Chrysler found cracks in a circuit board that turns the four-wheel-drive system on and off.
The Spherical Drive System would allow for zero turning radius, and a vehicle extremely easy to ride.
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To accomplish its goal, Jaguar engineered the all-wheel-drive system to behave like rear-wheel drive most of the time.
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Its no-contact drive system uses an advanced low-noise motor and geared belt to ensure control over speed while filtering out vibration.
This configuration also will offer an innovative, variable all-wheel drive system with independent control of the drive forces on both axles.
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The purely electric drive system was factored into the equation as early as the concept phase when the gullwing model was being developed.
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In addition to the higher battery capacity clear improvements have been made to the efficiency of the drive system, resulting in a greater range.
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But the digital gauges are functional and allow the flexibility to display more information, such as navigation directions or information about the all-wheel-drive system.
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Wrightbus is working with the ISE Corporation of California to deliver the new buses in which hydrogen is used to power an electric drive system.
The mighty 12 is backed up by an eight-speed transmission and Audi's Quattro all-wheel drive system (with electrically locking front and rear differentials, no less).
In Sport mode, the drive system's maximum power potential is exploited.
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Helping Komatsu persuade the mine operator to switch was a new drive system that instead of the conventional mechanical axle and cogs uses rear-wheel-mounted electrical motors.
As soon as the driver starts the SUV, the round-shaped controls for the lights, climate control, and the four-wheel-drive system emerge from their flush resting positions.
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Still, GM says it is making room for the electric-drive system as it designs its next generation of small cars--an indication that the company is at least hopeful the car can be produced.
The weight advantages achieved through the carbon-fibre battery monocoque are reflected in the agility of the SLS AMG E-CELL and, in conjunction with the highly innovative wheel-selective four-wheel drive system, ensure true driving enjoyment.
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Coventry and Warwickshire firms which will also benefit are: Richmond Design and Marketing Limited, Expert Tooling and Automation Ltd, Envisage Group Ltd, Lear, Covrad Heat Transfer Ltd, Warwick Manufacturing Group, and Drive System Design Ltd.
The i3 will be powered by huge lithium-ion batteries positioned under the floorboards (a distribution of weight that eases handling) with a drive system, chassis and energy storage unit all incorporated into a body module made of aluminium.
Mercedes-Benz calls its all-wheel-drive system 4Matic.
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The signature piece in this car is the all-wheel-drive system, which can shunt most of the engine torque to the rear wheels as necessary and will direct more torque to the outside rear wheel in a corner to help null out understeer.
Designed to be lightweight and cheap to produce, the robotic bicep upgrade uses a (mostly) aluminum frame, battery-powered DC motor, cable drive system, racket braking and thumbstick controller for movement, with a BeagleBone board supervising the electronics that pull it all together.
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The SS-AR2's incorporated drivers support a maximum input power of 100 watts through a 25 mm (one inch) soft dome, a 130 mm (five inch) sliced-paper cone and a 165 mm (six and a half inches) aluminum cone (double-drive system), producing a frequency response from 42 Hz to 60kHz.
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In addition to the petrol engine and electric motor, the LF-CC hybrid drive system further comprises a generator, a high-performance battery, a power split device which, via planetary reduction gears, combines and re-allocates power from the engine, electric motor and generator according to operational requirements, and a compact power control unit to govern the high speed interaction of the system components.
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There is accountability--where tests can determine performance and help drive a system of incentives and consequences.
Coupled with the first iPhones offered exclusively in Japan, Son was able to drive his system to a market leading position.
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During a Lords debate on higher education on 27 October 2010, Lady Morris voiced concerns about student choice being allowed to "drive the system", describing it as an "imperfect lever".
The addition of the Fan Drive Gear System added only seven moving parts, but the 18-inch-diameter gearbox had to be engineered to withstand thousands of high-stress takeoffs and landings without maintenance.
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The latest report on the next PlayStation console (courtesy of Kotaku), allegedly codenamed " Orbis, " puts AMD at the heart of both CPU and GPU: an eight core AMD64 CPU and an AMD R10XX GPU are said to drive the system.
Extras: Power sliding moonroof, rear sonar system, Bose Premium Audio System, Memory System, drivers seat power lumbar support, power tilt, aluminum alloy wheels with all season tires, sport-tuned suspension, viscous limited-slip differential, sport front fascia, Infiniti hard drive nav system, XM NavTraffic, Zagat survey restaurant reviews, DVD-video playback, Infiniti Voice Recognition.
Driven by rising multimedia use, present PC configurations are seeing greater memory and hard drive capabilities, on top of which a new operating system could drive PC unit gains toward the 20% year to year level in each of the next two years.
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