Sentences with phrase «traditional combustion»

«The issues that the naysayers said would hinder ownership have not materialised and, in fact, the feeling from LEAF owners is that they would never go back to a traditional combustion engine.

Another plus is that ethanol produced from second - generation feedstock has high performance and compatibility with traditional combustion engines and current energy infrastructure, including refineries and pipelines.

Assuming that these cars displaced sales of traditional combustion - engine cars, this would have led to a reduction in oil demand of around 10 000 barrels per day, or a mere 0.01 % of the oil consumed every day in the world.

Toyota has a wide array of hybrid vehicles and traditional combustion engines that offer premium efficiency.

That the GV80 may have when it launches late 2018 or early 2019, but it will need a more traditional combustion engine or plug - in hybrid if it's going to sell more than a couple hundred a year.

The traditional combustion engine has been replaced by an electric one that develops 46 hp and helps the car to hit a top speed of 62 mph.

The marketplace needs vehicles with hybrid engines as it moves from the traditional combustion engine to more futuristic fuel - cell cars, said Dieter Zetsche, CEO of Chrysler group.

The company said that the move highlights its commitment to a long - term future beyond the traditional combustion engine.

Porsche will pursue a three - pronged strategy to tackle an industry shift toward electrification by offering plug - ins, EVs and traditional combustion - engine sports cars, CEO Oliver Blume said.

However, the new system also improves stability and traction performance in traditional combustion vehicles, no matter whether they are equipped with front -, rear -, or all - wheel drive.

Although electric vehicles are different from traditional combustion - powered vehicles in many ways, it's clear that both are subject to fluctuations in performance relative to outside conditions.

The automaker will offer battery vehicles as well as mild - hybrid cars that pair an electric battery to a traditional combustion engine.

At this point it's still far too early to tell where Lexus would position an LFA replacement price-wise, or even if it would use a traditional combustion or hybrid powertrain.

According to Jaguar Land Rover director of research and technology Dr. Wolfgang Epple, the HVAC system can suck up to 40 percent of an electric car's battery range, while air conditioning can cut range on a traditional combustion engine by up to 20 percent.

Additionally, with traditional combustion engine fuel - efficiency improving rapidly, we do not see the cost of EDV ownership providing consumers with a better value than traditional vehicles.

Not exact matches

And with traditional automakers slow to cannibalize their combustion engine vehicles, he thinks it's going to be hard for them catch up to on electric, despite the production problems plaguing Tesla's new Model 3 sedan, its first vehicle aimed at the mass car - buying market.

But the game now will be to continue to enhance the traditional internal - combustion engine and to expand hybrid and all - electric offerings to comply with government regulations.

Traditional hybrids like the Toyota Prius have both an internal combustion engine and an electric motor; most of them charge their batteries through braking.

Dyson aims to lean less heavily on suppliers than traditional carmakers, partly because of a penchant for making components in house, and partly because electric cars contain substantially fewer bits than their combustion engine counterparts.

With an electric car, there's no need for a traditional grille because there's no internal - combustion engine to feed with oxygen or cool with airflow and a radiator.

On average, an electric vehicle requires three to four times as much copper as a car with a traditional internal combustion engine.

For consumers there is a danger of paralysis, faced with a range of technologies none of which successfully meet the criteria of satisfying consumer demand and the climate change agenda there is little incentive to switch from traditional internal combustion engines.

But while fuel - cell vehicles are pushing the technological frontier, they drive like any traditional internal combustion engine vehicle, with a 300 - mile range and a refueling time of less than five minutes.

Concerns about global warming and oil's imminent demise have caused scientists and policy - makers to look for solutions in both the future and the past: to new technologies such as nuclear fusion, multijunction photovoltaics, and fuel cells — and to traditional energy sources such as water power, wind power, and (sustainable) biomass cultivation (coupled with clean and energy - efficient combustion).

Though an «explosion - powered» robot may not intuitively sound safe, the soft - body, combustion - based system is actually safer than traditional inflexible robots.

Because there is no combustion, fuel cells run extremely cleanly: Their emissions are just water and carbon dioxide, and they produce less than half as much CO2 per kilowatt - hour as do traditional power plants.

Because there's no combustion engine to protrude into the cab, you don't have the traditional «dog house» center console found in contemporary big rigs.

Fuel - saving eAssist marries light electrification with more traditional internal - combustion technology.

Without the need to accommodate an internal combustion engine, designers were able to make the Vision Concept smaller than a traditional executive sedan without sacrificing cabin space.

For half a century, from Boyle Heights near downtown into East L.A., past the pawn shops and muffler garages and taquerias along Whittier Boulevard, Angelenos have been cruising their cars at a pace that would embarrass a glacier in an internal - combustion riff on the traditional Mexican paseo — where young men and women would gather in town squares to eye each other and mingle, the more determined men arriving on horses decked out like parade floats.

In reality, 2017 was the year that traditional automakers ramped up their counter assault on Tesla's electric vehicles, with plans for everything from fuel cells and solid - state batteries to new ways to make the internal combustion engine cleaner and more efficient.

Traditional hybrids, or HEVs, use both an electric motor and internal combustion engine.

Switch to sport or sport - plus for a more traditional Porsche experience --- the gas engine is on at all times in those modes, including at idle, combining a nice internal combustion grumble with electric motor boost to augment the V6's torque curve.

With pressure feedback from each fuel injector instead of using a traditional single pressure sensor in the common rail, i - ART makes it possible to continuously monitor and adapt fuel injection per combustion in each of the four cylinders.

The twin - scroll turbocharger design has several other advantages over traditional, single - scroll turbocharging systems, including: • Improved combustion efficiency • Low engine - speed efficiency • Kinetic exhaust gas energy is not wasted or trapped • Cooler cylinder temperatures • Lower exhaust temperatures • Leaner air / fuel ratio • Better pressure distribution in the exhaust ports and more efficient delivery of exhaust gas energy to the turbocharger's turbine Veloster's twin - scroll turbo has superior handling of exhaust gas separation at the turbine leading to improved low - end torque and faster transient torque response.

The multi-link system means the piston connecting rods are almost vertical during the combustion cycle, rather than moving wider laterally as in a traditional crankshaft rotation.

Gone is the direct - injection system; it's been replaced with a more traditional port - injection setup and a change to the Atkinson combustion cycle.

This is, in part, a result of its multi-link design, where the piston connecting rods are almost vertical during the combustion cycle (rather than moving wider laterally, as they would in a traditional crankshaft rotation).

The more traditional 2.5 Liter flat four gas burning power plant makes a total of 165 HP and 169 lb - ft of torque by taking advantage of Subaru's new i - AVLS, active valve lift system to help the internal combustion engine breathe a bit easier.

The car also comes with an efficiency rating of 116 MPGe combined, and Fiat offers a 12 - day free rental program that will give owners access to a larger, traditional internal combustion car should they need one for extended trips.

The engine also includes a Bosch ® HPCR fuel system to deliver precise fuel control and multiple injections per combustion stroke, which helps increase efficiency and reduce traditional «diesel clatter.»

The new engine also features a Bosch ® HPCR fuel system to deliver precise fuel control and multiple injections per combustion stroke, which helps increase efficiency and reduce traditional «diesel clatter.»

The lightweight structure wraps a mid-mounted twin - turbo V8 that resists the growing trend of electrification to augment traditional internal combustion.

Known for crushing the competition back in 2015 at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb with Rhys Millen at the wheel, the Drive eO PP03 creates a very impressive 1,367 horsepower and 1,593 pound - feet of torque, which was more than enough to outpace the traditional internal combustion competition at America's Mountain, effectively becoming the first all - electric winner at the event.

Some use their hybrid systems to improve performance, while others take the more traditional route of using electricity to supplement their internal combustion engines specifically for better fuel economy.

And while aesthetics are secondary, the unique look also helps sell the idea that this car is «different» from a more traditional internal combustion - only sedan.

While a larger displacement Atkinson cycle engine may offer less top - end horsepower than a traditional Otto internal combustion engine, its increased thermal efficiency allows for strong acceleration and better fuel economy, Saga said.

By featuring pressure feedback from each fuel injector instead of using a traditional single pressure sensor in the common rail, i - ART makes it possible to continuously monitor and adapt fuel injection per combustion in each of the four cylinders.

The engine includes a range of cutting - edge technologies, including a dual fuel injector system that allows a wider injection of fuel (versus traditional single injector systems), with the smaller nozzles delivering a spray approximately 57 percent finer than the previous generation single injector design's particle size to help achieve more complete combustion.

Pairing a traditional internal combustion engine with an electric motor and a sizable battery, a PHEV can be charged like an all - electric vehicle.