article thumbnail

Audi unveils redesigned R18 diesel hybrid Le Mans racer for 2016 season

Green Car Congress

Hybrid drive. Hybrid pioneer Audi, the first manufacturer to have won the Le Mans 24 Hours with an energy recuperation system, used a flywheel energy storage system from 2012 to 2015. The energy stored by the system is generated by an MGU (Motor Generator Unit) at the front axle. The suspension is an example.

Audi 150
article thumbnail

Porsche presents more efficient Gen 2 919 Hybrid LMP1 racer for 2015

Green Car Congress

Porsche has presented the second generation of its Le Mans Prototype 919 Hybrid race car. The new racer will compete in the 8 MJ category (8 MJ of recovered energy per race lap)—the highest of the current four energy categories in the LMP1 class. Porsche 919 Hybrid, 2015. Earlier post.) Click to enlarge.

Porsche 150