Sentences with phrase «volume production vehicle»

This will be a new volume production vehicle in the Honda line up available nationwide.

The new Division was created to address the fact that actual, high - volume production vehicles involve... Read more →

«In the same way as Schaeffler has contributed its technical expertise to Formula E from the very beginning, it also plays a pioneering role and is a partner for components and complete system solutions when it comes to applying electric mobility to volume production vehicles and putting them on the road,» said Peter Gutzmer, chief technical officer of Schaeffler, in a statement.

This year's show was consistent with that image, but there were more than a few debuts of high - volume production vehicles that will matter to SEMA members, along with an unusual number of interesting concept vehicles that may point the way to the future.

Not exact matches

After years producing premium electric vehicles in smaller volumes, it is struggling to ramp up the production of its Model 3 sedans.

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.

Toward that goal, Tesla Motors said that it has made substantial reductions in the required costs to launch the production of the Model 3 next year, with Musk telling analysts that the current plan will not require the company to raise extra capital for the upcoming high - volume electric vehicle.

During the year ended December 31, 2008, we had a gross loss of $ 1.1 million due to the lower pricing for our initial vehicles, the high materials and manufacturing costs associated with our first generation Tesla Roadster and limited economies of scale from low vehicle production volumes.

In its third - quarter shareholder letter, Tesla management said it expected higher per - unit vehicle production costs, driven by low - volume early production Model 3 units, to continue to negatively impact the company's automotive gross profit margin.

Completing CEO Elon Musk's «Secret Master Plan,» in 2016, Tesla introduced Model 3, a low - priced, high - volume electric vehicle that began production in 2017.

Car production at German plants was reduced by 13 percent to 474,900 vehicles in March, bringing the three - month volume decline to 11 percent, the VDA said.

Overall, we expect production volume to remain relatively flat due to increased export output, increased capacity for previously imported vehicles and new vehicles and because the industry will not be cutting production as much just to get inventory in line with demand.

DeKoker: While forecasters have predicted North American production of 13.8 million vehicles for 2012, OESA members have indicated they are planning for volumes in the 13.2 million to 13.5 million range.

The testing will be consistent with the real driving emissions methods and protocols developed by the European Commission and will assess emissions from volume - production vehicles on the Australian market when driven on local roads under local conditions.

While fuel cell vehicles have demonstrated comparable performance with conventional vehicles, their capital costs are still high due to low production volumes.

Nissan president Carlos Ghosn describes it as an «electric vehicle for car - lovers» — something its volume production Leaf hasn't quite achieved — and sees it as a real - life study into the potential of advanced electric vehicle performance.

Opel's volume can help PSA lower production costs by spreading technology, platforms and components to Opel vehicles.

Now, Audi says the A3 E-tron Sportback will reach volume production before the end of this year, becoming the first premium compact vehicle with plug - in hybrid technology.

Honda, Japan's third largest vehicle manufacturer by sales volume, will end domestic production of the Civic hybrid for the Japanese market in December.

Schaeffler is currently working on a number of volume production orders for high - performance high - voltage hybrid modules and electric axles for battery - operated vehicles without internal combustion engines, according to a company statement.

The initial applications will be in high performance vehicles to showcase its capabilities (Ford Raptor, Camaro ZL1) but this transmission eventually will be coming to F150s and Silverados everywhere, replacing the Ford and GM rear - drive 6 - speed transmissions, and that's when the big production volume hits.

In the Vision Zero Vehicle, which is based on a volume production platform for compact and mid-size cars, the mSTARS semi-trailing link independent suspension takes up no more installation space than the conventional rear axle installed originally.

Export of South African - manufactured Hilux to other African countries and Europe commenced; Strategy shifted to bolstering competitiveness through decreasing number of production vehicles and increasing production volume

Ford says it is tripling production capacity of electrified vehicles through 2013, from a current volume of around 35,000 today.

With an intake pressure loss of just 25mb, a level rarely achieved on a production vehicle, cylinder filling is enhanced at medium and high speeds: • New dedicated air filter with a volume of 11.5 L (vs. 6.1 L) using an extra-high permeability filter cartridge.

Production of the CES - bound concept car is scheduled to commence this spring, but volume will be kept low, and all vehicles will be built for testing purposes only.

If you like Dodge's red - hot, 10 - cylinder Viper sports car, you'll want to pay close attention to the Chrysler Corp. in the next few years.Chrysler is committed to building more of such low - volume specialty vehicles, said Robert Eaton, the automaker's new chairman.During a recent visit to Orlando, Eaton said Chrysler has at least two specialty vehicles under consideration for production: the Plymouth Prowler and the Dodge Viper GTS Coupe.The Prowler is a modern version of the classic American hot rod.

With a total global production volume of more than 920,000 units, as of the end of April 2006, this vehicle has emerged as a key product for Mazda.

In the company's view, the Schaeffler 4ePerformance concept vehicle is a good example of how technology can be «transferred from motor racing to a close - to - volume - production drive concept.»

Both vehicles, which will use a 5.7 - liter Hemi V - 8 engine, debut next year as the first volume - production hybrid offerings from the Chrysler Group, and the first vehicles to feature DaimlerChrysler's advanced two - mode hybrid technology.

All of the technologies are cost - effective, close to volume production and, when integrated into an all - wheel drive (AWD) vehicle, offer a potential combined fuel consumption savings of up to 15 %.

Dodge claimed that Avenger had among the highest combined percentages of high - strength and ultra-high-strength, hot - stamped steel among production - volume vehicles on U.S. roads at launch.

New Details on First i MiEV Production Run Now we learn that Mitsubishi plans to make 2,000 i - MiEV electric vehicles in 2009, and 4,000 units in 2010 before acceleration mass - production to a highProduction Run Now we learn that Mitsubishi plans to make 2,000 i - MiEV electric vehicles in 2009, and 4,000 units in 2010 before acceleration mass - production to a highproduction to a higher volume.

But I suspect the larger significance — at this stage of the game — is that the largest motor company in the world (ranked by production volume) is now committed to all but eliminating fossil fuels from both its manufacturing plants and its vehicle drivetrains in the next 35 years.

It looks like volume - production lithium ion batteires for use in hybrid electric vehicles could be coming soon.

Barriers to implementation include the current cost of batteries for electric vehicles (which reflects the limited availability of raw materials, technical limitations, and low production volumes), as well as the lack of supporting infrastructure and technical standards necessary for mass penetration of these vehicles into the market.

Instead, all are aimed at improving the existing «handcraftsman's method,» which can not be made to perform with the same cost - efficiency, and degree of specialization and scaled volume of production as can a support service — just as a bicycle can not be made to perform like a motor vehicle.