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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Following the huge success of the second generation, electric mobility will then become accessible to anyone interested in more than 30 markets worldwide.
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The e20 is a second act for electric car maker Reva, which for more than a decade struggled to win acceptance of its first offering, the REVAi.
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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 second variable that the consumer cares about, which also is the second classic criticism of electric cars, is charging time.
Second, General Electric (GE) announced on May 23rd that they will be offering production based availability (PBA) guarantees as an option for new and existing operations and maintenance contracts on all GE 1.5 and 2.5 megawatt series wind turbines.
Power is the subject of the second episode, "Electric Nation, " the story of how the U.S. got wired.
Such drivers would probably treat electric vehicles as second cars, and prize them for their green show-off value.
As General Electric's second-in-command under Jack Welch in the 1980s, Bossidy played a big part in carrying out Welch's policy of dumping any business in which GE could not achieve either first or second place.
Conglomerate General Electric reported that its second quarter earnings fell 5.6%, but still met Wall Street's expectations.
The revised plan calls for introducing an all-electric powertrain by the second quarter of 2013 and a hybrid version by the fourth quarter.
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For its second consecutive year, the General Electric-owned network ranked last among the big four networks, in the 18- to 49-year-old demographic, which advertisers pay a premium to reach, for the 2006 to 2007 season.
With the introduction of the second generation in 2009 the smart fortwo electric drive was ready to take to the roads.
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However, Meridian Energy has yet to import any electric cars, while the second-hand fossil fuel models continue to arrive from Japan.
Tesla also sold 89 of its six-figure Roadster electric sports cars in the second quarter, bringing total sales to more than 2, 350.
They scored two touchdowns in the second quarter, relegating Gillette Stadium so electric at the start of the game, booing Messrs.
One issue that is important to many buyers is how the value of electric cars will hold up in the second-hand market.
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.
For an example, in a hybrid car, a radiator works to cool the combustion engine while a second radiator cools the power electronic system that runs the electric motor.
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He bought an electric saw and some lumber to patch the second-floor gallery, but every time he was halfway through a board a fuse would blow in the spider-haunted circuit box in the kitchen.
Sixty times a second the buckets empty through a diode that converts the photons to electric charges.
General Electric topped Wall Street sales and profit forecasts for the second quarter.
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Her husband's employer, Electric Power Association, covered the first operation and a second operation to put in new batteries in 2007.
The new Fortwo Electric Drive feels like an entirely different vehicle compared to a second-generation prototype I drove a couple of years ago.
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On Wednesday the Commission was ordered by the EU's second-highest court to pay losses to French electrical equipment maker Schneider Electric, on the grounds that it had wrongfully refused to let the company buy rival compatriot, Legrand Holdings in 2001.
On Wednesday the Commission was ordered by the EU's second-highest court to pay losses to French electrical equipment maker Schneider Electric (other-otc: SBGSF - news - people ), on the grounds that it had wrongfully refused to let the company buy rival compatriot, Legrand Holdings (other-otc: LGROF - news - people ) in 2001.
Second, worsening scarcity of critical resources like clean water, clean air, electric power, and land (and increasing oversupply of traffic, pollution, and greenhouse gases).
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"If you are considering purchasing an electric vehicle for its environmental benefits, first check your electricity source and second look closely at the warranty on the batteries, " said Professor Stromman.
But ubiquitous silicon and broadband have suddenly made such second-by-second tinkering with demand possible, and the idea of upgrading the century-old electric grid to make it more efficient isn't so crazy anymore.
In the second case, involving a client Phillips successfully represented in a whistleblower suit against General Electric, the client sued him in California State Court, alleging secret financial ties between the taxpayer group and Phillips' firm.
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