Sentence examples for using an electric motor from inspiring English sources
In 1883 Albert and Gaston Tissandier of France became the first to successfully power an airship using an electric motor.
After, the goldrush Encouraged by Young to "go for it", a plan was hatched to convert the car to what he calls a Series Hybrid, using an electric motor driven by a biodiesel-powered turbine.
A hybrid's improved economy is primarily accomplished in city driving, by using an electric motor to assume some of the motive burden from the gasoline engine, as well as shutting off the engine when the vehicle comes to rest, so it is not idling, burning fuel, at red lights.
At this point, the technology seems less miraculous and more like a no-brainer: you save fuel by using an electric motor to assist the gasoline engine, which shuts off entirely at low speeds or when the car is at a standstill.
AirCompressor A device that converts power (using an electric motor, diesel or gasoline engine, etc).
The piston is cycled in the cylinder by using an electric motor driven hydraulic ram.
The county is considering two different types of hybrid technology, which generate and store electricity: a combination type uses an electric motor to supplement a diesel engine that can also power the bus directly without the electric drive; the other uses a smaller diesel engine-generator that generates electricity and uses only a dedicated electric traction motor.
The next year, Davenport used an electric motor to propel a small car around a circular track, the first recorded instance of an electric railway.
His idea was to use an electric motor to assist an internal-combustion engine, enabling it to achieve a thrilling 40kph (25mph).
The hybrid, also shown off today in a pickup truck, uses a different approach from the two now on the road, the Toyota Prius and the Honda Insight, which use an electric motor to help drive the wheels.
A hybrid uses an electric motor at low speeds, and a small gasoline engine at higher speeds when such engines are most efficient, so it consumes much less fuel than a comparable gasoline-only car.
