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Green Car Congress
JULY 11, 2015
Lightning Hybrids, developer and manufacturer of hydraulic hybrid systems for medium- and heavy-duty trucks and buses ( earlier post ), has provided some detail and background on a core component of its system: the hydraulic accumulator, or “mechanical battery”. The hydraulic hybrid accumulator system. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 25, 2013
The flywheel’s stored energy is sufficient to power the car for short periods. The flywheel that Volvo Cars used in the experimental system is made of carbon fiber. The carbon fiber wheel spins in a vacuum to minimize frictional losses. Fuel Efficiency Hybrids Vehicle Systems' Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 6, 2014
Porsche 919 Hybrid. The Porsche 919 Hybrid LMP1 Le Mans prototype made its premiere at the Geneva Motor Show. Porsche 919 Hybrid development began in the middle of 2011 on a blank sheet of paper. The 919 Hybrid is our fastest mobile research laboratory and the most complex race car that Porsche has ever built.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 18, 2014
The Mirai uses the Toyota Fuel Cell System (TFCS), which features both fuel cell technology and hybrid technology, and includes proprietary Toyota-developed components including the fuel cell (FC) Stack, FC boost converter, and high-pressure hydrogen tanks. Middle layer: carbon fiber reinforced plastic (structural element).
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 13, 2012
The i3 and i8 will become the first purpose-built electric and hybrid-electric production vehicles to be made primarily from carbon fiber when they come to market in 2013 and 2014 respectively. The plug-in hybrid concept is the second variant of the 2+2-seater BMW i8 Concept. Earlier post , earlier post.). i3 Concept.
Green Car Congress
JULY 17, 2015
The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In Andrew Frank is a significant industry dignitary credited as being the “Inventor” (or “Father”) of the modern day Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle.
Clean Fleet Report
OCTOBER 1, 2022
Along with Hyundai and Honda who also have sold FCEVs, since 2012 there have been 14,225 fuel cell cars sold in the United States, nearly all of those in California. Our focus is on vehicles that offer the best fuel economy in their class, which leads us to emphasize electric cars, plug-in hybrids, hybrids and diesels.
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