Cars That Think

JUNE 24, 2024

Engineers who support race teams also need to work at a breakneck pace to fix problems, and that’s something Aakhilesh Singhania relishes. He develops and supports electronic control systems for hybrid race cars, which feature combustion engines and battery-powered electric motors. and the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France.

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Hybrid Racing Engine Hybrid Cars 120

Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2013

This vehicle charge port in the B-pillar on the front passenger side lets users connect the storage battery to an electrical supply at home to charge it. It converts the alternating current of the household electric supply into direct current with a maximum charge output of 3.6 Race Hybrid.

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Porsche Plug-in Hybrid Plug 259

Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2021

Development of the lithium-ion energy storage system began in 2016 and was inspired by technologies that have proven themselves in the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team’s Formula 1 hybrid racing cars. The recuperation power is very low and only serves to maintain the vehicle's power supply.

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Mercedes Hybrid Batteries Battery 448

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Development of this lithium-ion battery was inspired by technologies that have already proven themselves under the conditions in the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 team's Formula 1 hybrid racing cars. The regeneration level is very low, and only serves to maintain the vehicle's power supply.

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Mercedes Hybrid Production MPH 221

Baua Electric

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Hitzinger was technical director of the Porsche 919 hybrid race-car project before joining Apple as head of product design for its special projects group, a position he held from 2016 to 2019 before returning to the Volkswagen Group, where he worked on autonomous driving and an Audi EV project.

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BYD Batteries Battery Hybrid Racing 52

Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2016

Although the MGU may recuperate any desired amount of energy, it may now only supply 300 kW (408 hp) in the race at Le Mans. Even when braking at high speed, the braking phases of an LMP1 race car last only three to five seconds. At the same time, the speed of the LMP1 race cars continually increases.

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Audi 2016 Hybrid Diesel 150

Baua Electric

JANUARY 30, 2025

It combines Mach-E style bodywork with a carbon-fiber tub chassis and components from a current NASCAR Cup Series race car, including suspension, brakes, steering, and wheels, Ford said in a brief statement. Three motors provided an undisclosed amount of power for the Mach-E electric race car , with energy supplied by a 78-kwh battery pack.

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Gasoline Ford Carbon Fiber Gasoline-Electric 52