Sentences with phrase «used nickel metal»

This version used nickel metal hydride batteries.

Technical Details Honda President Takeo Fukui said about the upcoming hybrid: 1) The car will have a global nameplate, 2) the engine will be based on the Civic's, but will use a newly designed motor and engine control unit, making it lighter and more compact, 3) it will be priced below the current Civic Hybrid, 4) it will take its design cues from the FCX Clarity hydrogen fuel cell vehicle (pictured above) and 5) it will use nickel metal hydride batteries.It's probably a smart move to use the Civic's engine, as it is very efficient (for a gasoline engine) and not developing a new engine will help keep costs down.

Using nickel metal hydride batteries is slightly disappointing, as it probably means a limited electric range, but since more advanced Lithium - based batteries are not quite as mature and the supply is constricted (ask GM about how hard it is to get batteries for the Chevy Volt), it might be a smart choice.

Not exact matches

That's because these companies use a variety of commodities, such as nickel, cobalt and titanium to make their metals.

Finally, I think with Tesla firing up its Nevada - based Gigafactory, investors would be prudent to keep their eyes on aluminum, cobalt, nickel and especially copper, as electric vehicles use around three times as much of the red metal as conventional vehicles.

The batteries, which currently use an NCA cathode formulation, need lithium, graphite, cobalt, nickel and other base metals that aren't used as much in an internal combustion engine.

In addition, our snaps are nickel - free and the dyes we use are approved by the Control Union certifying minimal metal content and ensuring our garments will not cause rashes or skin irritations.

«The thing that made this such an exciting finding,» Sadoway says, «is that we could imagine doing the same for copper and nickel, metals that are used in large quantities.»

Investigators are pursuing several lines of attack to shrink the platinum content: using it more efficiently, replacing some or all of it with palladium (which performs similarly and is somewhat less expensive), replacing either of those precious metals with inexpensive metals, such as nickel or copper, and foregoing metals altogether.

Instead of noble metal nanoparticles, they used single atoms of nickel.

The hydrogenation catalysts mostly used today contain toxic or expensive heavy metals, such as nickel, palladium or platinum.

The device could make hydrogen cars affordable for many more consumers because it produces hydrogen using nickel, iron and cobalt — elements that are much more abundant and less expensive than the platinum and other precious metals that are currently used to produce hydrogen fuel.

Lithium - ion batteries — similar to what powers your laptop or cell phone — satisfy both requirements, making them a big step up from the nickel - metal hydride cells used in gas - electric hybrids like the Toyota Prius.

If you preferred safety, you could use an aqueous battery such as nickel / metal hydride, but you would have to settle for lower energy,» Xu said.

Cadmium is an important metal for a range of electronics industries and is used widely in nickel - cadmium batteries.

Next on the list will be basic metals used in construction, such as iron, nickel and cobalt.

Bronze Age artifacts revealed nickel levels and ratio of iron to cobalt that suggest these were made using metals from meteorites.

People with metal allergies may have trouble using cellular phones, PDAs, and tablet devices, (including iPhones and iPads), as these products often contain potential allergens nickel and cobalt.

The main reason to use an infrared sauna is to detox heavy metals such as lead, cadmium, mercury, arsenic, aluminum, nickel and many others.

I love mixing metals so I wanted to use both Aged Nickel and Copper Kettle.

, published on the website < http://planetasustentavel.abril.com.br/noticia/ambiente/quando-recursos-minerais-se-esgotarao-648952.shtml >, based on information from the US Geological Survey, the US government agency responsible for geological research that crossed information on the annual consumption, mineral reserves available on the planet and its predictable extinction: 1) Platinum (use in surgical materials)-- Extinction by 2049; 2) Silver (use in the manufacture of mirrors and cutlery)-- Extinction in 2016; 3) Copper (use in wire and cable and air conditioning ducts)-- Extinction in 2027; 4) Antimony (use in remote controls and other materials to increase strength)-- Extinction 2020; 5) Lithium (use in cell phone batteries, laptops and video games)-- Extinction in 2053; 6) Phosphorus (use in agricultural fertilizers)-- Extinction in 2149; 7) Uranium (use for electric power generation)-- Extinction in 2026; 8) Indian (use in smartphones and tablets touch screen screens)-- Extinction in 2020; 9) Tantalum (use in cameras lenses)-- Extinction in 2027; 10) Nickel (use in metal alloy coating, electronics such as cell phones)-- Extinction in 2064; 11) Tin (use in coating metal alloys, such as those used in the soft drink cans)-- Extinction 2024; 12) Lead (use in car batteries and trucks and welds and bearings)-- Extinction in 2015; 13) Gold (use as jewelry and computer microchips)-- Extinction in 2043; 14) Zinc (use to cover alloys, preventing rust that destroy objects like coins)-- Extinction in 2041.

Most likely Toyota is preparing to unveil a plug - in hybrid version of the Prius, after already revealing the Prius Eco and its upgraded lithium - ion battery (the standard Prius uses a nickel - metal hydride unit).

Specifically, I usually skip the copper and use the slightly more expensive nickel anti-seize to avoid reactions with certain metals and increased temperature limits.

Toyota At the Detroit auto show in January, we'll see the third generation of the now one - million - plus - selling Prius, which will still use a nickel - metal - hydride battery pack.

A Nickel - Metal Hydride (NiMH) battery pack is used to capture and store electricity for the electric motor.

The newest Prius uses smaller, lighter hybrid components, including a lithium - ion hybrid battery in addition to the existing nickel - metal hydride.

The Prius PHV uses a more sophisticated 288 - cell lithium - ion battery, as opposed to the nickel - metal hydride battery back in the regular Prius.

Naturally, the system uses stop / start technology and regenerative braking, and also adopts a lithium - ion battery pack — still relatively rare among hybrids which more often use nickel - metal hydride chemistry, and first pioneered on the 2010 S400HV.

The base «Prius Two» trim level makes use of the same 1.31 kWh (6.5 ampere hour) nickel metal - hydride battery pack as the previous generation.

The hybrid system uses the engine and regenerative braking to recharge the nickel - metal hydride battery pack; there's no plug - in capability.

The C - MAX Hybrid's advanced lithium - ion battery is 25 to 30 % smaller and 50 % lighter than nickel - metal - hydride (NiMH) batteries used in first - generation hybrid vehicles.

Hyundai Motor decided to use a lithium - ion polymer battery pack for all IONIQ models instead of conventional nickel - metal - hydride batteries.

The li - ion tech is more advanced than the nickel - metal hydride packs used in previous Fords and current Toyota non-plug-in hybrids.

The main metal recovered from the battery packs, Nickel is used in hundreds of applications and uses.

The amount of Nickel used in battery production, is tiny in comparison to the global consumption of the metal for the production of alloys like steel.

Like the Prius, it uses either a 4.0 amp - hour, 259 - volt lithium - ion or 6.5 Ah 245 - volt nickel - metal hydride battery pack, depending on trim.

In LE trim, the Camry Hybrid has a lithium - ion battery pack and an mpg rating of 51 city / 53 highway; the SE and XLE trims use a nickel - metal - hydride battery and have a rating of 44 city / 47 highway.

The C - Max Hybrid features an advanced lithium - ion battery that is 25 to 30 per cent smaller and 50 per cent lighter than nickel - metal - hydride (NiMH) batteries used in first - generation hybrid vehicles.

He declined to comment on the chances of Toyota's using lithium ion batteries, which offer greater energy storage than the Prius» current nickel - metal hydride batteries.

This beneficial spiral of decreasing weight, reduced size and complexity and increased performance continues with the IMA nickel - metal hydride battery pack (a technology Honda pioneered in its EV PLUS electric car), which is also smaller and lighter in weight than the ones used in other hybrid systems.

As we already know, the Toyota Prius V Hybrid uses either lithium ion technology or nickel - metal hydride for the batteries and therefore estimate production figures can come from the available supply.

Using a 1.5 - liter four - cylinder gasoline engine, and an electric motor in a hybrid system tuned to produce 99 system net hp, Prius c uses older technology sealed Nickel - Metal Hydride (Ni - MH) batteries (as opposed to the Lithium - Ion packs that are more common in newer systems).

The C - Max Energi was designed with total 188 hp (140 kW) in hybrid mode delivered by a 2.0 - liter Atkinson cycle four - cylinder gasoline engine plus an electric motor powered by a 7.6 kWh lithium - ion battery pack, which is smaller and lighter than nickel metal hydride batteries used in previous Ford generation hybrids.

The HSD uses a series of interconnected components, including a gasoline - powered combustion engine, a nickel - metal - hydride battery, a generator, a power - split device, and an electricity inverter.

Unlike earlier hybrid systems that relied on nickel - metal - hydride batteries, the new system uses lithium - ion batteries that are lighter and more efficient.

It is, however, worth noting that Honda CR - Z models produced before the end of 2012 have less power, and use a less sophisticated nickel metal - hybrid battery pack instead of the lithium cells in the current model.

When the available 275 - volt nickel - metal - hydride battery is completely charged, it can be used alone for about 2 miles on a speed of up to 47 mph before engaging the gas engine.

The nickel - metal hydride battery pack sits behind the rear seat and is the same one used in the Toyota Camry Hybrid.

A new nickel metal - hydride (NiMH) battery is used with a revised construction and more compact cooling system that allows for smaller dimensions overall.

Camry Hybrid LE models actually use a pricier lithium - ion pack, while the higher - trim Camry Hybrid SE and XLE variants use a nickel - metal hydride battery.