Sentences with phrase «use electric drive»

You can decide, via console switches, when to recharge the batteries, when to use electric drive only and when to ensure all four wheels are driven.

Hybrids use an electric drive motor and a gasoline engine.

The forthcoming Ford F - 150 Hybrid could use its electric drive motor for a great many other things — like powering an extending cargo tray, apparently.

The 911 will use an electric drive system tailor - made for the rear - engine coupe but it will be based on lessons learned in the development of the brand's Panamera hybrid and the limited - run 918 Spyder hybrid supercar.

This a modular concept that allows three models with different drive configurations: the BlueZERO E-CELL with battery - electric drive and a range of up to 200 kilometres using electric drive alone, the BlueZERO F - CELL (fuel cell) with a range of 250 miles using electric drive and the BlueZERO E-CELL PLUS with electric drive and additional internal combustion engine as power generator (range extender).

In the IS F, using an electric drive motor to alter the intake camshaft phasing made it possible to expand VVT operational range to lower engine speeds, where engine oil pressure is usually not high enough to operate conventional VVT.

The train was originally intended to be put into service as a diesel unit, but after «a fair bit of community resistance» to the idea of having a diesel train running there, the company explored the option of using an electric drive system coupled with a solar charging station, and found it to be a feasible alternative.

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The three - wheeled car weighs about 1,200 pounds and features a single - cylinder 7 - hp engine that uses either diesel or ethanol and networked batteries to drive two electric motors, giving it the equivalent of 16 hp and a max speed of about 70 mph.

Aside from banning the use Tesla vehicles for ridesharing, the company also announced on Thursday that future Model X and Model S electric cars will feature full self - driving capabilities.

Growth in clean energy is driving significant demand for the metals and mineral products used to manufacture technologies like solar panels, wind turbines, LED lighting and electric cars, creating an opportunity for job creation and economic growth in mining communities across Canada.

Growth in clean energy is driving significant demand for the metals and mineral products used to manufacture technologies like solar panels, wind turbines, LED lighting and electric cars, creating...

Bosch Rexroth offers hands - on training courses for a variety of drive and controls to help machine manufacturers and operators most effectively use Rexroth electric drive and...

A typically developing child is getting better and better at using different things, like throwing balls, playing cards or driving electric cars.

Theyare also used for directed energy weapons, such as jamming devices, electromagnetic rail guns, or laser weapons (extensively used in Afghanistan), electric drive motors, radars, and sonar transducers.

In December, the New York Power Authority approved $ 2 million in funding to help municipal and rural electric cooperative systems in New York State purchase electric - drive vehicles for use in their municipal fleets.

And whereas many traditional motorcycles can achieve a respectable 50 miles per gallon at a driving cost of about seven cents per mile, an electric bike uses the energy equivalent of about 420 mpg at an operating cost of two to three cents per mile.

The DOT, passenger rail - operating authorities, the American Public Transportation Association, manufacturers, and other investors are developing an electric - drive strategy that would increase the use of electrically powered road and rail applications, Flatau says.

The hybrid GE is developing with the marine engineering firm C - MAR works something like the upcoming Chevy Volt car, which uses an electric motor as its primary drive and carries a small combustion engine to charge batteries that run low.

A plug - in hybrid electric uses a traction - drive power electronics system to propel the car forward by providing force to the car's wheels and has a charger for recharging the high - voltage battery when it is plugged into the power grid.

«Using the average U.S. electricity rate of nine cents per kilowatt - hour (kWh), 30 miles of electric driving will cost 81 cents,» the group maintains.

NdFeB magnets are the most powerful on earth, and used in everything from computer hard drives and head phones to clean energy technologies such as electric vehicles and wind turbines.

The resulting heat is conveyed out of the reactor, where it turns water into steam that is used to run a turbine that drives an electric generator.

Working there, the pair has created the novel method for processing drive units and electric motors to chemically separate rare earth elements — specifically neodymium, dysprosium, and praseodymium — from other materials used to make the devices.

Some previous studies had found that the distance covered by a domain wall was directly proportional to the length of the electric pulse used to drive it, hinting that perhaps domain walls move without inertia — that is, they move at top speed or not at all.

«We are currently carrying out multiple research projects in which we examine how we can extract the greatest possible quantity of data from electric motors that we then use to control the drives more efficiently.

The HEMS system helps consumers use data on driving times, solar intensity forecasts and current household energy consumption to synchronize electric vehicle charging times with rooftop energy production, so they can maximize the proportion of household - produced energy they use.

Electrical capacity is measured in watt - hours; electric cars use about 350 watt - hours to drive one mile in the city.

That means it could be used to store renewable energy, power portable electronics or drive electric vehicles.

For example, they compared the cost of driving one mile using electric car batteries plus electricity, with the cost using fuel tanks plus petrol.

The operation, function and interaction between various components and sub-systems used in power electronic converters, electric machines and adjustable - speed drives

In addition, this expansion of very hot days will stress the nation's aging electric grid, driving up cooling costs as air conditioners will likely be used more frequently.

When electricity was used at all, it was to either illuminate projection through arc or incandescent lighting or to drive the mechanism using electric motors.

It uses three electric motors, with one at the front axle and two at the rear, for a kind of electro - Quattro all - wheel drive.

Kia says this concept vehicle uses an electric all - wheel - drive system, which likely means that it will be a hybrid with a gasoline engine powering the front wheels and an electric motor powering the rear wheels.

Drive here is by «e-CVT» - Toyota - and Lexus - speak for the planetary gearset used to seamlessly mix petrol and electric power.

Trying to use only the electric motor while in slow - moving traffic or adjusting your throttle use so that you can drive quickly while still topping up the battery become oddly rewarding challenges.

The concept makes use of four electric motors, each one driving a wheel.

The 440 - volt, three - phase charger uses a 32 - amp power supply to fully replenish the C30 electric «s batteries in 90 minutes — and in 30 minutes, the charger can give the battery enough juice to drive about 50 miles.

It's no sports car — or a Toyota Prius, for that matter — and the hybrid side of its personality still seems like a little bit of an afterthought (I drove with the lightest of all possible feet, and I rarely got the car to go full electric, despite not using any accessories or climate control), but it does its job well enough.

The RAV4 Hybrid uses a similar powertrain to the Toyota Camry Hybrid, combining a 2.5 - liter Atkinson - cycle four - cylinder with an electric motor, with an extra rear - mounted electric motor providing all - wheel - drive capability.

Using the electric power steering and 360 - degree Around View camera, Intelligent Park Assist can drive itself toward the charger as soon as the car enters a parking garage.

We had a couple of the same limited laps in an RLX hybrid with Super-Handling All - Wheel Drive, which uses an electric motor to power the rear wheels and combines with the 3.5 - liter V - 6 and seven - speed dual - clutch transmission to provide 370 horsepower.

Engine - driven fans can become unreliable at constant high engine speeds, so they can be removed and a good quality electric fan used instead.

An available adaptive suspension uses rapid electric actuators on each wheel to increase or decrease the load in response to driving dynamics, as well as road conditions or hazards, such as potholes.

The electric motor also recovers waste exhaust energy which can then be used to replenish the hybrid battery block or directly drive the MGUK.

EV Drive mode uses only the two electric motors to power the crossover, while Series Hybrid mode allows the gas engine and battery pack to act as a generator and provide additional power to the electric motors and Parallel Hybrid mode where the car primarily uses the 2.0 - liter gas engine with the electric motors only coming into the picture when extra power is needed.

Finally, the eco-friendly ZEV setting uses solely the onboard electric powerplants for economy driving.

The Generation EQ concept uses a pair of electric motors capable of a total output of 300 kW paired to a permanent four - wheel drive system.

Better windings and magnets in the drive motor allow Porsche to use a higher voltage and boost electric - drive power to 95 hp and 229 lb - ft, increases of 49 hp and 8 lb - ft compared to the outgoing version.

The Miata has Mazda's second implementation of rack - mounted electric power steering The first application was in the RX - 8, but while most modern Mazdas use electric power steering, it's really tricky to fit rack - mounted systems in front - wheel - drive cars.