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Most promising green technologies number seven: flywheels

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 racing motorsports, Formula 1, is investigating the possibility of using flywheels for energy storage. The idea is old, but recent advancements in low-mass high-strength materials may finally make flywheels a reality. What's Number 6? ... Read more →

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 Sam Abuelsamid

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 ...

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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