Sentences with phrase «with ion propulsion»

«With ion propulsion, you could afford to double the payload on a trip to Mars.

Russell got interested in ion engines in 1992, when he met Scott Benson, an engineer at NASA's Lewis Research Center in Cleveland (now the Glenn Research Center), who had recently begun experimenting with ion propulsion.

Not exact matches

The most established electric propulsion concepts, for example gridded - ion thrusters, accelerate and emit a larger number of positively charged particles than those with negative charge.

A short while later, the Europa mission came back to life, when it was linked with an experimental ion propulsion system powered by a nuclear fission reactor, the pet idea of Sean O'Keefe, then NASA's administrator.

Propulsion for the For - Us is also all - electric, though with more battery power: its powered by an electric motor good for 74 hp and 98 lb - ft of torque and the juice is stored in a set of 17.6 kWh lithium - ion batteries.

The Insight features only one engine: A two - motor hybrid system with a 1.5 - liter Atkinson cycle four - cylinder engine, mated to an electric propulsion motor and lithium - ion battery pack.

The advanced propulsion system in the Jeep Renegade concept starts with a lithium - ion battery pack that can drive the vehicle for 65 kilometres.

The high - performance propulsion system of the VELITE 6 plug - in hybrid electric vehicle is composed of an EVT electronically controlled variable transmission, two AC permanent - magnet synchronous motors with a high - performance lithium - ion battery, and a 1.5 L naturally aspirated engine especially tuned for hybrid vehicles.

Three of the fleet's 109 pickups equipped with plug - in hybrid powertrains sustained damage when their prototype 12.9 - kWh lithium - ion propulsion battery packs overheated.

You might not associate electric propulsion with serious power, but according the Nissan, the Leaf NISMO Racing Competition, which features 48 compact lithium - ion battery modules and a 80kW AC synchronous motor that generates 107 HP and 208 lb - ft of torque is able to accelerate from 0 to 62 mph (0 to 100 Km / h) in 6.85 seconds.

This electric vehicle uses a 16.5 - kWh lithium - ion propulsion battery rechargeable energy storage system with a liquid thermal management system and active control.

EV Drive — using its electric propulsion motor and lithium - ion battery pack drives the front wheels for short distances under light loads (with the engine turned off).

Battery, Propulsion, Lithium - ion, 19 kWh, Rechargeable Energy Storage System includes liquid thermal management system with active control