Carbon Fiber Energy Storage Store Volvo 
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OCTOBER 17, 2013
A composite blend of carbon fibers and polymer resin is being developed that can store and charge more energy faster than conventional batteries can. Volvo Cars is the only car manufacturer participating in the EU-funded project, which started in early 2010. Close up of the trunk lid carbon fiber composite.
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APRIL 25, 2013
Volvo Car’s flywheel KERS system. If the energy in the flywheel is combined with the combustion engine’s full capacity, it will give the car an extra 80 horsepower. The experimental car, a Volvo S60, accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 5.5 The flywheel’s stored energy is sufficient to power the car for short periods.
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MARCH 26, 2014
Volvo Car Group and engineering company Flybrid Automotive, part of the Torotrak Group, have been conducting UK tests of lightweight Flybrid flywheel KERS (Kinetic Energy Recovery System) technology. —Derek Crabb, Vice President Powertrain Engineering at Volvo Car Group. Rear-axle KERS unit. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)
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FEBRUARY 5, 2010
Researchers from Imperial College London and their European partners, including Volvo Car Corporation, are developing a prototype multifunctional structural composite material composed of carbon fibers and a polymer resin which can store and discharge electrical energy and which is also strong and lightweight enough to be used for car parts.
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JULY 11, 2015
In the hydraulic hybrid system, hydraulic pumps and the lightweight accumulator store braking energy; upon acceleration the stored energy provides torque to the wheels. Steelhead Composites manufactures accumulators from aluminum tubing and spun carbon fiber. Volvo: FL (15 tonne) (UK).
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