How it works: Electrically charged molecules shoot from the engine to propel the ship.

工作原理：通过从发动机击出的带电分子来推进船体。

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Instead of a petrol engine, with its widespread infrastructure of filling stations providing the security blanket, why not build new infrastructure to refuel cars with new, fully charged batteries?

遍布广泛的加油站为汽油发动机提供了安全保障，可为何就不能兴建新设施为汽车更换电池呢？

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"They put a bigger alternator in the motor, so the battery was being charged by the engine of the car as we drove," explains Nako.

“他们在马达上安装了一个更大的交流发电机，所以只要我们的车在开，电池就会源源不断地被充电，”那科解释说。

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The battery can be charged either by external power sources or by the TDI engine while the vehicle is in motion.

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The boat's diesel engine has even been replaced by a small outboard charged by solar panels.

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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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