Like regular hybrids, the engine recharges the battery pack, which is located behind the passenger compartment.
In the G-21A Grumman Goose floatplane, I have just learned, the passenger compartment is the pontoon.
"As a last resort, the soldiers fired into the passenger compartment of the vehicle, " the statement said.
There was no damage to the passenger compartment and there were no injuries.
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The rear passenger compartment alone is enough to make experienced cops get teary-eyed.
The four-seat passenger compartment the "Life" module comprises a discrete carbon-reinforced plastic structure bolted and glued on top of the Drive section.
The real trick, though, is that the back of the passenger compartment folds down, allowing the bed to stretch straight into the cabin.
All the important switches in the passenger compartment-except for the hazard flasher switch-are soft-touch components that have a similar feel to using a touchscreen.
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The A3 e-tron sports two Sanyo liquid-and-air-cooled battery packs, one under the trunk area and the other in a T-shape under the passenger compartment.
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But he said the passenger compartment was quickly engulfed in flames.
The entire bodywork aft of the passenger compartment is one piece.
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The bodies of the women who died were found in the car, pressed against the partition between the passenger compartment and the driver's area, authorities said.
The Coupe has a significantly different structure than the MINI Cooper, Clubman and Convertible: It has three distinct segments dividing the engine compartment, passenger compartment and trunk.
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The systems are integrated to include automatic emergency braking and passenger compartment crash preparation, which does things like closes windows and tightens seat belts if the car senses an impending crash.
So far, the company has built a one-eighth-size prototype to test its design, which consists of a carbon-fibre keel, an envelope made from modern composite materials, half-a-dozen engines, a passenger compartment, and a specially lightened crane.
Fortunately, the 458 Spider comes with a four-season retractable aluminum top that lowers in just 14 seconds to afford open-air enjoyment when weather permits, and seals the passenger compartment from the elements when they become inclement.
As smoke thickened in the passenger compartment, Brown pulled the white stretch limo to a stop on a bridge over San Francisco Bay and started pulling women out through the partition that separated him from his passengers.
Long wheelbase, spacious rear seating area: Executive models feature extra comfort The two full-sized rear bucket seats offered in the Panamera have proven so successful that Porsche is expanding this generous rear passenger compartment room with two new Panamera Executive models.
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Also, some cargo just isn't nice to have in your passenger compartment. (Bags of fertilizer or pieces of greasy machinery come to mind.) The Avalanche's bed is covered in a tough plastic lining, easily hosed out or just left harmlessly filthy.
The entire BRABUS multimedia system is controlled from the passenger seat or the rear compartment by two iPads that also control the car's standard COMAND system with all functions such as radio, navigation system and telephone.
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