Sentences with phrase «vehicle power when»

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The automaker admits that, since 2009, it outfitted several of its diesel - powered models — such as the Golf, Passat, Jetta, and Beetle — with «defeat devices» that would switch off emissions controls, and thereby boost performance, except when the vehicles were being put through environmental tests.

A network of old, privately owned Teslas doesn't sound exactly appealing when there are other options like a Lyft - powered network of General Motors vehicles or Uber's network of Toyotas.

But, you don't know when the next payout is coming and you also don't want to forfeit the power of tax - free compounded growth in vehicles like an IRA.

However these are slow stepping tones forward, and will need to be upgraded once again when new higher power vehicles are developed.

But when Krafcik officially unveiled Waymo to the world, he repeatedly referred to the vehicles the company's technology will power as «our» cars.

Psychologically persuasive and prodigiously self - assured, they are examples of what can happen when an artist, who has been honing her craft in the meantime, finds or invents material that turns out to be the perfect vehicle for her powers.

Police would be given powers to tow vehicles on private land when they are parked dangerously - blocking the entrance to a hospital, for example.

You don't have to like him because he is not your brother; ethnic bigots like you will never see anything good in his government, when your brother who speaks like someone who suffers from cerebral palsy was there, long queues of vehicles were a daily sight at petrol stations, epileptic power supply a norm, human rights violations unprecedented etc..

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When a blistering summer afternoon has power lines straining to support a city's worth of air conditioners, for example, a signal from the utility could ask the vehicles to give back some of their stored charge.

«If a power company has the ability to selectively charge groups of vehicles based on when renewable energy resources are available,» he says, «it makes electric vehicles useful not only for reducing petroleum consumption but for reducing the amount of greenhouse gases overall that we produce.»

Those cars charge up their batteries with electricity generated when the car brakes and then used that «recycled» energy to power their electric motors, which take over from the vehicle's gasoline engine at low speeds and in stop - and - go traffic.

Unlike gasoline - powered cars, battery and fuel cell vehicles emit zero carbon when driven.

The scenarios focused on 10 to 20 years in the future, when battery and fuel cell vehicles are expected to be in much wider use, and when solar power and electrolyzers are cost competitive with the electric grid.

How it works: Electric vehicles can double as batteries plugged into the grid, saving up power at night when electricity demand is low.

When the vehicle goes beyond the 40 - mile mark, the internal combustion engine kicks in, powering the car and partially recharging the batteries, giving the car a total range of about 400 miles.

When plugged in, the electric vehicles (EVs) at LA AFB produce more than 700 kilowatts of electricity, or enough to power about 140 American households during a hot summer day.

The study, led by researchers at Princeton University and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL), highlights the importance of maintaining domestic emission controls on motor vehicles, power plants and other industries at a time when pollution is increasingly global.

When you've been working with vehicles that you power with your own legs, you learn to develop a real sensitivity for how well that power gets used, explains MacCready.

For example, on a hot summer evening when electricity is in high demand for air - conditioning, the system could drop the amount of power going to an individual car from 3.3 kilowatts to just 1.2 kW or even less, explains Paul Pebbles, GM's global manager of Electric Vehicle and Smart Grid Services.

«At the end of the day, what's going to truly decarbonize the transportation system is when we move to low - carbon fuel or completely battery - powered vehicles,» which will take decades to see widespread adoption, said Stepp.

I was there for about four weeks and I spent one of those weeks with the a young group of engineers, and I went back to a couple of the sites I had visited on my first trip, including the Quds power plant which is north of Baghdad; it goes through some kind of dicey neighborhood, so the trip from the Green Zone to Quds is always a bit of hot charger; so we went up there in these Reva vehicles, these heavily armored South African Reva vehicles; and much to my amaze [ment], when I found that they had gotten some of their power plants started; they hadn't been able to run when I was there in 2005.

Smog forms when a mixture of pollutants from industrial facilities, power plants, motor vehicles and other sources react in sunlight.

When the engine is off, the vehicle's electrical system draws energy from the AGM battery to power all electrical loads in the vehicle.

WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE VEHICLES MAY LOSE POWER RATHER THAN ENTER A LIMP - HOME MODE.

The affected vehicles, equipped with the power liftgate option, have gas struts that hold the power liftgate up when open.

Many hybrid electric vehicles achieve higher fuel economy ratings in the city (e.g. 2017 Toyota Prius, 54 - city, 50 - highway) than on the highway because the electric motor recharges when braking and turns off the gas - powered engine when stopped; this is especially beneficial to those who do a lot of city driving because, while 100 % gas vehicles will get better mileage on the highway vs. the city, hybrids are the opposite.

When you're towing a heavy load, your vehicle is going to need extra power, so changing up a gear is going to take longer than usual.

Some vehicles equipped with a 6.0 L diesel engine may experience white smoke, lacks power, exhaust odor, surges, runs rough, or no start when cold.

At a time when the take rate of diesel engines has been dwindling, what with increasingly stringent NOx and particulate emission regulations, and sales of hybrids and increasingly frugal gasoline - powered vehicles are mushrooming, the future for diesels is uncertain.

This complements the in - bed trunk, which can accommodate up to an 82 - quart cooler (or serve as a cooler itself when filled with ice, thanks to a built - in drain plug), and the bed - mounted A / C socket, which can supply up to 400 watts of power when the vehicle is parked and the engine is running — enough to run a 60 - inch television.

The engine ECU powers the actuators on the vehicle, so you need to check things like: fuel pump runs when ignition key is turned to the run position, power to injectors, power to ignition coils, brake lights working.

It can even change the assist level in the electric power steering when it's called for, but it doesn't steer the vehicle on its own.

Lamborghini may have been hinting at a 2020's, Tesla - dictated future when it unveiled its Terzo Millennio electric - powered supercar concept at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology earlier this month, but its short - term, bankable future starts December 4, when the Italian brand launches its first sport / utility vehicle in 24 years.

When the vehicle is not moving, turning the steering wheel is extremely difficult, even moreso than if the power steering had completely failed.

Battery power is present even when vehicle but most likely OBD II devices have a comparator looking for a voltage geeater than 13.5 V

Depending on upcoming corners and changes in grade, the vehicle will decide when to coast and how to best combine the power of the gas engine and electric motor.

The real leap into the future of autonomous driving will come only when the vehicle can recognize and respond to pedestrians in a compact environment, and this will take some serious computing power, not to mention sophisticated algorithms.

The actual red line is simply the point when the engine power output is in equilibrium with the power input required by the vehicle.

The highlight of the technology is its ability to automatically activate the car's full braking power in certain cases — one of which is when a pedestrian steps into the path of the vehicle; another is when a low - speed collision is detected.

When it came time to exit the vehicle, she loved that the buttons to operate the power sliding doors are at a height she can reach.

In Engage, you'll see separate gauges for engine power and lithium - ion battery power and «EV» displayed when the vehicle is operating on battery power only.

When you shop Ford, you can count on finding a variety of vehicles that stand out in their segments, from the F - 150 pickup truck and its incredible towing and hauling power to the newly redesigned and spacious Expedition SUV.

When engaged, the system will reduce power to help the brakes bring the vehicle to a stop.

Available all - wheel drive, innovative touchscreen technology, and turbocharged engine power are just the beginning of where this vehicle thrives when called upon.

When a vehicle goes into reduced power mode it will seriously impact its performance.

A vehicle equipped with stability control is constantly checking to see if there's grip, and when it detects a loss of grip, or that the car's trajectory is not in line with the steering angle (suggesting it's going too fast in a corner), it can apply certain brakes or even cut engine power to slow the vehicle and bring it back on its intended course.

The electric motor sits between the engine and gearbox; it starts the engine, harvests otherwise waste energy to charge the 48 - volt battery and helps to power the vehicle when needed.

Hill Start Assist / Descent Control helps keep your vehicle's power and capability under control, particularly when you're towing.

In wet conditions, Vehicle Stability Assist ™ 12 can reduce the dangers of over and under steering and loss of traction by applying brakes at each wheel as needed and when necessary, reducing engine power.