Sentences with phrase «flywheel hybrid»

It is based on knowledge gained by Porsche during motor races with the 911 GT3 R flywheel Hybrid (earlier post).

UK - based toroidal drive company Torotrak has acquired a 20 % stake in flywheel hybrid innovator Flybrid Automotive Ltd (formerly Flybrid Systems LLP)(earlier post) with an option to acquire the remaining shares before the end of the calendar year.

The automaker has answered that question with the Panamera S Hybrid along with the 911 GT3 R Hybrid racecar that uses flywheel hybrid technology and the upcoming 718 horsepower 918 Spyder plug - in hybrid supercar.

While most flywheel hybrid systems spin their flywheels at high speeds, the FIVT flywheel spins up to the maximum speed of the engine, although it can potentially reach higher speeds under braking if the IVT unit has an input speed range greater than the engine speed range.

More recently, the firm's expertise has seen it develop flywheel hybrid systems, as used in the Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid, and work with Jaguar in Formula E and Nismo on the GT - R.

Not exact matches

So far this season, Audi has seen better performance (if worse luck), despite making major changes to allow this year's R18 e-tron quattro to run a new lithium - ion battery hybrid system, in place of the flywheel - based kinetic energy hybrid system it used previously.

He clearly has no issue working with Williams... Porsche and Audi worked with Williams to... Porsche used Williams Hybrid Power's flywheel in its GT3R endurance racing car, which won its first race in the World Endurance Championship in 2011.

As with the GT3 R Hybrid, energy is harvested under braking and stored in a flywheel spinning at up to 36,000 rpm and mounted where you'd usually find the passenger seat.

The 48V mild hybrid systems are a good way to do stop / start, in not having a gear engaging the flywheel repeatedly, but they are very «mild» in their mpg improvement.

The new race car is still a hybrid that relies on diesel engine technology, but rather than stick with a mechanical flywheel for energy storage the R18 will switch over to lithium - ion batteries.

Coupled with a flywheel KERS system to draw wasted power, the concept 911 GT3 R Hybrid produced a total of 633 bhp.

Its primary function seems to be as a virtual flywheel during 3 - cylinder operation and a power source for the hybrid A / C.

(See: KERS of the hybrid car: Flywheels and ultracapacitors give you a 10 - second jolt.)

Frost & Sullivan has awarded its Automotive Powertrain Entrepreneurial Company of the Year Award for 2006 to Drivetrain Innovations (DTI), a Dutch start - up with five patented flywheel - based drivetrain technologies that can be applied in hybrid vehicles.

Researchers at the University of Warwick (UK) are developing a flywheel and infinitely variable transmission (FIVT) for application in a mechanical hybrid powertrain.

Torotrak develops main drive transmissions as well as variable ratio drive units for application in flywheel - based mechanical hybrid systems and for use as auxiliary drives.

Torotrak designs and develops Continuously Variable (CVT) and Infinitely Variable (IVT) main drive transmissions as well as variable ratio transmissions for application in flywheel - based mechanical hybrid systems and for use as auxiliary drives.

There's a good UC Davis report on ultracap microhybrid and mild hybrid fuel efficency gains, that would probably be comparable for a flywheel.

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This trio, made up of Porsche's new Cayenne S Hybrid SUV with parallel full - hybrid drive, the 911 GT3 R Hybrid race car with electric drive on the front axle and a flywheel mass battery, and the two - seater high - performance 918 Spyder mid-engined sports car with plug - in hybrid technology, clearly demonstrates not only the great bandwidth of this new drive technology, but also the innovative power of Porsche as a genuine pioneer in hybrid Hybrid SUV with parallel full - hybrid drive, the 911 GT3 R Hybrid race car with electric drive on the front axle and a flywheel mass battery, and the two - seater high - performance 918 Spyder mid-engined sports car with plug - in hybrid technology, clearly demonstrates not only the great bandwidth of this new drive technology, but also the innovative power of Porsche as a genuine pioneer in hybrid hybrid drive, the 911 GT3 R Hybrid race car with electric drive on the front axle and a flywheel mass battery, and the two - seater high - performance 918 Spyder mid-engined sports car with plug - in hybrid technology, clearly demonstrates not only the great bandwidth of this new drive technology, but also the innovative power of Porsche as a genuine pioneer in hybrid Hybrid race car with electric drive on the front axle and a flywheel mass battery, and the two - seater high - performance 918 Spyder mid-engined sports car with plug - in hybrid technology, clearly demonstrates not only the great bandwidth of this new drive technology, but also the innovative power of Porsche as a genuine pioneer in hybrid hybrid technology, clearly demonstrates not only the great bandwidth of this new drive technology, but also the innovative power of Porsche as a genuine pioneer in hybrid hybrid drive.

Two - time 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Allan McNish files an exclusive video blog for RoadandTrack.com, discussing the unique flywheel - based energy recovery hybrid system that powers the front wheels of his Audi R18 e-tron quattro.

Now the idea is being revived and a flywheel - hybrid, or what's called a flybrid, will appear on several Formula One cars next year.

Runtime: 7:41 Ricardo announces a breakthrough in flywheel technology for hybrid cars that don't need a battery.

«Porsche By Design» will end with a 2010 version of the GT3R hybrid race car prototype, which uses a flywheel energy storage system to convert kinetic energy created during braking into an electrical current, supplementing the 670 - horsepower gasoline - powered flat six engine.