Carlsson has developed upgrades for the two
smaller gas engines in the GLA range.
After all, Toyota has sold nearly two million Prius hybrids in the last thirteen years packing two electric motor / generators and
a small gas engine under the hood, just like the Volt does.
In the front, there is still enough space to accommodate
a small gas engine.
I have
a small gas engine without a (human usable) throttle control system.
Then there's the Civic Hybrid, which comes as a sedan only, and uses
a small gas engine and an electric motor to power the car.
Power - dense, efficient turbocharged powertrain In North America, the 2016 Cruze is driven by an all - new, standard 1.4 L turbocharged engine derived from GM's new family of
small gas engines.
I reckon they should make all the Prius cars * plug in hybrids; * put bigger battery packs in them to extend the EV only range — anything above 100 miles EV only range seems to overcome a lot of psychological barriers; * put
a smaller gas engine in it and a more powerful Electric Motor — Electric Motors have recently become smaller, lighter and more powerful; * use carbon fiber body panels to reduce weight;
Best of all, the Clarity Plug - in adds
a small gas engine that takes its total range to 340 miles.
It can run up to 99 MPH which is more than most drivers can travel legally, and it can run as a hybrid with
a smaller gas engine.
Both use
a smaller gas engine with a more powerful electric drive.
Normally, the fuel - saving combination of an electric motor and
small gas engine comes with a price premium, but the CT 200h is actually the least expensive Lexus you can buy.
Unlike our other picks that use an electric motor to boost
a smaller gas engine, the Volt drives on battery power alone for the first 60 km.
The lightweight
small gas engines that power rototillers, lawnmowers, and weedeaters are handy, as they can drastically cut the time needed for yard maintenance, but they also come at a price, both financially and environmentally.
The Volt can travel up to 50 miles in battery - only mode before
a small gas engine comes into play to power a generator to create electricity to keep the car going 300 more miles.
The Volt, unlike other electrics, has
a small gas engine on board to generate power for the car after the battery is depleted.
Some scooters are all electric while others have
a small gas engine.
Not exact matches
And the Vehicle Research Institute at Western Washington University is employing a modest $ 250,000 grant to implement its pro-vocative design for a solar - powered electric car incorporating a
small gasoline or natural -
gas burning
engine to extend its range.
In recent years, engineers have redesigned vehicles with more fuel - efficient technology, including gasoline direct injection
engines paired with turbocharging, which results in
smaller engines that burn less
gas while retaining power.
One alternative is to use
small, efficient
gas - burning plants such as reciprocating
gas engines.
This
gas engine sends 185 hp and 185 lb - ft of torque to the front wheels, while the «e-AWD» moniker refers to a
small, 35 - hp electric motor in the rear axle that gives the Trail» ster all - wheel - drive traction and a system total of 220 hp.
A clutch connects the
gas engine to the
smaller electric generator, which provides electricity to the main electric - drive motor.
It would pair a 290 - hp, 2.0 - liter
gas engine with two electric motors — a
small 55 - hp unit integrated in the transmission and a 115 - hp motor driving the rear wheels — for a combined output of more than 450 hp.
The
gas / electric drivetrain allows for roughly 35 miles of driving range using electricity stored in a large lithium - ion battery before firing up a
small, four - cylinder
gas engine for another 300 miles of range.
Volvo is in the process of rolling out several
gas, diesel, and hybrid variants, and it is only after all the four - cylinders have rolled out that Volvo will start bringing in the even -
smaller Drive - E
engines.
Also,
smaller engines probably have less tolerance for bad
gas in general.
Those outgoing M cars have their drawbacks (the M3 might be the
smallest car ever hit with the
gas - guzzler tax), but in its dotage I'm finding that I harbor a soft spot for the normally aspirated
engine.
I think a reason why overfilling a piston
engine mightn't be as bad as overfilling a wankel
engine is that in a piston
engine there is a much larger distance between where crank is whipping up oil and the vents which are often both in the head, where as a rotary
engine seems to have much
smaller volume (timing gear inside of the rotor) where extra oil can be whipped around with blow - by
gasses furiously blowing by.
The Mark I Volt's 1.4 - liter four - cylinder
gas engine has been replaced with a 1.5 - liter I - 4 from GM's new
small -
engine family, with direct - injection, cast - aluminum block and headers, cooled exhaust -
gas recirculation, and a 12.5:1 compression ratio.
A turbocharger creates boost (pressure) through the spinning of a
small turbine (pushed by exhaust
gases) that shares a shaft with a similar - looking compressor, which delivers the extra air to the
engine.
So for as
small as the
engine is - the
gas mileage could be better since it's not oozing with power.
It get decent
gas milage, good pick - up, plenty of room in the interior even for a
small car, power little 1.8 L
engine, Rides very smoothly, Good handling, A lot of cool options, great sliding moon roof, very sylish, Comfortable front seats, Power Everthing, Hands Free Cell Phone Hookup through your speakers for safe driving while talking on the phone, 6 Air Bags.
Hyundai isn't ready to share powertrain details, but the production i20, which is slightly
smaller than the U.S. - spec Accent, is currently offered with two
gas - powered
engines including a 1.4 - liter four - cylinder rated at 99 hp and 101 lb - ft of torque, with a claimed 0 - 62 mph time of 11.6 seconds with a manual transmission.
While the regular, moderately tepid Cobalt has a 145 - horsepower, 2.2 - liter Ecotec four - cylinder
engine, the SS squeezes 205 horsepower out of a
smaller 2.0 - liter four - cylinder, thanks to a supercharger, which is basically a belt - driven fan that forces air and
gas into the
engine under pressure.
«VW's
small TSI
engines are to
gas engines what it's also pioneering TDI
engines were to the diesel world: a breakthrough in shattering assumptions of what
small artificially - aspirated
gas engines are capable of, in terms of both performance and economy.
Larger vehicles typically consume more fuel than compact cars and larger
engines usually burn more
gas than
smaller ones.
In order to combine complementary strengths, Fiat Powertrain is the global center of expertise for diesel technology and
small displacement
gas engines (less than or equal to 1.8 liters).
Thanks to radical downsizing, the Turbocharged
Small Gasoline
Engine achieves diesel - like CO2 emission levels, which are further reduced in its natural
gas version with CO2 emissions lower than 80 g / km in many vehicle applications.
The performance
engines of the late sixties and early seventies eventually fell out of favor during the 1970's
gas shortages and the
small block 350 became the only choice.
Vehicle Name: Toyota RAV4, Body Style: Sport Utility, Drivetrain: All Wheel Drive, EPA Classification:
Small Sport Utility Vehicles 4WD, Passenger Capacity: 5, Passenger Volume: 100.7, Base Curb Weight: 3950, Fuel Economy Est - Combined: 32 (Est), EPA Fuel Economy Est - City: 34 (Est), EPA Fuel Economy Est - Hwy: 30 (Est), Dead Weight Hitch - Max Trailer Wt.: 1750, Dead Weight Hitch - Max Tongue Wt.: 175, Wt Distributing Hitch - Max Trailer Wt.: 1750, Wt Distributing Hitch - Max Tongue Wt.: 175, Maximum Trailering Capacity: 1750,
Engine Order Code:,
Engine Type:
Gas / Electric I - 4, Displacement: 2.5 L / 152, Fuel System: Sequential MPI, SAE Net Horsepower @ RPM: 194 @ 5700, SAE Net Torque @ RPM: 152 @ 4400, Trans Order Code:, Trans Type: 1, Trans Description Cont.: CVT w / OD, Trans Description Cont.
Myriad details throughout the hybrid powertrain contribute to its efficiency: an exhaust
gas recirculation (EGR) system with a cooler; a
smaller, lighter, quieter hybrid system water pump, and an exhaust heat recirculation system that speeds
engine warm - up.
The
small 4 - cly
gas engine charges the batteries, as needed.
Myriad details throughout the hybrid powertrain contribute to the efficiency, including an exhaust
gas recirculation (EGR) system with a cooler,
smaller, lighter, quieter hybrid system water pump and an exhaust heat recirculation system that speeds
engine warm - up.
I thought a
smaller engine would be a
gas saver.
«The new Ecotec architecture represents the most advanced and efficient family of
small - car
gas engines in GM's history,» said Tom Sutter, global chief engineer.
«The new Ecotec architecture represents the most advanced and efficient family of
small - car
gas engines in GM's history.
The
smaller engine can deliver more than 500 miles of range on a tank of
gas, at 16 to 23 MPG.
If the Volt is left idling in electric mode by accident, the
gas engine will eventually kick in and could fill up a
small interior space with fumes.
Again, those outputs are only available at higher revs, so you will need to keep your foot on the
gas pedal if you're in a particular hurry, but they help make this
engine a noticeably more flexible unit than the
smaller 2.0 - liter.
They use a belt driven motor - generator which seamlessly starts the
gas engine in a start / stop setup, and produces a
small amount of power, and a
small amount of regenerative braking.
Smaller engine keeps the
gas mileage affordable when driving a round town.