Pulling on heavy-duty gloves and strapping on masks, Jonathan and his parents shuffled through the debris searching for one of the boy's treasures -- his Power Wheels, a beloved blanket he always sleeps with or maybe his tricycle.
When your electrified car is parked (96 percent of the time), you could plug it in as a power plant on wheels and earn money by selling power back to the utility when and where it's most valuable, such as downtown on a hot afternoon.
They could power electrically driven wheels, letting an aircraft taxi without using its main engines.
The GE-designed motors are said to deliver more power to the wheels and provide tighter braking as the machines descend to the coal face.
They power the rear wheels independently.
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In fact, all the other cars in this segment send engine power to the rear wheels if not all four wheels, like the Audi A6.
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When accelerating from a standstill, the system sends 30 percent of the power to the front wheels, as long as the road is dry and traction is good.
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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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All of the power that goes to the wheels comes from its electric motor.
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The system constantly monitors road conditions, throttle and steering input to determine which wheels should get power.
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It prioritizes power delivery to the rear wheels and feeds up to 50 percent to the front wheels only when needed.
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Simply put, all of the power that goes to the wheels of the Volt goes through its 111 kW (149 hp equivalent) electric motor.
The bottom board is home to four AA batteries (NiMH), a pair of motors and wheels, a power connector and switch plus some infrared sensors.
When adapted to all-wheel drive, all three companies have kept that rear-drive feel as the default--only when the rear wheels slip does power get sent forward to the front tires.
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Power is transferred to the rear wheels via a modified five-speed automatic transmission.
Power will be transferred to the rear wheels via Porsche's compact, seven-speed Porsche-Doppelkupplung (PDK) double-clutch gearbox.
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The standard equipment furthermore includes electric windows and electrically adjustable door mirrors, a leather steering wheel, leather gear knob, the entry line radio, power steering, 9-spoke alloy wheels and a luggage compartment cover.
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No, its ride-leveling suspension and adaptive dampening won't turn it into a 540i, nor can you completely ignore the fact that it has a four-speed transmission (every other car in this class gets at least five cogs in the shift box) that sends power through the front, not back wheels.
Autos themselves are relying more and more on electricity to power components--including, soon, the wheels.
An automobile should have four wheels (usually) and some sort of motor to power the vehicle.
The rule merely says no more than 60 kilowatts of power may be transmitted to or from the car's back wheels, and only 400 kilojoules of energy can be stored for use each lap.
Driving the rear wheels via a sophisticated seven-speed automatic transmission, the two power sources make the S400 feel every bit as lively as the conventional S550 version with its 382-horsepower V8 engine.
The smooth and immediate low-speed power delivery also makes the Electric Defender adept at climbing obstacles without having to spin its wheels unnecessarily, which can damage the environment.
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That necessitated finding what are called "power dollies" motorized hydraulic dollies that look like a set of large jet airplane wheels that are attached to the front and rear of the house.
It not only automatically distributes engine power between the front and rear axles as needed, but also between the left and right rear wheels to provide a sporty feel few AWD vehicles can match.
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