The hydrogen electrons, blocked by the membrane, go around the long way, through an electric motor.
The car is still electric, in that it has an electric motor which turns the wheels.
At slow speeds, it runs only on an electric motor powered by the ship's auxiliary turbine.
Each of the four wheels contains an electric motor, drive train, suspension and steering and braking mechanisms.
Boeing has also flown a Dimona motor glider with an electric motor powered by a fuel cell.
It combines a petrol engine with an electric motor which charges its batteries.
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On the other hand, the LS600h L has a hybrid powertrain that pairs a 5.0-liter V8 gasoline engine with an electric motor.
Ferrari's experimental 599 has the car's V12 engine coupled to a seven-speed automated gearbox which also contains an electric motor.
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The Equinox, GM's fourth-generation fuel-cell car, has an electric motor which has no fuel injection, no pistons, no transmission, no motor oil.
On the other side the electrons return via the second electrode, having passed through the coils of an electric motor that drives the wheels of the car.
It also, though, has an electric motor that provides additional power to the rear wheels (through the same gearbox) and a second electric motor connected directly to the front axle.
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Nor does it reflect production costs for the Volt, which has expensive technology including lithium-polymer batteries, and sophisticated electronics, plus an electric motor as well as its gasoline engine, Reuters says.
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It runs on battery power for about 40 miles, after which a small gasoline engine kicks in to power an electric motor that extends the EV range for up to 300 miles.
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The first patent for strapping an electric motor onto a bike was filed with the US Patent office in 1890 but, lacking sufficient battery power, these early bikes had a very limited range.
The SUV features a front-mounted diesel engine paired with an electric motor in a traditional hybrid configuration, plus a second, more powerful electric motor in the rear to drive those wheels in the back.
The company also is developing four-wheel-drive technology that powers two wheels with an internal combustion engine and two with an electric motor, eliminating the need for a drive train that takes up floor space, Ho said.
Coming in 2012, a hybrid version of the flagship Audi A8 sedan will team a 2.0-liter turbocharged gasoline engine with an electric motor generator and self-charging 1.3 kWh lithium-ion battery pack to realize an impressive 37 mpg.
An electric motor revolving up to 10, 000 times a minute pushes an incompressible fluid around the Abiomed heart, and that fluid, in turn, pushes the blood first to the lungs to be oxygenated, and then around the body.
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PowerBox Concept hybrid, for example, shown at the L.A. show, looks a lot like a standard sports utility vehicle (SUV) but combines a supercharged V-6 engine that runs on compressed natural gas and an electric motor that provides added power for acceleration and passing.
An AC electric motor is a smallish hunk of metal wrapped in wire.
Spark EV is powered by an advanced electric motor and battery system.
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The Leaf will be powered by an 80kW electric motor and will have a range of at least 160km on a full charge.
Current regenerative braking systems use an alternator or electric motor connected to a battery pack.
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By applying the brakes or reducing speed by letting off the accelerator, the electric motor acts as an electric generator, converting energy that would otherwise be wasted into battery energy.
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The car uses a 1.8-liter, 98-horsepower four-cylinder gasoline engine with an 80 hp (60 kW) electric motor charged on a Ni-MH battery.
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An electric boost function helps in instances where maximum acceleration is desired, when the electric motor works in tandem with the combustion engine during acceleration.
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The system delivers about 165 watts of power per hour to an added battery, which helps powers the electric motor, Johanson said.
And unless an electric bike has regenerative braking, which lets the motor help slow you down while charging the battery at the same time, expect to change the brake pads more often than on a standard bike.
In addition, a French motor company, Venturi, has produced an electric-solar hybrid.
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