Sentences with phrase «small hybrid cars»

Both Maruti as well as Suzuki will start working on small hybrid cars but the exact time frame of the launch of these vehicles is still unknown.

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The deficit was still 13.6 percent smaller than the ¥ 1.09 trillion deficit recorded a year ago, as exports grew 12.2 percent to ¥ 6.09 trillion helped by strong demand for hybrid cars and semiconductor production machinery from China.

On the small cap side, Sympowerco's subsidiaries, HOSS Motor Sports and Highline Hydrogen Hybrids Systems, should offer operating holding corps for joint ventures and development of electric motor car solutions.»

This was a huge reason behind the introduction of the current engine formula, as small - capacity turbo engines with a hybrid element were all the rage in road cars when F1's 1.6 - litre V6 hybrid units were first announced.

The hybrid GE is developing with the marine engineering firm C - MAR works something like the upcoming Chevy Volt car, which uses an electric motor as its primary drive and carries a small combustion engine to charge batteries that run low.

In 2011, Science's editors will be watching a smaller detector at the Large Hadron Collider called LHCb, which will study B mesons in great detail; new techniques that should lead to the discovery of many more genes contributing to adaptation; an ignited fusion burn at the National Ignition Facility; broadly neutralizing antibodies, which are capable of disabling a wide range of viral variants; the first plug - in hybrid electric cars whose batteries are charged from a wall socket go on the market; and the results of the first phase III trial of a malaria vaccine.

«Dealer contacts noted increased sales of larger vehicles such as trucks and SUVs, and slower sales for small and hybrid cars,» the bank said.

Hybrid and electric cars, which have very high mileage and very low emissions, can also pull up an automaker's overall average for its fleet, although the effect can be small because the vehicles are still a small part of the market.

Today, these batteries are used to power both small and large devices, from cell phones to hybrid - electric cars.

Lachlan Milne, Olympic Slalom Canoeist, Australia - Promise # 80: «I, Lachlan Milne, promise to sell my Subaru Outback and get a small car or a hybrid.»

The car's lithium - ion battery pack is also physically smaller, so it takes up less trunk space than in the last Accord Hybrid.

However, this car already has the traction battery in the rear, and this car isn't a high - performance car, so weight distribution isn't probably the deciding factor here considering also that the 12V battery is quite small and lightweight in this hybrid car.

While Honda had corrected a lot of the wrongs of the first - gen Insight, mainly by growing it into a 5 - seater with generous cargo room, the car still was smaller than the Prius and it still used Honda's less - competitive mild - hybrid Integrated Motor Assist system.

Although the car is a hybrid (and thus there's plenty of equipment under the hood), it has a really large hood, and because the car is a hybrid the 12V battery is quite small, so I believe space is not an issue here.

We should still have the choice of buying a small sports - think MX5, Lotus, Alpine, Alfa 4C etc - car with a small hybrid system.

Slow sales of small cars, electrics, and hybrids have prompted Ford to cut one shift at its Michigan Assembly Plant starting June 22.

Toyota's small new hybrid car will be both affordable and extremely fuel - efficient.

The concept behind the car is one of efficiency, maximising the potential of a small hybrid drivetrain, showing the direction in which the company wants to move its B - segment (Yaris sized) car.

There was a time when the word «hybrid» meant a European car with American power, which is exactly what this Italian - built, small - block - Chevy - engined grand - touring machine is.

Ford Motor Co. is pulling the plug on a shift at its Michigan Assembly Plant amid slumping sales for small cars, electrics and hybrids.

The smallest Porsche remains the 718 Boxster, while the lineup goes in three directions: EVs; plug - in hybrids; and pure, track - focused sports cars featuring naturally - aspirated flat - sixes, manual gearboxes, and all the mechanical things we like.

The 2013 Toyota Camry sedan and Prius v hybrid (above, right) failed a new crash test by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety that simulates a frontal impact overlapping a small portion of the car — say, piling into a tree from your left headlight.

The unfortunate irony is that while many additional major manufacturers, from Audi to Porsche and BMW to Volkswagen, all have hopes to provide competition for the Prius, with new hybrids and other alternative fuel cars, there's one certainty: All manufacturers embracing hybrid and eco-friendly technology are vying for a still - small share of the market.

When most drivers think about a hybrid vehicle, they think of a small, putzy car that can barely keep up on the highway.

The car has Ford's next - generation hybrid technology, which employs a smaller, lighter battery with greater charging capacity and more range than the current system found on the 2009 Escape hybrid.

* MSRP excludes the Delivery, Processing and Handling Fee of $ 865 for Cars, $ 940 for Small / Medium Trucks (Sienna, RAV4 Gas, RAV4 Hybrid, Prius Gas, Prius Hybrid, 4Runner and Tacoma), $ 1,095 for Large SUVs (Sequoia, Land Cruiser), and $ 1,195 for Large Truck (Tundra).

Bentley's smaller sedan will borrow a plug - in hybrid powertrain from the Porsche Panamera 4 E-Hybrid, Autocar reports, thanks to technical details gained from a development car that was spotted out in the open in London, of all places, wearing minimal camo.

Other changes include new lightweight aerodynamic alloy wheels, a very high - tech IMA readout in the instrument cluster that provides details on how the hybrid drive system is operating, first - in - class active noise cancellation technology, a small rear deck spoiler and, of course, a subtle badge denoting the car's hybrid status.

Often, the i3 REx (Range Extender) is included on this list, even though technically, it is not a plug - in hybrid, but rather an electric car with a small motor keeping the charge on the battery.

The C 350e isn't the perfect small executive saloon - there's still too much of a compromise accompanying the hybrid powertrain - but it definitely merits consideration if you're doing the maths on your next company car purchase.

The last - generation Prius was a groundbreaker for its use of a gasoline - electric hybrid powertrain, but it was a bit too small and slow to serve as a genuine family car.

For all the hoopla about hybrids, sales of the high - efficiency gas - electric vehicles in the United States are just a small slice — about 1 percent — of the new - car market.

Its smaller batteries hold no less power but sit completely beneath the rear seat, meaning the hybrid shares its boot capacity with the petrol cars.

But we are talking performance cars here, which are rare and saving the world should be left to smaller family cars with hybrid or electric technology.

The company is following a well - defined fuel efficiency strategy: hybrids for small cars — and diesel engines for larger vehicles.

Then, there's the Hybrid Drive mode, wherein the engine helps the smaller motor (the generator) to feed electricity to the larger motor, which in turn moves the car forward.

Interesting features of this model are small car styling with lots of interior space, competitive pricing, and Excellent efficiency and power from both the hybrid and the Energi plug - in hybrid models

As automakers make engines more efficient, some argue that three cylinders is enough for smaller cars, especially when you add turbocharging, or use the engine as the range - extender part of a plug - in hybrid.

Neat, fuel - efficient and priced below $ 10,000, the Dodge Colt Premier definitely is in the running with the rest of the domestic / foreign hybrids — and with the small - car field in general.

The problem is price in two ways: a: You can't charge as much for a small car as a large one, and a hybrid is inherently expensive due to its drivetrain.

Honda says it does not have further plans to announce, and the company is looking forward to selling many more units of its non-plug-in hybrid Accord this fall that is based on the same car albeit with smaller battery pack.

However, the small Hybrid Synergy Drive emblem is noticeable from the rear of the car.

The iconic Toyota Prius revolutionized the automotive world nearly two decades ago with its innovative and highly - efficient hybrid system, and with the 2017 Prius c near Downers Grove IL, you get this advanced hybrid technology in a maneuverable small car at a more economical price tag.

While the new Prius c is the smallest of Toyota's eight hybrid models, it has many advantages over other small cars, including its available Toyota Safety Sense - C system and remarkable 53 mpg EPA - estimated city fuel economy.

The BMW i3 is a small city car that will be 100 % electric, although BMW has mentioned it may also release a plug - in hybrid version with a similar but less powerful drive train than it's larger sibling, the BMW i8.

* MSRP excludes the Delivery, Processing and Handling Fee of $ 865 for Cars, $ 940 for Small / Medium Trucks (Sienna, RAV4 Gas, RAV4 Hybrid, Highlander Gas, Highlander Hybrid, 4Runner and Tacoma), $ 1,095 for Large SUVs (Sequoia, Land Cruiser), and $ 1,195 for Large Truck (Tundra).

Despite being a Sedan, the Accord handles like a smaller car, providing power and control while still achieving great fuel efficiency with it's Hybrid model reaching 50 mpg city.

Hybrid technology is becoming less expensive for manufacturers to include in cars and so the number of smaller, more attainable hybrids on the market is growing.

«A superior strategy,» Lyman said, «would be to optimize efficiency and promote sales of small cars rather than expect pickup - truck buyers to migrate toward hybrid technology.

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