Sentences with phrase «using hybrid driving»

By only using hybrid driving school vehicles, we've been able to realize the several environmental benefits:

But the 2010 RX450h uses its hybrid drive to amp up (sorry) the RX's performance.

Among its many drive settings, the S550 Hybrid offers differing ways of using the hybrid drive system.

This speed is especially noticeable when using the hybrid drive as a boot drive — since all important data can be cached onto the flash section of the drive, you'll notice massive speed boosts when your computer is starting up, allowing you to get into your game faster.

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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.

The elements are integral to modern life, and are used in everything from disc drives, hybrid cars and sunglasses to lasers and aircraft used by the military.

Only 12 percent went for efficiency: using compact fluorescent bulbs, insulating the house or driving a hybrid car.

Cool It Rated PG for thematic elements Available on DVD Bjorn Lomborg is one of the most despised environmentalists alive, not because he doesn't believe that there is a problem, but rather because he knows there is a problem and doesn't think driving hybrids and using compact florescent bulbs are the solution.

Prior to and subsequent to implementing the hybrid - block, there was significant discussion and teacher - driven professional development relating to how the additional time would be used by the teachers and students in order to optimize its positive impact on assessment tests, added Hagen.

For better results, you need to use the Ioniq Plug - In Hybrid as a commuter car: Drive to work on EV power (provided you work less than 29 miles from home), charge it at work, drive it home on EV power and charge it there,Drive to work on EV power (provided you work less than 29 miles from home), charge it at work, drive it home on EV power and charge it there,drive it home on EV power and charge it there, too.

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.

Both feature all - wheel drive and automatic transmissions, and both use Audi's 48 - volt mild hybrid technology.

Toyota's new hybrid system for rear - wheel - drive vehicles promises improved fuel economy at high speeds, allowing for intermittent use of the engine at such speeds.

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.

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.

For instance, BMW says the hybrid system might use lots of the battery's charge to help propel the car up a hill, then allow the battery to be fully recharged as the car drives down the other side of the hill.

Toyota will use high - efficiency Atkinson - cycle engines in its new Hybrid Synergy Drive powertrains.

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.

On top of that, MT says that the turbo FR - S sedan will be followed by a hybrid version, which would still employ Subaru boxer power but also gain all - wheel drive using in - wheel electric motors.

And, as with a hybrid, the generator is also used to top - up the battery while driving.

Noteworthy: An increased use of aluminum and changes to the all - wheel - drive system have shaved nearly 400 pounds off certain models, and a new hybrid gets 20 mpg in the city and 23 mpg on the highway.

Ford will use the location to continue testing its Fusion Hybrid self - driving prototypes, which have cameras, radar, LIDAR, and other sensors to help navigate urban environments.

But as a European - style plug - in hybrid, this is probably enough because you're meant to motor through your neighborhood in electric - only mode, use the gas engine to drive to the city, and then engage electric - only power to navigate the inner city where gas - powered vehicles might be prohibited.

Hydro - Quebec says it motor / wheel is likely best suited to a 4 - wheel - drive hybrid electric vehicle that uses a small internal - combustion engine to recharge its batteries.

A hybrid version uses a 2.0 - liter four - cylinder engine and is front - wheel drive.

A similar plug - in hybrid powertrain, also using a Drive - E engine, will be coming to the U.S. when the Volvo XC60 plug - in hybrid crossover goes on sale here within the next few years.

GM has used the eAssist accessory - drive hybrid technology before, in cars like the Chevrolet Malibu, Buick Regal, Buick LaCrosse, and Chevrolet Impala.

In addition to the two powertrain, Toyota will offer the 2019 Rav4 with three all - wheel drive systems — a basic setup for lower - end gas models, an «intelligent» for the Rav4 Hybrid that uses the electric motor to drive the rear wheels, and the new «Dynamic Torque Vectoring All - Wheel Drive with Rear Driveline Disconnect» setup for the gas - powered Rav4 Limited and Advendrive systems — a basic setup for lower - end gas models, an «intelligent» for the Rav4 Hybrid that uses the electric motor to drive the rear wheels, and the new «Dynamic Torque Vectoring All - Wheel Drive with Rear Driveline Disconnect» setup for the gas - powered Rav4 Limited and Advendrive the rear wheels, and the new «Dynamic Torque Vectoring All - Wheel Drive with Rear Driveline Disconnect» setup for the gas - powered Rav4 Limited and AdvenDrive with Rear Driveline Disconnect» setup for the gas - powered Rav4 Limited and Adventure.

Whereas the instrument panel on the Fusion Hybrid uses green vines that «grow» larger the more efficiently you drive, the MKZ Hybrid adds to that with white flowers that «blossom» with long - term efficient driving.

The MPG is not as great as I expected, but I am still getting used to driving the hybrid engine, and am seeing the MGPs go up as I get to know better how the car responds (I am a lead foot).

The S E Countryman ALL4 is Mini's first plug - in hybrid vehicle, which uses a 1.5 - liter three - cylinder engine to drive the front wheels through a six - speed automatic transmission, while the rear wheels are driven by an 87 - hp electric motor powered by a 7.6 - kilowatt - hour lithium - ion battery.

WHEN 2013 A HYBRID THAT»S LOYAL TO THE BRAND Subaru's foray into hybrids won't compromise the brand's core tenets, as the 2013 model will retain all - wheel drive and will likely use a boxer four - cylinder.

Mini tested an all - wheel - drive hybrid Cooper S, which appears to use an electric motor to power the rear wheels.

The Prius Prime drives first on electricity from the 8.8 - kWh battery pack and then, using a 1.8 - liter four - cylinder engine, it operates like a traditional hybrid.

With most Pacifica eHybrid owners presumably using their minivans to run errands around town on battery power and occasionally the long - distance drive with the ICE to fall back on, a hybrid minivan is no head - scratcher.

The ES 300h was new for the 2013 model year, and the front - wheel - drive car uses the same hybrid system as the Toyota Camry Hybrid to get its EPA - estimated 40/39/40 mpg city / highway / comhybrid system as the Toyota Camry Hybrid to get its EPA - estimated 40/39/40 mpg city / highway / comHybrid to get its EPA - estimated 40/39/40 mpg city / highway / combined.

The Z5 will share its platform with the upcoming Toyota sports car (possibly dubbed Supra), although the two will not share any sheetmetal and the Japanese version may offer an all - wheel - drive hybrid platform using its electric motor technologies alongside BMW combustion engines.

A production iteration would likely use more conventional and less potent powerplants, though this 245bhp four - wheel - drive hybrid version could be an exciting range topper, and a natural Juke Nismo rival.

Based on the Citroen DS5's platform, the DS SUV will be four - wheel drive and is set to use a petrol - electric plug - in hybrid drivetrain, Citroen's first following the diesel - hybrid DS5 sold in Europe.

It's no sports car — or a, 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.

With a more normal hybrid, also brilliantly because it uses less fuel, goes further and more speedily on electricity alone, is more fun to drive and somehow «purer» in concept.

Select hybrid mode and it mixes use of the gas engine and electric motor for optimum efficiency and performance, while the PSM Sport mode allows a «significantly sportier» driving style and Sport + mode recharges the battery at a much higher rate.

And driving a hybrid takes a little getting used to.

The Civic Hybrid's single overhead camshaft (SOHC) cylinder head uses a compact chain drive and a compact, low friction VTEC system.

Unique drive concept with V8 engine and electric motor After the successful debut of the Panamera 4 E-Hybrid — which uses a twin - turbo V6 engine combined with an electric motor — the Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid is another compelling demonstration of the performance advantages of hybrid technology.

Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn announced Golf Twin Drive plug - in hybrid concept based on Mk5 Golf, which uses 2.0 L 91 kW (122 hp) I4 turbodiesel and 61 kW (82 hp) electric motor with lithium - ion batteries.