Sentence examples for gas engine it from inspiring English sources

I couldn't discern any change in rpm from the gas engine -- it seemed to run at a constant rate once it started, and the Volt didn't operate any differently.

It doesn't--with the torque of electromagnetism a Tesla gets more speed, power and efficiency than a gas engine; it simply smokes many of the best gas sports cars.

The Volt starts its gas engine, but uses it as a generator to supply power to the electric motor; you're still in an electric vehicle.

Because it doesn't use a gas engine like Big Dog it is surprisingly quiet and looks quite jovial.

Vance Zanardelli, manager of Strategic Powertrain Technology at Ford, says a hydrogen engine can run at a higher compression ratio than gas engines, meaning it can direct additional energy toward powering the car rather than heating the engine.

The weight of its gas engine cuts into the distance it can drive in battery-only mode, and the mass of the extra batteries squanders some petroleum when the engine is providing the drive power.

Its efficiency is greatly enhanced as compared to a conventional gas engine heat pump because it utilizes waste heat from the gas engine.

For the first 40 miles after leaving home with a fully charged battery, the Volt will consume no gas at all, according to G.M.; when the gas engine does fire up, it will only drive a generator — the engine is not connected to the wheels.

This quadruped can run up to 16 miles an hour and features a scary-sound internal gas engine that can power it across rough terrain.

The category includes plug-in hybrids — which can travel a few miles on battery power alone before a gas engine kicks in — but it doesn't include traditional hybrids, which sell at lower cost and in much higher volumes.

And when the gas engine does kick in, it burns far less fuel than a standard Prius because the system, with its extra batteries, has more electric power to draw on.