Sentences with phrase «vehicle battery packs»

The expanded Livonia plant should be able to make about 320,000 hybrid - vehicle battery packs and more than 24,000 plug - in hybrid packs a year, creating more than 500 jobs.

Cost estimates and future projections for electric vehicle battery packs, measured in $ US per kilowatt hour of capacity.

Founded in 2007 by Bernard Tse, who was also originally on Tesla's Board of Directors, Atieva initially planned to provide monitoring software for electric vehicle battery packs.

Not exact matches

The battery packs and electric motors will be shipped to Tesla's factory in Fremont, Calif., where the Model 3 vehicle will be produced.

While hybrid electric and full electric vehicles have become more common in recent years, the aviation industry has been slow to embrace e-planes, partially because of the weight and cost of lithium - ion battery packs.

The friendly deal, which requires approval by US Cobalt shareholders, comes as growing investments and demand in electric vehicles has spurred interest in key metals like cobalt, used in the vehicle's battery packs.

By the end of the first year of volume production of our mass market vehicle, we expect the Gigafactory will have driven down the per kWh cost of our battery pack by more than 30 percent.

Gigafactory makes battery packs and subsystems for the Fremont vehicles, and power packs.

But as those deposits arrive, fast - growing startup Proterra, packed with ex-Tesla employees, got an order for 25 battery buses from the Los Angeles Department of Transportation in December, each priced at about $ 700,000, as the agency converts a 359 - vehicle fleet to electric.

Both the Lactina and the Pump In Style are electrically operable and can also be powered by a vehicle lighter adaptor or battery pack.

It will come with the Double pump cooler carry tote, 2 Single pumps, 2 breastcups, 2 stems, 2 valves and 25 collection bags, rechargeable battery pack, vehicle adapter and AC adapter.

Tesla's vehicles use the same battery chemistry as Boeing and last week Musk told Flightglobal.com (owned by the company that publishes New Scientist) that he thinks the Dreamliner's battery pack design is «inherently unsafe» because the eight cells inside it are packed too close to dissipate heat effectively.

In the early 1990s, Waters helped develop the battery pack system for General Motors» electric car, the EV1; helped set an EV world speed record at 183 mph; later founded Bright Automotive, a company that invented a 100 - mpg plug - in hybrid electric commercial vehicle; and now heads Waters and Associates, LLC, a consulting firm specializing in global sustainable mobility and housing.

Extinguishing the fire required cutting into the frame of the vehicle in order to reach the embedded battery pack and dousing the cells with flame - snuffing chemicals, according to the firefighters» report.

Reducing the width and weight of the vehicle can also help reduce drag, so instead of cylindrical batteries, the team is using square, pouch - type ones, which can be packed more tightly.

Balbuena's research is supported by the Department of Energy as part the Battery Materials Research and Battery 500 Seedling programs, both of which are aimed at creating smaller, safer, lighter - weight and less expensive battery packs to make electric vehicles more affoBattery Materials Research and Battery 500 Seedling programs, both of which are aimed at creating smaller, safer, lighter - weight and less expensive battery packs to make electric vehicles more affoBattery 500 Seedling programs, both of which are aimed at creating smaller, safer, lighter - weight and less expensive battery packs to make electric vehicles more affobattery packs to make electric vehicles more affordable.

In an article to appear in the journal Energy Policy, the authors find that urban drivers who can frequently charge their vehicles (every 20 miles) can reduce gas consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, and expenses with a plug - in hybrid with a battery pack sized for about seven miles of electric travel.

The 2017 Kia Optima Plug - in Hybrid Electric Vehicle is scheduled to arrive in U.S. dealerships about the middle of the third - quarter of 2016, with a 9.8 killowatt - hour electric battery pack delivering about six - times the current car's energy output and a pure - electric range of 27 miles.

Motor Trend suggests the Mini hybrid could be one of the first vehicles to utilize super capacitors — the highly - efficient energy storage modules pack a higher density than lithium - ion batteries and appear to be the next big advancement in electric vehicles.

At the same time, current Volt battery pack supplier LG Chem announced that it is planning to introduce new battery cells for electric vehicles with 200 - mile ranges, which could coincide with the Chevrolet Volt's expected 2016 debut as a 2017 model.

And oddly enough, the weight of the battery pack in the floor of the vehicle apparently helps the Model X land on its wheels in rollover incidents.

Reports that General Motors had chosen a location in Michigan south of Detroit to assemble battery packs for its electric vehicles were confirmed today, as the automaker announced it will invest $ 43 million in a Brownstown Township facility.According to GM, the 160,000 - square - foot plant will create

About a foot shorter than its A + sibling, the smaller planet - saver is a much sportier vehicle boasting all - wheel drive, a 300 - hp power pack, and performance batteries.

NASHVILLE, TN — Nissan is offering replacement battery packs for its Leaf electric vehicle as it looks to overcome obstacles to ownership with the car's current and future generations.

CEO Christopher Heiser and CTO Jason Stinson have been working in secret on their debut vehicle for the last four years, as the duo's battery pack technology still awaits patent approval.

The key to affordable, long - range battery - electric and hybrid vehicles is the battery pack.

Tesla also promises that, since the weight of the battery pack will be low on the vehicle's floor, the Tesla Model X should provide best - in - class handling, with «nimble reflexes at every turn,» and a 0 - to -60-mph time of less than five seconds.

Designers would no longer be required to find room to house a large battery pack, reducing overall vehicle weight and freeing up interior volume.

The Karma's primary power source, as an electric vehicle, is a 360 - volt, 20 - kWh lithium - ion battery pack that runs down the center of the car.

Other technical limitations include an admission that no facility yet exists that can swap out the Model S» battery pack as the company has suggested in the past and that the company realizes its current battery pack found in the Roadster will lose up to 40 percent of its capacity, and therefore the vehicle's range, after 100,000 miles, or about seven years.

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The three models will have aluminium bodies and share the same basic layout consisting of the Roadster's motor and gearbox but with all - new, flat battery packs that will make up the vehicle's floor.

The entire electrical system of the vehicle is calibrated for the battery pack that is expected to be there.

A standard gas - powered car doesn't have enough electrical power for an autonomous vehicle, so we've had to tap into Fusion Hybrid's high - voltage battery pack by adding a second, independent power converter to help create two sources of power to maintain robustness.

Your mileage will vary depending on driving conditions, how you drive and maintain your vehicle, battery - pack age / condition, and other factors.

2014 Lexus RX450h Base price: $ 47,320 Price as tested: $ 56,445 Options on test car: Dual - screen rear seat DVD system, Navigation system, Backup camera & App suite package ($ 4,920), Heated and ventilated front seats ($ 640), Mark Levinson premium sound ($ 995), Premium Package ($ 2,570) Powertrain: 3.5 - liter V6 engine, 37 kWh Ni - MH battery pack and twin front electric motor units, continuously variable transmission, front - wheel drive — 295 combined system horsepower S: S: L - observed fuel economy: 28.2 mpg Lexus provided the vehicle for testing purposes and one tank of gas.

The complete system, including the 620 - volt battery pack developed with help from Rimac, adds 194 pounds to the vehicle.

The Specs Type of vehicle Front - wheel - drive, front - engine, mid-size sedan Engine 2.0 - litre, 16 - valve, Atkinson cycle DOHC i - VTEC four - cylinder engine with electric motor and lithium - ion battery pack.

The extended - range electric - vehicle technology uses an electric motor to drive the wheels with power supplied primarily by a lithium - ion battery pack.

The battery pack is is carefully positioned at the base of the vehicle, which means that space has been conserved and the B - Class remains a spacious five seater with generous luggage space.

OPTIONS: Luxury pack with almond white and carbon black ($ 6,800); carbon - fiber interior upgrade ($ 6,680); 10 - spoke lightweight wheels ($ 5,140); sport exhaust ($ 4,090); carbon - fiber pack 1 ($ 3,930); by McLaren design interior ($ 3,110); exterior special paint - blade silver ($ 1,740); vehicle lift ($ 1,560); ceramic brakes ($ 1,110); car cover ($ 560); battery charger ($ 230)

Your mileage will vary depending on how you drive and maintain your vehicle, driving conditions, battery pack age / condition and other factors.

The advanced propulsion system in the Jeep Renegade concept starts with a lithium - ion battery pack that can drive the vehicle for 65 kilometres.

Kia's electric vehicle is powered by a 64kWh lithium - polymer battery pack, paired with a 150kW electric motor.

Ferrari diverts the energy to a pair of battery packs bolted to the carbon fiber frame of the vehicle.

Among the newly funded projects are the development of lithium - ion battery packs for hybrid vehicles, a continuously variable transmission (CVT) for heavy - duty applications; the retrofitting of hydrogen - based diesel... Read more →

-- EV Now, which runs the vehicle on the lithium - ion battery pack until it is depleted.

-- EV Auto, which runs the vehicle on a blend of power from the battery pack and the 2.0 - liter four - cylinder engine.

The new Prius v, with «v» expressing the vehicle's versatility, shares the current generation Prius» platform and Hybrid Synergy Drive technology, including the NiMH battery pack.

This feature allows you to regenerate energy and store it as electricity for later use in the vehicle's battery pack.