Sentences with phrase «than internal combustion engines»

Using plants to create electricity to power electric vehicles wins out because electric engines are much more efficient than internal combustion engines.

However, these cars use energy much more efficiently than internal combustion engine cars, and electricity costs about a tenth of what gasoline does per mile.

This could lower the cost of hydrogen cars, which are still far more expensive than internal combustion engine or electric cars.

If you can tear your eyes away from the plethora of displays and meters reporting back your instantaneous fuel economy and crank up the JBL Green Edge stereo to overcome the obnoxious noise made by the gasoline engine when it inevitably pops on — it sounds more like a large vacuum cleaner than an internal combustion engine — then the Prius is not a bad ride.

J&D note that electric cars are 5 times more efficient than internal combustion engine vehicles, so less energy is needed to fuel them.

According to the U.S. Department of Energy's Alternative Fuels Data Center, fuel cell electric vehicles powered by hydrogen represent a more efficient option than internal combustion engines.

The motors provide enough torque at any revs and are able to spin at a larger variation of speeds than an internal combustion engine, there is no need for a gearbox.

There were two generations of Outlander prior to this one, neither of which received anything more exotic than internal combustion engines.

«But we're trying to say that beyond the challenges of regulation, EV is much more performance than internal combustion engine.

Electric motors are just much better at that transformation than internal combustion engines - which is why the somewhat wonky EPA conversion for MPGe (the electric equivalent of miles per gallon) shows a Volt getting like 119 miles per electric «gallon» worth of energy, and that conversion is actually pretty conservative.

Even with the government grant, cars like the Nissan Leaf are a much larger upfront investment than internal combustion engine cars.

They were actually more numerous than internal combustion engine vehicles for a while at the dawn of the automobile...

After all, there are more people and animals than internal combustion engines in the city, many of whom are full - time residents who do not even own an internal combustion engine, and who might smugly believe they are beyond the reach of carbon taxation.

Electric race cars have such a great capacity for speed because they utilize energy more efficiently than internal combustion engines, Waters explained.

Electric cars will mostly be replacing gas - powered vehicles, reducing air pollution and CO2 emissions (even if they are charged on the dirty U.S. power grid, they are still cleaner than internal combustion engines, though of course the goal should also be to clean up the grid - but that's a discussion for another article).

Apologies for reacting to your statement to the effect that electric motors are much more efficient than internal combustion engines.

In addition, because electric motors can be 2 — 3 times more efficient than internal combustion engines, PV can result in 200 — 300 times more useable energy for vehicle transport than bioenergy per hectare (although fully realizing this potential will require battery production to become more energy efficient).

Because electric motors can be two to three times more efficient than internal combustion engines, solar PV can result in 200 to 300 times as much usable energy per hectare for vehicle transport compared to bioenergy.

Propels the vehicle more quietly, smoothly, and efficiently than an internal combustion engine and requires less maintenance