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    Flywheel hybrid test vehicle nets 22.4% improvement in fuel economy     1315673760

    Improvements in fuel economy of up to 22.4 percent on the ARTEMIS test cycle (pdf), which represents typical real-world usage, have been demonstrated by a research vehicle fitted with a flywheel hybrid system that includes stop-start technology. Developed by a consortium of British firms as part ...

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    Jaguar Land Rover selects Ricardo as key strategic supplier     1302610020

    Back in November 2010, Jaguar Land Rover announced that it was investing heavily in infrastructure, research and development and advanced technologies. Such plans require intensive product development within a limited time frame and it is because of this the company has enlisted the assistance of ...

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    More details about the flywheel 'kinetic energy recovery system'     1193861220

    Do your remember the hybrid system that stores braking energy not as electricity but in a rotating flywheel as kinetic energy? Well, the system is going to be mated to a special CVT transmission able to change 6-to-1 ratio within one revolution. That is, in 50 ms, the transmission can go to almost ...

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