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

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Development of the lithium-ion energy storage system began in 2016 and was inspired by technologies that have proven themselves in the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team’s Formula 1 hybrid racing cars. Individual drive mode: individual customization of the drive, transmission, AMG DYNAMICS, chassis, steering and exhaust system.

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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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Mercedes-AMG’s first performance hybrid entering series production

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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. The control of vehicle dynamics also benefits from the hybrid drive.

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

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To control it, the officials of the FIA, the WEC and the Le Mans organizer ACO allocate less fuel energy to the hybrid race cars to control the lap times. The basic concept of the V6 TDI engine dates to 2011 and features a double-flow VTG mono turbocharger, 120-degree cylinder bank angle, and exhaust gas side within the V angle.

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