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Electric Cars eDrive SLS

July 20th, 2009

mercedes benzMercedes-Benz (MB) to make SLS AMG sport sedan Gullwing. Open the door model will be appointed as a bird flapping its wings. Strength, 532 hp and acceleration 0-100 km / h is achieved in just 4 seconds.
That’s not an unusual thing with the power of it. However, only a maximum speed of 193 km / hour. Well, lo. So weird, right! Typically, powerful car that size, the maximum speed can be achieved over 280 km / hour.
SLS AMG Gullwing is driven by electric motors. Prototype will be exhibited at the Frankfurt Motor Show 2009, September 15 mendatang.Sedang mass production, with zero emissions sedan was conducted in 2015.

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Chevy Captiva AWD

July 8th, 2009

suv_captiva_awdAWD “Active on Demand” – especially on Captiva – is a 4×4 system that distributes power to all wheels in accordance with the needs or road and driving conditions.
For example, if an engine produces 100 PS power, for the 4×4 system, each wheel is getting power evenly, with 25 PS. That is, the proportion of rear and front wheel to move the vehicle the same: 50:50.
With the “Active on Demand” can be changed to the proportions 60:40 or 70:30. Remarkably, to change the division, do not need to be done by the driver. The car itself that will determine, when and where to distribute power to each wheel as needed. So, deserve proud!
Distribution of torque to the wheels according to road and driving conditions, needs to be done because it could have been one of the wheels slip or not to touch the surface of the road in certain conditions. For example, slippery road surfaces or one wheel lifted.

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