Sentences with phrase «smaller vehicle battery»

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Using special equipment, they will embed electromagnets under the road, which will wirelessly charge a much smaller, lighter, and cheaper battery under the vehicle (see the video above).

NAMIE, Japan, March 27 - At a small plant intended to help revitalise a town ravaged by the 2011 earthquake, Nissan Motor Co is giving its costly electric vehicle batteries new life after they pass their peak performance.

Emblazoned with a sign that says «Save Kathmandu,» battery - powered autorickshaws are among the smallest and least - familiar models in the world's growing fleet of electric vehicles

«On a highway, you could have one lane dedicated to charging,» Afridi said, adding that a vehicle could simply travel in that lane when it needed an energy boost and could carry a smaller onboard battery as a result, reducing the overall cost of the vehicle.

Contrast this with cars, where a battery can ring up as high as $ 15,000 and can double the weight of smaller vehicles.

«When taking into account that production of the far smaller batteries of plug - in hybrids is associated with less carbon dioxide emissions than production of the larger batteries of electric vehicles, their carbon dioxide balance is even better,» says Patrick Jochem of KIT's Institute for Industrial Production.

PNNL's zinc - polyiodide battery also had an energy output that was about 70 percent that of a common lithium - ion battery called a lithium iron phosphate battery, which is used in portable electronics and in some small electric vehicles.

Balbuena's research is supported by the Department of Energy as part the Battery Materials Research and Battery 500 Seedling programs, both of which are aimed at creating smaller, safer, lighter - weight and less expensive battery packs to make electric vehicles more affoBattery Materials Research and Battery 500 Seedling programs, both of which are aimed at creating smaller, safer, lighter - weight and less expensive battery packs to make electric vehicles more affoBattery 500 Seedling programs, both of which are aimed at creating smaller, safer, lighter - weight and less expensive battery packs to make electric vehicles more affobattery packs to make electric vehicles more affordable.

Earlier this summer, President Obama announced that PNNL would lead the Battery500 Consortium, a partnership of DOE national labs, universities and industry working together to make smaller, lighter and less - expensive batteries that can be adopted by manufacturers for use in future electric vehicles.

Power comes from a 245 - hp 2.0 - liter turbocharged unit likely similar to the one across BMW's lineup of smaller vehicles, combined with a 95 - hp electric motor (25 hp more than the Frankfurt version had), and a lithium - ion battery mounted beneath the cargo area.

The new vehicle will have a smaller fuel cell and a larger battery, the report says.

Chevrolet's Bolt, specifically designed and engineered as a battery - electric, all - purpose, all - weather vehicle with enough range to make running - out - of - juice anxiety a thing of the past, is not only a perfectly adequate small commuting and grocery - getting family car, it's actually very agreeable to drive.

About a foot shorter than its A + sibling, the smaller planet - saver is a much sportier vehicle boasting all - wheel drive, a 300 - hp power pack, and performance batteries.

Hydro - Quebec says it motor / wheel is likely best suited to a 4 - wheel - drive hybrid electric vehicle that uses a small internal - combustion engine to recharge its batteries.

It shouldn't take a Wall Street analyst to figure out that an automaker spending part of its hefty profits from pickup trucks and SUVs to develop battery electric vehicles with range and recharge times that will attract mainstream buyers has a much better future than a small upstart automaker with enviable advanced technology, but no way to pay for its development other than by raising more capital.

In a one sentence press release issued yesterday, Toyota said it will show a small electric vehicle concept next month at the North American International Auto Show.Details are sparse at the moment, but Automotive News speculates that the company will reveal a battery - powered iQ - sized city car.

The concept is similar to home charging for GM's Chevy Volt, which has an electric drive and batteries, but also uses as small gasoline engine for extending the vehicle's range.»

With future leaps in super caps and battery technologies, it may be too late for pure ICE vehicles but not too late for improved PHEVs using improved much smaller ICE gensets.

This Turbine - Recharging Electric Vehicle setup — TREV, for short (stop laughing at the back)-- employs the diesel - fuelled turbine to drive a generator that then replenishes the surprisingly small 28kWh battery.

This next Volt will come with an all - new Extended - range Electric Vehicle (EREV) propulsion system, which includes a smaller battery pack, drive unit, and a revised, high - compression, 1.5 - liter petrol engine, plus an overall curb weight that's had about 100 pounds shaved off.

The C - MAX Hybrid's advanced lithium - ion battery is 25 to 30 % smaller and 50 % lighter than nickel - metal - hydride (NiMH) batteries used in first - generation hybrid vehicles.

Critical Knowledge: Battery - powered, mini-sized sport coupeClosely related to i MiEV hatchback, which goes on sale in Japan in 2009Sale of Mitsubishi electric vehicles (EVs) in U.S. is distinct possibilityCould be quick - charged or charged overnightTri - motor system: In - wheel electric motors up front, plus a single motor for the rear wheelsIntroduction Mitsubishi doubtless surprised quite a few visitors to the New York Auto Show, in March 2008, by promoting a pair of small electric cars.

The Honda Clarity Electric comes with a 25.5 kWh battery pack — and while that seems small compared to others like the Chevy Bolt, it is directly in line with other electric vehicles like the Nissan Leaf, BMW i3 etc..

Total weight of the vehicle is only 3,285 pounds, due to the lightweight carbon fiber and a relatively small 5 kWh lithium ion battery pack.

With the larger battery and smaller vehicle size, the XC60 should surpass those numbers.

«Following a gradual phase - in, the small overlap crash is now part of our basic battery of tests, and good or acceptable performance should be part of every vehicle's safety credentials.

These «light hybrid» powertrains use a small but potent battery and small electric motor to assist with vehicle propulsion; minimize parasitic energy losses (such as from unnecessary, constant powering of the alternator); and recover otherwise wasted energy, such as with regenerative braking.

Great condition, 2010 Toyota Prius Hybrid 114,175 milesGood brakes, has ABS, traction controlNo pets, non smoker vehicle, 6 disc cd changerHas Eco, Power, EV battery only mode optionWas involved in small accide

Finally, Volvo chose the XC40, not a small sedan such as the S30, to be its first battery electric vehicle circa 2019.

Among plug - in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), only the smaller Chevrolet Volt goes farther on battery power — 53 miles.

The C - Max Hybrid features an advanced lithium - ion battery that is 25 to 30 per cent smaller and 50 per cent lighter than nickel - metal - hydride (NiMH) batteries used in first - generation hybrid vehicles.

Earlier today, Ford Motor Company shared seven of the thirteen forthcoming electrified vehicles that the automaker will introduce by 2020 — a list which includes a small, battery - electric SUV with at least 300 miles of total range.

The 2015 Nissan LEAF is a small fully electric vehicle that has seen more attention lavished on its electric engine and battery charging system than the Focus Electric in the years since its debut, with incremental upgrades working together to create a pleasing EV ownership experience.

The only drawback to the plug - in hybrid vehicles appears to be smaller fuel tanks and less boot space, the latter because the batteries are located out back.

And whether others poo - pooh its 12 - kWh battery, and wish it had at least as much as a 16 - kWh Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivan, it otherwise is within ream of vehicles like the Ford Fusion Energi, C - Max Energi, Hyundai Sonata / Kia Optima cousins, Prius Prime, and others which have smaller batteries.

Fuel - cell vehicles are different from «hybrid» vehicles, which use small, conventional gasoline - powered engines to help generate electricity that charges onboard batteries and runs an electric motor.

«Hybridisation is one of the things we are also looking at, but being small — let's say for me convincing everybody is the right way to go — and at the time being if there is no money rain coming then my first choice would be a BEV (Battery Electric Vehicle).»

[56] A fully restored wagon has had its original silicon - controlled rectifier (SCR) control replaced with a modern controller and the «hydraulically operated hybrid vehicle recharging system» removed because of its lack of efficiency to use compressed air from suspension travel to power a small generator to recharge the batteries.

The Prius Prime is best described as a city and suburban car that can go on long trips, since it's not saddled with being a pure battery - electric vehicle as the similarly sized Tesla Model 3 or smaller Nissan Leaf are.

The BMW i3 is the only electric vehicle that offers the option of a range extender — a small gasoline engine that can act as a generator when the battery runs low.

The IIHS added the small - overlap front test to its battery of vehicle evaluations last year to simulate what happens when the front corner of a vehicle strikes another vehicle or an object like a tree or a utility pole.

Check off the Kia Soul as one more choice in a growing list of small battery - electric vehicles (BEVs).

Heavy components, including the battery, are placed in the center of the body, helping achieve smaller yaw moments of inertia compared with front - engine vehicles and thereby improving directional stability, enabling smoother cornering.

An earlier version of this article compared incorrectly the range of a small, battery - powered sport - utility vehicle that Ford plans to begin building in Mexico in 2020 and the ranges of electric cars now on the market.

There are two small companies that have demonstrated reason for hope in the auto industry: one is building a better battery, one that has around 4 times the capacity with the same footprint as today's auto batteries; the other company has built, and is now selling a 2 seater, fully electric vehicle with a reported 200 mile plus range (that's about twice the current range of a Rav4 EV).

The pedals may only be included on the vehicle to keep it classified as a «human - powered vehicle» so as to not have to comply with regulations that cover either full - size cars or small electric vehicles, and even if the rider isn't really charging the battery very efficiently while driving it, having 37 miles per charge could be a useful, and cleaner, option all on its own.

You can use a smaller battery, but it makes less sense to take a 40 mpg vehicle and make it electric than it does to take a full - size pickup or SUV, which in town realistically gets 11 to 12 mpg.

Apart from small wind turbine, solar panal, their is another way to make self energy generated vehicle, which is required to initially charged battery to run but to charge the battery one is simple way their which make a vehicle self energy generated.

And the technology is slowly getting better, as companies work on innovations to address the current challenges of electric vehicles, like the small range and tough battery technology.

They are very efficient, small, have very few moving parts, emit little noise or vibration and can provide sufficient power to push the vehicle along at highway speeds without further draining the batteries.