The lithium-ion batteries are liquid cooled and packaged in a 4-inch thick slab that covers the entire floor pan of the car for a low center of gravity and a near 50-50 weight distribution.
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Additionally, that commanding view of the road comes with the penalty of a higher center of gravity, which makes trucks (generally) more subject to rollover than cars.
Learning to ferociously fight, to dial up Beast Girl and fend for ourselves, takes us into the basement of our being, into a lower center of gravity far below the topsoil of the nice lady camouflage, the cover-girl veneer.
"Some of the crossovers have good ground clearance and also a low center of gravity, " he says, which makes them better choices than truck-based SUVs.
The orientation also makes for a much lower center of gravity than a typical fuel-cell car.
SUVs are great with their higher clearance, but that also means a higher center of gravity.
On the plus side, the Volt feels like it has a low center of gravity, and responds well to steering inputs.
Still, the game endures as a familiar center of gravity, something to focus on between the buzz of the season opener and the September pennant races.
"Wearing heels will change a person's center of gravity, " says Dr. Robin Ross, D.
If you curl into a U shape at the top of your leap, as high jumpers and pole vaulters do, you will be able to clear a bar while your center of gravity passes underneath it.
Dispersion is continuing virtually everywhere, and with it, a movement of the economic center of gravity away from the city centers in most regions.
Brands which are based on an idea vs. a service product, can help the organization raise its center of gravity and offer multiple services to a broad range of clientele.
From 2004 onwards, we witnessed a gradual shift in the terrorist center of gravity.
The founders themselves ranged from Christians to agnostics, but their center of gravity was a deism that accepted the duality of human nature.
Like a human, it can quickly shift its center of gravity and change direction.
As a result, "there's no center of gravity to be found in the Democratic party, " the source said.
All told, the newest from Ferrari has an incredibly low center of gravity and an extra 160-plus horsepower for a weight gain of just over 130 pounds.
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These not only are able to determine the strength with which a subject is able to push off with but can also determine their center of gravity and balance.
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Handling is impressive for a vehicle that weighs in a bit over 4600lbs -- thanks in great part to the low center of gravity, near 50-50 weight distribution and active air suspension.
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Its off-center of gravity design realizes stability and ease of grip as well as a sense of stability and lightness, offering comfortable use for hours.
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Rather than carom from character to character, as the series once did, the new episodes focus primarily on a single character, beginning with the ostensibly normal son, and the series' center of gravity, Michael Bluth (played with po-faced conviction by Jason Bateman).
While traction batteries are heavy, and mass is bad for acceleration and agility, the lower center-of-gravity often compensates with higher levels of cornering, especially when a car wears rubber like the Signature Performance edition's sticky 21-inch summer tires.
With its off-center of gravity form factor, the 9.4-inch S1 offers stability and a sense of lightness, offering comfortable use for hours.
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