Sentences with phrase «vehicle mass by»
The weight loss was achieved through the deployment of Mazda's Skyactiv technologies, its holistic approach to reducing vehicle mass by employing smarter design techniques and using lighter materials.
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Qualification as a Green Giant: The first mass - produced hybrid vehicle, it topped the 2013 Greenest list, an automotive ranking by the American Council for an Energy - Efficient Economy.
As U.S. car buyers continue their mass migration into utility vehicles, some are bringing along their preference for performance once sated by Taurus SHO sport sedans and Focus ST hot hatches.
Aurora Innovation, the secretive startup founded by some of best minds in self - driving cars, has landed partnerships with Volkswagen Group (vlkay) and Hyundai (hyundai - motor) to help bring fully autonomous vehicles to the masses faster.
«It means so much for our mission, which is to catalyze sustainable transportation by creating a mass market for electric vehicles.»
«It was less than a year ago that we revealed the Bolt EV concept and promised to deliver a long - range electric vehicle attainable by the masses,» GM Chairman and CEO Mary Barra said in a statement.
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 percenBy 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 percenby more than 30 percent.
With Tesla aiming to produce 500k vehicles in two years time and 1 million by 2020, the company has said it will double the number of Superchargers and quadruple the number of destination chargers in anticipation of its mass - market Model 3.
The company is supposedly set to start mass production of the Model 3 from July and recent estimates indicate that around 100,000 vehicles are planned to be delivered by the end of 2017.
Buoyed by the mass market appeal of the Model 3, Tesla hopes to produce half a million electric cars by 2018, vastly ramping up its output over last year, at 85,000 vehicles.
Most spacecraft today are propelled by heating the reaction mass and allowing it to flow out the back of the vehicle.
However, the mass concentration of black carbon (soot particles) emitted mainly from Diesel vehicles decreased by 60 % at the street site.
The results showed that the driver's chance of survival was increased by driving a vehicle with a higher mass, driving a newer vehicle, being younger, being a male, using a seatbelt and having the airbag deployed in the crash.
EPA and DOT's lightweighting studies showed that a baseline vehicle's mass could be reduced by about 20 percent without affecting its safety performance.
Most estimated that vehicle mass could be reduced by 10 to 15 percent between 2010 and 2025.
According to him, between 75 % and 80 % of the mass of nanoparticles measured in this study corresponds to organic compounds (carbon in different forms) emitted by motor vehicles.
Daimler's plans to start mass - producing fuel cell vehicles next year were severely limited by the lack of public hydrogen filling stations in Germany.
India could build or buy commercial electric propulsion systems built in France or Russia to significantly improve the cargo payload mass that could be put into a stable Low Lunar Polar Orbit by its possible future Reusable Launch Vehicle or a «HLV» based on the Unified Launch Vehicle.
It's common knowledge that the mass majority of «black» men are trash at a moral level, yet black women still chase black men with gold chains or a luxury vehicle... I understand that women are driven by their need for security, and men are driven by their need for sex, but there can be no middle ground without a moral compass.
And, while it may not be considered beautiful by all, the CL63 looks muscular and confident and the lack of a B - pillar goes a long way in reducing the vehicle's visual mass.
Said to be acting as a test bed for new technology, the fuel cell car is a precursor to mass production hydrogen powered vehicles, which BMW says could arrive by 2020.
Width, track, and tire size remain essentially unchanged from the SLS, but the wheelbase was shortened by 2 inches for enhanced agility and overhangs further reduced to keep the critical mass as close as possible to the center of the vehicle.
The next mass - market vehicle designed by Schreyer's team, the Carens people - mover, will launch in 2013.
No, not by any annoying whistles caused by leaks but by the simple sound of a silent vehicle's passage through the air mass, just as one is aware of movement in a sailplane.
If your car jerks while the vehicle is in gear, the issues could be caused by a mass air flow sensor (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/what-does-the-mass-airflow-sensor-do), O2 sensor or...
This can be causes by the mass air flow sensor running the engine lean or if you do not have a flex fuel vehicle then running a...
The mass of the vehicle is constant which makes acceleration directly proportional to force (here tractive force exerted by tyres).
Although, conservative by segment standards, its design effectively disguises the seven - seat vehicle's mass when you consider the profile, proportions and stance in particular.
Nissan established itself as a pioneer in the EV movement by launching the LEAF, the world's first mass - market electric vehicle.
In a very bold move Nissan Jidosha Kabushiki - gaisha has made history by unveiling their first zero emissions vehicle intended for mass production.
Each new mass - market vehicle must be tested by the NHTSA.
The TSW Mechanica is an elegant five - spoke, one - piece alloy wheel that delivers the vehicle performance by reducing the overall rotational mass.
«It was less than a year ago that we revealed the Bolt EV concept and promised to deliver a long - range electric vehicle attainable by the masses,» GM Chairman and CEO Mary Barra said.
Vehicle mass has been reduced by 200 pounds or more, depending on the model, creating a more nimble, responsive driving experience
Production commenced of the P110 transmission for the world's first mass - production hybrid vehicle, consisting of a power split device, a generator, a motor, and a motor speed reduction device, making possible a vehicle for the new century by controlling both how the vehicle runs and its fuel consumption
Built by the British automaker to herald the arrival of the brand's first mass - produced EV in 2019, the tiny vehicle combines the iconic design of the original Mini with a very contemporary all - electric powertrain.
Significant focus went into the integration of the gearbox with numerous proprietary traction motors, and in particular, reducing its mass by almost 20 per cent compared with our previous P1092 electric vehicle transmission to provide the ultimate electric drive transaxle.
«By 2025, we will offer a total of 16 advanced powertrain vehicles, with five new hybrids and plug - in hybrids, five new battery EVs, and an all - new mass market FCEV,» said Vice Chairman Yang.
Controlled by Nissan since 2016, the Japanese automaker is looking to use early experience with the tiny i - MiEV electric car and Outlander Plug - In Hybrid into a mass - market line of all - electric and plug - in hybrid utility vehicles.
Such is the case with this particular concept vehicle prepared by Webasto Thermo and Comfort North America for Ford's resident four - door sedan for the masses, the 2017 Ford Fusion.
By launching the Nissan LEAF, the world's first mass - market electric vehicle, Nissan established itself as pioneer in the EV movement.
But it is the high - selling mass - market vehicles that will really influence road safety in the future and manufacturers like Nissan, Ford, SEAT and VW are to be congratulated for democratising safety by making high - tech safety assistance available on their superminis.
The vehicle was so highly admired by Edsel Ford's friends that he felt the car could be mass marketed, and thus began the production of the Lincoln Continental on a somewhat wider scale.
Pagani mounts the transmission longitudinally to reduce polar inertia of the entire vehicle, or in plain English, to bring the car's longitudinal center of mass closer to a central pivot point for safer cornering ability by helping induce understeer.
The first mass - market pick - up truck from Mercedes - Benz, the Mercedes - Benz X-Class is claimed by the manufacturer to be a vehicle that «unites the typical characteristics of a pick - up... with the classical strengths of a real Mercedes».
In Sweden, where just 0.13 % of purchased vehicles are EVs (and most of those by municipalities and for private fleets), the green car organization Gröna Bil teamed with NGO FORES to figure out what the Norwegians had done right in getting EVs to the masses.
Two fossil fuel facts define the basic actions that are required to preserve our planet's climate: (1) it is impractical to capture CO2 as it is emitted by vehicles (the mass of emitted CO2 is about three times larger than the mass of fuel in the tank), and (2) there is much more CO2 contained in coal and unconventional fossil fuels than in oil and gas.
... a feisty group of rogue Prius owners has taken the technology into their own hands, by essentially «hacking» into their vehicle systems and modifying the cars into plug - in models... It comes at a considerable cost, but for them the message is important: It can be done, and with mass production it can also be affordable... «Toyota's engineering of the system means it's not impossible to get to this second stage,» says Felix Kramer, founder of the California Cars Initiative, whose sole mandate at the moment is to raise awareness of plug - in hybrids and to spur Toyota and other automakers into supporting it... Talking to Kramer, plug - in hybrids seem like a no - brainer.
Hydrolysis is definitely one way forward, particularly for transportation of bulk goods by rail or sea, where the relative mass of safe storage of H has less impact and less associated risk than in private vehicles (so far).
The legislation echoes recommendations put forward by the Electrification Coalition, a nonpartisan, not - for - profit group of business leaders committed to promoting policies and actions that facilitate the deployment of electric vehicles on a mass scale in order to combat the economic, environmental, and national security dangers caused by our nation's dependence on petroleum.