Sentences with phrase «than the batteries alone»

Ask for more than the batteries alone can produce and the 1.8 - litre petrol engine joins in, though the CVT gearbox shatters the electric - only peace, removing the serenity that existed before.

Not exact matches

Depending upon your assumptions around battery size and chemistry, China's ambitions alone could consume slightly more than today's entire global supply of lithium.

The traction - drive system typically consists of a boost converter (which steps up voltage when the electronic circuit requires a higher operating voltage than the battery can provide alone), two inverters (which take direct current (DC) voltage and convert it to alternating current (AC)-RRB-, and electric motors to provide motive power (pdf).

In tests, batteries with both chemicals added operated at 99 percent efficiency after more than 300 charge - discharge cycles, compared to significantly decreased efficiency after 150 cycles for batteries treated with lithium nitrate alone, said Fiona (Weiyang) Li, a postdoctoral researcher in Cui's lab and first author of the paper.

If lithium cobalt oxide were used in a battery giving a 400 - kilometre driving range, the cobalt alone would cost more than $ 5000.

Pros: Fully charged, can run 40 miles on battery power alone; can travel more than 300 miles on a tank of gas; combined electric and extended - range use will provide an average of 230 mpg, Chevy claims; connected to a 240V outlet, the battery will charge in less than 3 hours; battery guaranteed for 10 years or 150,000 miles.

The new vehicle boasts a range of more than 500 miles, 21 of which can be traveled on battery power alone.

As such, if you leave a 100 % drained battery to a jump - starting alone, and drive less than 4 hours per week, and have it charged during the normal use of the car in a small city with little driving over the course of several weeks or months, the battery might sulfate prematurely due to having a partial charge for such several months.

The battery in a plug - in is generally bigger than that found in a regular hybrid, the idea being that you can charge the battery at a wall socket then drive for an extended period of time on electricity alone.

Yes, but the Volt is a more technologically advanced vehicle with a more expensive battery system, it will remain more expensive than the Prius plug - in for that reason alone.

Cadillac estimates it can go up to 37 miles on battery power alone, and while that's one less mile than the Volt, the ELR is a fair bit quicker, as Cadillac was able to get more power out of the car's electric - drive motor.

The car will go more than that distance on batteries alone so no gas costs.

The PHEV is fitted with a 9.8 kWh lithium polymer battery pack — roughly five times larger than the Sonata Hybrid's battery — and is expected to travel up to 22 miles (35 km) on electric power alone.

The new plug - in version of the hybrid Prius will travel up to 25 miles on battery power alone, more than twice the electric - only range of the old Prius Plug - In that it replaces.

From start up and at speeds of less than 50 km / h with the NORMAL drive mode selected, the Toyota Auris HSD automatically operates in EV mode depending on driving conditions and battery charge, driving under electric motor power alone to give instant power and an extraordinarily smooth, quiet ride with minimal NVH.

The CT200h's electric motor and nickel hydride battery pack help propel the car up to 1.24 miles on electric power alone, helping the CT200h reach its target of offering class - leading CO2 emissions of less than 99g / km.

That's still more than just coming off the throttle at high speed and coasting down to a lower speed on battery power alone, which is really no power at all when you're decelerating.

The shared data connection and combinable batteries help mitigate functional shortcomings of either device alone, making the whole greater than the sum of its parts.

While that alone isn't enough to justify the price tag, the inclusion of a battery cover that can extend the total battery life of the Oasis to more than two months on a single charge might convince your wallet.

Sometimes stand alone solar systems are more cost - effective to install than extending the power grid, even when taking the costs and upkeep of batteries into account.

But this time GM has staked its future on the Volt, promising to have it in showrooms by the end of 2010 — far quicker than the pace of development for a standard car, let alone one whose battery does not technically exist yet.

Winfield did learn that the maximum speed in the EV - only mode is 34 mph and that acceleration is modest, as the electric motor develops no more than 28 horsepower when running on batteries alone.

Though in both cases the emissions created by charging the battery in the electric - assist bike and scooter are much better than the gasoline scooter — and either is a greener option based on emissions alone — all in all the electric - assist bike seems the best bargain.

Their AVR Intelligent LCD Mini-Tower line is by far the best value in the industry right now, as you get a large battery (that can be can be easily user - replaced for less than $ 50), multiple surge protection ports (power, Ethernet, coax), great management software (both stand alone desktop software and free network - wide management software depending on your needs), and an attractive form factor with an easy to read LCD panel.

It has a bigger battery than the Galaxy S6 and provides clever notifications along its side edge that let you know who's calling, which is almost worth the (admittedly quite pricey) rate of admission alone.

This alone will help to keep your battery lasting longer than without it, and more battery means more time to do other things with the device that you may need to do.

For power users who can not leave their smartphones alone for more than a few minutes, the S Power Planning feature should eke out some extra battery life, whenever the non-removable 3,300 mAh battery starts to run dry.

Tesla alone expects to sell about 500,000 battery - electric vehicles next year, nearly six times more than it sold in 2016.