Sentences with phrase «vehicle electric system»

By 1912, Cadillac created the modern vehicle electric system by integrating its electrical ignition system with its lighting setup.

However, the six - and eight - cylinder engines are equipped with a new 48 - volt system that serves as the main vehicle electric system.

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Another for a team process leader in the «Vehicle Reman Center» in Fremont, California, where Tesla makes its new cars, said the candidate would «lead the Value delivery system created to repair and remanufacture Tesla electric vehicles,» and «lead daily operations... on large volume, electric vehicle repair and reconditioning value streams.Vehicle Reman Center» in Fremont, California, where Tesla makes its new cars, said the candidate would «lead the Value delivery system created to repair and remanufacture Tesla electric vehicles,» and «lead daily operations... on large volume, electric vehicle repair and reconditioning value streams.vehicle repair and reconditioning value streams.»

The Vancouver company aims to have a 7.7 - kilowatt wireless electric - vehicle (EV) charging system on the market by then, at a price of US$ 3,880 per unit.

Because all of Tesla's cars are equipped with the software and hardware necessary to collect data that can be used to improve its ML system, the electric - car company could have a huge edge against other automakers and tech companies working on autonomous vehicles.

This is precisely why his Grantham Foundation has aggressively invested in alternative transportation technologies, such as the lithium - ion battery systems expected to drive mass - market adoption of electric vehicles.

Tesla has issued a worldwide recall related to the power - steering systems in 123,000 of its electric Model S vehicles.

As part of the arrangement that saw him relinquish Magna's reins last year, he insisted on receiving a controlling minority stake in Magna E-Car Systems, a nascent venture that's co-ordinating Magna's foray into electric vehicles.

After testing their all - electric and autonomous Chevy Bolt EV prototypes in California, Michigan, and Arizona, GM's Cruise Automation vehicles are going to New York City to further test their system in a difficult traffic environment.

Another $ 7 million will go towards soon - to - be-announced clean energy projects, electric vehicle charging stations, support to replace oil - burning heating systems with cleaner ones, and other projects that fall under the province's Innovative Clean Energy Fund.

Tesla Motors rebuffed accusations that its Model S and Model X electric vehicles have safety issues on their suspension systems.

Powered by three electric motors — one in front and two at the rear — FF 91's all wheel drive system will be capable of blasting off a 0 - 60 mph time of 2.39 seconds, making it the world's quickest electric vehicle.

If the front or the back of the Tesla Model S crashed into the trailer, the advanced crash safety system of the electric vehicle could likely save the driver's life, as what happened in an incident reported in May that saw all five passengers of the Tesla Model S survive a horrific crash.

In a blog post, Tesla Motors revealed that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched an investigation into the company's Autopilot system, as a Model S electric vehicle driver was killed in an accident while the feature was turned on.

NEW YORK (AP)-- Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the electric car company is making major improvements to the Autopilot system used by its vehicles, which will dramatically reduce the number and severity of crashes in which they are involved.

Unlike conventional all - wheel drive vehicles that sacrifice fuel efficiency for increased traction, Tesla's Electric All Wheel Drive system increases efficiency.

Lyndon Rive is the co-founder and CEO of SolarCity, a provider of clean energy services that designs, finances, and installs photovoltaic systems, performs energy - efficiency audits, and retrofits and builds charging stations for electric vehicles.

Relays, or electronically operated switches, are major components used in an electric vehicle's drivetrain control system and onboard communications.

The ES8 features a lightweight all - aluminum body and chassis, and comes standard with electric - drive (e-drive) systems in the front and rear of the vehicle.

Zinc can be found in most car parts, from tires to door handles, and because it can store six times more energy per pound than more conventional battery systems, the metal is also used in electric vehicles.

You can find IPG Photonics products everywhere from telecommunications and medical devices to movie theaters and lithium - ion battery systems for electric vehicles, and the way in which the company has managed to win victories in all of those areas shows a lot about the quality of its lasers and their perception in the marketplace.

Two more SolarCity directors with ties to Tesla Motors and its CEO Elon Musk are recusing themselves from making decisions about the electric vehicle maker's bid to acquire the solar energy systems installer, leaving just three to vote.

The amended regulation will now go before the EU Council for approval, but Guide Dogs wants further action to ensure drivers don't have the option to switch off artificial noise systems in electric and hybrid vehicles.

The final budget includes $ 500 million for environmental programs including water system upgrades and rebates for electric vehicle purchases.

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.

«This 2 - million dollars in funding will make it possible for these systems who are interested in acquiring additional electric - drive vehicles to finance the cost of these vehicles.

Essentially they could be passenger electric - drive vehicles, plug - in vehicles, utility work vehicles, off - the - road vehicles, depending on the municipal electric system's needs.»

This Ford Escape and utility co. bucket truck (pictured below) are two examples of electric - drive vehicles available to municipal and rural electric cooperative systems in New York State under the New York Power Authority's (NYPA) Municipal Electric Drive electric - drive vehicles available to municipal and rural electric cooperative systems in New York State under the New York Power Authority's (NYPA) Municipal Electric Drive electric cooperative systems in New York State under the New York Power Authority's (NYPA) Municipal Electric Drive Electric Drive Program.

Traction control helps prevent skidding; crash - avoidance systems fling radar waves in every direction, looking for approaching vehicles; the Lexus LS series even features a windshield - mounted camera that monitors the lane markings in front of you and gently nudges you back into your lane, via electric motors that assist your steering, if you drift.

Anticipating the next step, researchers at MIT have proposed a scheme called CityCar in which compact electric vehicles would be scattered in parking stations all around cities, enabling riders to jump into one and drive it to the station nearest their destination, then leave it for the next rider, much like the shared - bicycle systems that have sprung up in cities around the world.

Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company in Denver -: The «Adapting Commercial Spacecraft for the Asteroid Redirect Vehicle» study will define system concepts for a Solar Electric Propulsion Module based on an existing commercial spacecraft bus and NASA Hall thrusters.

«This technology is ready to apply now to commercial batteries but we would need to ensure that battery management systems on vehicles, and that the infrastructure being put in for electric vehicles, are able to accommodate variable charging rates that would include these new more precisely tuned profiles / limits»

Other companies developing inductive charging systems include WiTricity, a spin - out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, while Nissan last year announced that it was looking into wireless charging for its electric vehicles.

Spanning 17 elements — from lanthanum to lutetium, plus scandium and yttrium — they find use in computers, screens, superconductors, oil refineries, hybrid or electric vehicles, catalytic converters, compact fluorescent lightbulbs, light - emitting diodes, lasers, audio speakers and microphones, cell phones, MRI machines, telecommunications, battery electrodes, advanced weapons systems, polished glass, and even the electric motors that run automobile windows.

«We believe that our system will eliminate a barrier to electric vehicle adoption and increase the adoption of electrified transportation,» she says.

The power lost by these systems in transferring energy could be enough to make electric vehicles and plug - in hybrid electric vehicles less environmentally friendly than conventional cars, says Michael Kintner - Meyer at the Energy and Environment Directorate at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Washington.

Electric vehicles starting to go on sale over the next few years «will have intelligent control systems that allow the vehicle to request charge when it's ready», Hough says.

AC Propulsion, a San Dimas, Calif., maker of electric vehicle drive systems, discovered this when working with Tesla Motors.

Although ORNL's proposed system would allow PHEV - makers to leave out the onboard charger that they currently install in their cars, the first - generation PHEVs are not intended for high - speed charging, says Frank, who is also founder of Efficient Drivetrains, Inc., a U.C. Davis start - up that designs energy - management systems for electric vehicles and hybrids.

The electric vehicle — maker initially licensed a drive system design and reductive charging patent from AC Propulsion but later developed its own versions of these technologies.

«Reliable systems for recharging electric vehicles.»

The image shows a plug - in hybrid electric vehicle, which also has a fuel tank and a combustion engine, but the technology system works equally well with a purely electric vehicle.

OLEV is a groundbreaking technology that accelerates the development of purely electric vehicles as a viable option for future transportation systems, be they personal vehicles or public transit.

If station developers and others take a more performance - based approach, he said, more existing fueling facilities will be able to integrate hydrogen systems and support the developing fuel - cell electric vehicle market.

Never mind electric - vehicle range anxiety, how will power utilities and home systems handle the growing load of a burgeoning fleet of electric cars?

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.

The lack of dense energy storage systems is a big barrier to widespread adoption of renewable energy sources such as wind and solar, which are only intermittently available, as well as to the advancement of technologies such as electric vehicles.

Electric current from the vehicle's generator creates plasma — hot, electrically charged atomic fragments — that transforms diesel into a hydrogen - rich gas that then scours pollutants from the vehicle's exhaust - treatment system.

These sensors are used in navigation systems, electric motors, and also in vehicle ignition systems.

This gap in research has now been closed by scientists of the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT): They compared the performances of 49,000 battery electric cars and 73,000 plug - in hybrid vehicles in Germany and the US using data from fleet trials and automotive manufacturers as well as from websites for drivers to manage and monitor their vehicles.