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Mercedes-AMG reveals performance hybrid and battery-electric AMG derivative strategy

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Extensive modifications to the drive, chassis, design and equipment will provide the hallmark AMG driving experience with all-electric drive. This is a P3 hybrid configuration.). The power of the electric motor is applied immediately with full torque, a characteristic of the design.

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New Mercedes-AMG C 63 S E PERFORMANCE 680hp hybrid with technology transfer from Formula 1

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Power delivery and torque build-up occur very spontaneously and without delay: as in Formula 1, the electric support of the exhaust gas turbocharger eliminates the turbo lag of the combustion engine, while at the same time the electric drive pushes powerfully from a standstill. The electric-only range supported by the 6.1

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Porsche introduces 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid sports car

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Further extensive lightweight design measures have resulted in such features as titanium connecting rods, thin-wall, low-pressure casting on the crank case and the cylinder heads, a high-strength, lightweight steel crankshaft with 180 degrees crankpin offset and the extremely thin-walled alloy steel/nickel exhaust system. Race Hybrid.

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

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Although the MGU may recuperate any desired amount of energy, it may now only supply 300 kW (408 hp) in the race at Le Mans. Audi has designed its MGU for an output of more than 350 kW (476 hp) in order to recover as much energy as possible. The fuel tank capacity of the race car has been reduced further as well—by 8% to 49.9

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Mercedes-AMG’s first performance hybrid entering series production

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As in Formula 1, the battery is specifically designed for fast power delivery and draw. Electric range is 12 kilometers (7 miles). Development of this lithium-ion battery was inspired by technologies that have already proven themselves under the conditions in the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 team's Formula 1 hybrid racing cars.

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