These advances have allowed shipbuilders to reduce the size and weight penalties associated with electric drives.
Instead of the planned 1000 vehicles more than 2000 smart fortwo electric drives are being produced in Hambach.
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America's Congressional Research Service reckons that installing electric drives on naval ships can cut fuel use by 10-25%.
Today's advances in hybrid-electric drives provide ability to move stealthily in combat and with minimal disruption in crowded marketplaces.
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In electric cars and hybrids like the Prius, the electric motor that drives the wheels is likewise made to run backwards as an alternator during braking.
On the other side the electrons return via the second electrode, having passed through the coils of an electric motor that drives the wheels of the car.
Mr Mallon is ostentatiously green (he drives an electric two-seater car) yet tough.
According to the EPA, a motorist who drives the Volt exclusively on electric power will pay an estimated 4 cents per mile in energy costs, while one who never recharges the battery and runs the car exclusively on gasoline (with premium grade required) will pay 9 cents per mile.
Mabuchi Motor has half the world market for tiny electric motors used in electronic gadgets and computer drives.
More than a grid company, ABB makes more electric motors and energy-saving motor controls called drives than any other company in the world.
GaN switches convert power at higher frequencies than traditional components and can be easily embedded in virtually any electrical system from consumer electronics products to computer servers, HVAC equipment, industrial motor drives, and inverters for solar panels and electric vehicles.
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