Sentences with phrase «with electric motors»

«You have two choices: you either trade the Stow «n Go or you go with electric motors in the back.

A large Panasonic lithium - ion battery pack will sit in the floor of the vehicle, with electric motors positioned between both the front and rear axles, thereby providing all - wheel - drive traction.

Honda is also offering a hybrid powertrain with a 2.0 - litre Atkinson cycle engine paired with electric motors that use magnets.

[41] The 2003 Honda system also incorporated an «E-Pretensioner», which worked in conjunction with the CMBS system with electric motors on the seat belts.

As is always the case with electric motors, maximum power or torque is available from stop so the CR - Z accelerates with some punch from rest.

The use of Volvo's eight - speed automatic gearbox helps there, having been designed to work with electric motors from the off.

But Toyota has more cars on the road with electric motors, advanced batteries, and electric drive systems than all competitors put together.

Today, Schwarzenegger and Kreisel Electric unveiled an all - electric Hummer H1 soft - top prototype, equipped with electric motors on each axle, 100 kWh worth of batteries, a 75 - mph top speed, a 186 - mile range, and a ludicrous 7275 - lb curb weight.

Series hydraulic hybrids are perfectly adequate for efficiency and fuel saving and likely to cost less than any device with electric motors.

The benefits of this special form of hybrid drive — the coupling of a high - torque, high - efficiency TDI engine with the electric motors — are by no means limited to the dynamic potential of the Audi e-tron Spyder, however.

Hybrid powertrains save fuel by employing gasoline engines smaller than normal to propel a vehicle but backing them up with electric motors.

The MDX Sport Hybrid is still available, too, with electric motors driving the rear wheels while a gas engine takes care of the front two.

Honda is keeping the details of this hybrid version quiet for now, but the outgoing version also used a 2.0 - liter Atkinson cycle engine paired with electric motors producing a combined 212 hp.

Combined with the electric motors are planetary gear sets.

Besides eliminating drivetrain loss, the all - wheel - drive system can disperse torque even more efficiently with the electric motors during slippery conditions.

In normal city driving, it runs like an electric vehicle, with electric motors in the front and rear providing permanent four - wheel drive.

The hybrid powertrain starts with a 2.5 - liter four - cylinder gasoline engine, with electric motors mounted on the front and rear axles, a continuously variable transmission (CVT) and a nickel - metal hybrid battery pack.

It's a particularly trick setup, with electric motors, clutch packs, and planetary gears.

Expect new vehicles with electric motors to launch in the second half of the next decade, he said.

Despite the complicated drivetrain with its electric motors and three - cylinder engine, the BMW i8 is balanced and poised like the M1 yet also as ready to thrill to the throttle.

Emissions and efficiency regulations are forcing the conventional ICE to become downsized and turbocharged, or hybridized with electric motors to meet stringent targets.

The engineering of this ultramodern car is absolutely unreal: a monocoque built from carbon - fiber - reinforced plastic; a racing - type weight distribution of 43 percent front / 57 percent rear; rear tires that are each over a foot wide; a plug - in hybrid powertrain with electric motors on each axle that delivers 19 miles of range in full - electric mode; a seven - speed PDK transmission; and a 4.6 - liter V - 8 engine that revs to 9150 rpm and makes 608 hp.

EV Drive mode uses only the two electric motors to power the crossover, while Series Hybrid mode allows the gas engine and battery pack to act as a generator and provide additional power to the electric motors and Parallel Hybrid mode where the car primarily uses the 2.0 - liter gas engine with the electric motors only coming into the picture when extra power is needed.

Of particular note is the hybrid powertrain's ability at stalling the engine at speed, maintaining momentum with the electric motors.

1964 - 1966: GM experiments with Electrovairs — Chevrolet Corvairs with electric motors in back and large silver - zinc batteries in front.

Reports suggest the hybrid Urus will sport an Iturbi V - 8 engine paired with electric motors for a combined output of 670 hp.

For example, as Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee explain in their book, The Second Machine Age, when factory managers first replaced the steam engines used to power manufacturing equipment with electric motors, the new technology had little impact on productivity.

Another automotive engine technology that gets better mileage than standard internal - combustion power plants and hence, produces less carbon dioxide for each mile driven, is the gasoline - electric hybrid, which marries a gasoline engine with electric motors.

Another technology that gets better mileage than standard engines, and hence produces less carbon dioxide for each mile driven, is the gasoline - electric hybrid, which marries a gasoline engine with electric motors.

This is done with electric motors and it folds in all directions.

Wednesday saw Renault premiere the RS2027 concept car, a model with electric motors that the firm hopes will be the future of Formula One race design.

The SeaScape 12 is a pedal boat with an electric motor.

Among other adjustments that could help double fuel economy are turbocharging with smaller, more efficient engines that produce the same level of power; advanced heat management and cooling systems, which reuse the heat produced in the engine for energy; weight reduction, including broader use of high - strength steel that is already in some cars today; better aerodynamics; more efficient air conditioners, transmissions and lighting devices (including headlights); and increased electrification leading to full hybridization with electric motor and regenerative breaking — all of which currently exist.

With an electric motor, five internal microprocessors, and a quarter - size inertial measurement unit that tracks and adjusts its location in space, the PowerFoot One is a giant leap over existing prostheses.

Instead, some designed cars with an electric motor for each wheel.

The fuel - injected Honda engine, however, did not come with an electric motor starter, which made switching from gas to electric power more complicated.

Food - waste composting takes place as part of a vermiculture project in Rod Shroufe's sustainable - systems class, but next year the school will get self - composting units called Earth Tubs (each complete with an electric motor, an aerating system, and a biofilter).

Next is a plan to build a working car with an electric motor.

The plug - in hybrid system employs a 3.0 - liter turbocharged diesel engine making 353 hp, combined with an electric motor adding 102 hp for a total of 455 hp.

Like the LaFerrari on which it is based, the Ferrari FXX K combines a V - 12 engine with an electric motor to increase performance.

At 208 total system horsepower, the Hybrid deploys a similar version of the new 2.5 - liter four, detuned to 176 horsepower and 163 lb - ft, working with the electric motor to boost power under hard accel and optimize mpg in low stress situations.

The car will combine a turbocharged four - cylinder engine of undisclosed displacement with an electric motor and lithium - ion battery pack, although further details have yet to be confirmed.

Mercedes - Benz is also experimenting with electrified powertrains, so it could be a hybrid with an electric motor and pack a 3.0 - liter twin - turbocharged V - 6 that the brand is also known to tinker with.

It's also the stronger engine - a 3.5 - litre V6 cosies up with an electric motor, while the back wheels are fed by another electric motor.

A 3.5 - liter V - 6 would likely be paired with an electric motor to drive the rear wheels, while a pair of in - wheel electric motors would motivate the front.

It marks the U.S. debut of VW's 1.4 - liter turbo four, which is combined with an electric motor and a seven - speed dual - clutch automatic.

It also will be the first production hybrid for Ferrari, with an electric motor adding 120 hp and 220 lb - ft of torque to the 800 - hp, 6.3 - liter V - 12.

The Bentley Bentayga Hybrid turns the brand's fuel - thirsty powertrain offerings on its tail by combining a turbocharged 3.0 - liter V - 6 gas engine with an electric motor / generator battery.

The 530e iPerformance uses a gasoline - fueled turbo - four in conjunction with an electric motor.

The RAV4 Hybrid uses a similar powertrain to the Toyota Camry Hybrid, combining a 2.5 - liter Atkinson - cycle four - cylinder with an electric motor, with an extra rear - mounted electric motor providing all - wheel - drive capability.