that the costs of compliance compared to a business - as - usual case will continue to fall — and may even be offset by the significant benefits the Clean Power Plan can offer.
And, I have yet to be convinced an electric vehicle that draws its energy from a fossil fuel source operating through a heat cycle converter is sufficiently more fossil fuel efficient than a gas - driven vehicle to make a significant difference on the scale of what is required.
That said, it is a pretty significant added cost for a limited electric range, and I'd have to drive the car over a greater distance to pass any real judgment.