Sentence examples for idea of electric from inspiring English sources

Still, analysts say the electric version of the RAV4 — a mainstay in Toyota's S.U.V. lineup — could signal more openness by Toyota to the idea of electric power trains for more mainstream models.

Yet the idea of electric motorsport has plenty of critics.

I must admit I'm not sure about the whole idea of electric cars.

I like the idea of electric motorcycles — you take an efficient idea and make it even more so.

Yes, Rob knows that a lot of people are keen on the idea of electric cars, but he's going to say something different.

So we just put in an order for another 25". The general idea of electric cars and plug-in hybrids such as Volt is still taking on water.

Dr Charlie Sherrington from Manchester talks to Simon Birch about his experience of driving a Nissan Leaf electric car "I liked the idea of an electric car as it would be cheaper to run than my existing gas-guzzler, and it would help me cut the carbon emissions from my driving.

Apparently, Angelenos are in love with the electric car, or at least the idea of the electric car.

Back in 2006 the idea of the electric car was dying – see Chris Paine's documentary Who Killed the Electric Car? – as the giant car companies dragged their feet and then either brought out models with restricted availability, dumped them or just threw up their hands and said "it's impossible".

Fifteen years ago, the idea of an electric vehicle would have conjured images of futuristic machines that were both electric and could somehow fly.

These are known as "optically pumped lasers". While working for Bell, Javan conceived of the idea of using electric currents sent through a mixture of inert gases to convert electrical energy into the laser light output.