Sentences with phrase «volt battery technology»

Maserati claims up to 50 - percent better energy density from its 800 - volt battery technology, which means it should be able to use a smaller, lighter battery pack while maintaining long range and fast charging times.

Not exact matches

Flow batteries can produce between 0.5 and 3 volts, and that in turn means IBM can use the technology today to supply 1 watt of power for every square centimeter of a computer's circuit board.

The first model is expected to be an updated Chevrolet Volt, which will likely use next - generation battery technology.

As e-storage technology matures, the car, battery pack, e-ancillaries and genset size could be increased for highway type PHEVs (a second generation $ 30K Chevy Volt?)

It seems that despite adopting: — a lithium - ion battery; — a «high - pressure direct fuel injection that replaced the less - efficient multi-port injection type»; — a new Hydra - Matic six - speed automatic transmission that replaces the conventional four speed used previously; — a «new BAS design [that is supposed to] ha [ve] noteworthy fuel economy gains compared to the earlier system»; — all those «talks» of «advancements gained from production of multiple generations of hybrid technology as well as development of the Chevy Volt»; — and significantly less horsepower and oomph than an Accord hybrid that was first debuted 7 years ago, there are actually little to show for any significant advancement in fuel economy from GM's latest hybrid.

I think they said the technology in the Cmax is similar to the Volt (which GM has halted production due to poor sales — only 7,000 so far) the gas engine charges the battery when it gets low.

The vehicle runs in zero - emission mode at speed of up to 70 km / h using two rear electric in - wheel motors developed by consortium partners Elaphe and Brembo.The 48 - volt electric battery — designed by Samsung SDI — can be recharged using regenerative braking technology.

The BMW ActiveHybrid 7 features both a conventional 12 - volt on - board network fed by an absorbent glass mat (AGM) battery and an additional battery featuring lithium - ion technology operating at 120 - volts.

The introduction of the new 48 - volt powertrain marks Kia as the first manufacturer to offer consumers hybrid, plug - in hybrid, battery - electric and 48 - volt technology across its model line - up.

Electric power generated in overrun and when applying the brakes on BMW ActiveHybrid 7 in a neutral process without any additional consumption of fuel is fed into the car's two on - board networks: BMW ActiveHybrid 7 features both a conventional 12 - volt on - board network fed by an AGM (absorbent glass mat) battery and a high - voltage battery featuring lithium - ion technology and operating at 120 V.

The vehicle's intelligent charging technology enables the Volt's battery to be charged in less than three hours on a 240v outlet or about eight hours on a 120v outlet.

RS cars to be battery - electric, not hybrid Winkelmann said Audi's electrification strategy would focus on battery - electric powertrains rather than hybrid or plug - in hybrid power, the next example of which will be the new A8 with 48 - volt mild - hybrid technology.

Kia's mild - hybrid technology features a compact 0.46 kWh 48 - volt lithium - ion battery and a new Mild - Hybrid Starter - Generator (MHSG).

The newly available turbo 2.0 - liter 4 - cylinder puts out 270 hp and comes only with the 8 - speed automatic; it features 48 - volt «eTorque» mild - hybrid technology that includes regenerative braking, intelligent battery charging, electric power assist, and auto start / stop.

The introduction of the new 48 - volt powertrain means Kia is the first manufacturer to offer consumers hybrid, plug - in hybrid, battery - electric and 48 - volt technology across its model line - up.

The Volt feels planted — it should with all of the battery technology running down its spine in a T formation.

So it is more likely that by the time the battery pack for the Volt gets perfected, the technology may no longer be relevant, and Toyota will (most likely) have increased their lead (by selling REAL hybrids, not futuristic daydreams).

On pages 216 - 228, included in the race to develop and use low - carbon energy are trailblazing plug - in solutions including including Tesla, Think, Chevy Volt, Zap - X and Aptera, along with brief discussions of battery technologies and the potential of vehicle to grid.

Environmental concerns and advances in motor, battery, and controller technology have now resulted in fast, sporty, and practical cars like the Tesla, Chevy Volt, and Nissan Leaf.

It gives a sense of which technologies resonate with consumers, whether it's plug - in hybrids like the Volt or battery electric cars like the Leaf, and how much electric range consumers seem willing to pay for.

Indeed, both the Volt and the Provoq depend on «advances in lithium - ion battery technology to become a reality,» something that GM CEO Rick Wagoner «acknowledged as being «key» to the advance of electric vehicles.»

Understandably, then, the biggest obstacle to bringing the Volt to market has been the limitations of existing battery technology.

McCain Takes a Look at the Chevy Volt Fresh off his proposal for a $ 300 million government - sponsored prize for the development of better battery technology, presidential candidate John McCain, along with «GM Chief

McCain Takes a Look at the Chevy Volt Fresh off his proposal for a $ 300 million government - sponsored prize for the development of better battery technology, presidential candidate John McCain, along with «GM Chief Executive Rick Wagoner and other company executives... examined and got into a model of a Chevrolet Volt, a plug - in hybrid - electric car GM says it plans to have on the market by 2010.»