Sentence examples for long-distance drives from inspiring English sources

Although the Silicon Valley start-up's commercial debuts in Denmark and Israel are not scheduled to take place until 2011, HSBC's investment could ease doubts about its complicated -- and expensive -- answer to the longstanding chicken-and-egg problem of getting electric cars on the road without the infrastructure to support long-distance drives.

The seats appeared pillow-soft, yet felt as if they'd be supportive for a long-distance drive.

Tesla's string of strategically placed high-speed chargers made possible something that has not been available to American E.V. drivers: the ability to make a long-distance drive in a single day.

There was time for Rogic to draw a shot wide of the far post before the whistle blew and it was the Australian midfielder who tested Ward with a powerful long-distance drive five minutes after the restart, before Commons missed the target from 14 yards.

In the 53rd minute McGregor did well to tip a long-distance drive from Denmark's half-time substitute Lasse Schone over the bar for a corner.

Liam Caddis could have made it two for the Perth side with a long-distance drive that went close late on.

On any long-distance drive there comes an inevitable moment when the music from the car radio turns to static as you drive outside the broadcasting range of a favorite station's reach.

Numerous attempts on the St Mirren goal began in the seventh minute when midfielder Wotherspoon forced Dilo into a decent save with a long-distance drive, although the corner came to nothing.

One of Torc's test vehicles performed a demonstration long-distance drive, making the 1,000 mile round trip from their Virginia HQ to Ford's Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit — a symbolic debut voyage to the heart of U.S. car country and the birthplace of the original Model T. Why now for the automotive push?

They tend to be expensive on long distance drives and do charge for waiting at a red light.

The Passat TDI had some promotional help last week from John and Helen Taylor, the hypermiling couple who broke a passenger-car record for the longest distance driven on a single tank of diesel, in a Passat TDI SE.