Sentences with phrase «than a conventional car battery»

Hence, it is hardly larger than a conventional car battery and is housed conveniently in the luggage compartment between the wheel arches of BMW ActiveHybrid 7, safely surrounded by a high - strength special casing.

Hence, it is only slightly larger than a conventional car battery and is housed conveniently in the trunk floor between the wheel arches of BMW ActiveHybrid 7, safely surrounded by a high - strength special casing.

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In a press release, Volvo, the only car manufacturer in the group, says the material is better at storing and charging energy than conventional batteries.

Zinc can be found in most car parts, from tires to door handles, and because it can store six times more energy per pound than more conventional battery systems, the metal is also used in electric vehicles.

The Nissan Leaf battery pack is expected to last around a decade, and servicing is significantly less than a conventional car.

The regenerative brakes are grabby enough to stop the car much quicker than conventional coasting when you lift, and provide a tiny bit of trickle - in battery charge along the way.

Yet a further advantage is that the a / c compressor initiates its cooling function much earlier than in a conventional car, the air conditioning in BMW ActiveHybrid 7 thus offering qualities unique the world over in terms of function and effi ciency only possible with the high - performance lithium - ion battery.

This system mimics that found in the TS030 hybrid race car that competes in the World Endurance Championship, rather than using a conventional battery pack to store energy, like in the Prius.