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Ricardo and Williams team on KinerStor flywheel hybrid demonstration

In the run up to the 2009 Formula One season, most of the teams developed hybrid kinetic energy recovery systems (KERS) as an optional way to get a power boost. While most of the systems ultimately were not raced because the extra power was not enough to overcome the weight penalty, there were some interesting lessons learned. Most of the systems were of the well known battery electric hybrid variety. The Williams F1 team, however, developed a novel flywheel-electric system with a flywheel tied to a motor-generator. The flywheel is the ... Read more →

Most promising green technologies number seven: flywheels Jeremy Korzeniewski

There have been many cases where racing technology has made its way down the ladder right into the cars that we use to drive to work. Flywheels could be the next such advancement. The pinnacle of ...

Formula One to phase in Kinetic Energy Recovery System from 2009-2013 Sam Abuelsamid

FIA President Max Mosely has sent a letter to Formula One teams outlining the plans for phasing in hybrid systems in the sport. Beginning in 2009, the Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) will be ...

More details about the flywheel 'kinetic energy recovery system' Xavier Navarro

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 ...

Information on the hybrid Formula 1 drivetrain from Torotrak and Xtrac Jeremy Korzeniewski

We have often brought up the fact that the Formula 1 racing series, and their sanctioning body the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), would like to showcase improved efficiency and use ...

The Chrysler Patriot hybrid drive Le Mans racer from the mid-90s 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click to enlarge The Audi R10 and Peugeot 908 have garnered an enormous amount of attention for their diesel powered efforts at Le Mans in the last two years but they are by no means the first attempts at alternative power-trains for race cars. One of the more interesting if ultimately unsuccessful ...

New hybrid transmission for Formula One cars revealed 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

For the past several years the governing body of Formula One racing has been pondering rule changes that would, among other things, make the sport more environmentally friendly. One of the proposals that has popped up several times is using hybrid drivetrains. Transmission builders Torotrak and ...

Modular AutoTram concept as flexible as a bus 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The AutoTram is a new streetcar concept from the Fraunhofer Institute for Transportation and Infrastructure Systems IVI in Dresden, Germany which combines the flexibility of bus transport, needing no rails or overhead power lines, with the passenger carrying capacity of trams. This makes the system ...


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