driving range
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- noun
- /ˈdraɪvɪŋ reɪndʒ/
- Specialized
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autonomía
- Before starting a long trip, it's important to check your vehicle's driving range to avoid running out of fuel.
- a driving range of 25 miles
Examples
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Yesterday, the Associated Press reported that GM's CEO Dan Akerson spoke at an employees' meeting, saying the company is working with Envia Systems on battery technology breakthroughs that would enable electric cars with a driving range of 100 to 200 miles.
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Akerson spoke in March about the possibility of a 140-mile driving range for the Chevy Volt without explicitly mentioning Envia Systems.
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And now that I got those out of the garage and dusted them off, I think the driving range is calling my name.
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The two key hurdles to electric car adoption are price and driving range.
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Obviously, it is quite possible today to build an electric car with an EPA certified 265 driving range.
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The new electric car offers a driving range of up to 300 miles on a full charge.
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With a driving range of 400 miles, this hybrid vehicle is perfect for long-distance travel.
Synonyms
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To be able to shoot to a certain distance
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The provided constituent senses—'driving' as a golf stroke and 'range' as a practice facility—combine to yield the golf-centred meaning (a place to practice drives), not the vehicle sense of 'maximum distance.' The vehicular meaning relies on different senses ('drive/driving' = operating a vehicle; 'range' = distance/extent), so a B1 learner knowing the given constituent meanings would not reliably derive the MWE's car-related meaning.
Etymology
The term driving range for cars joins driving and range to show how far a vehicle can go on a full tank or charge, so it means 'the maximum distance you can drive without refuelling or recharging'.