Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Hybrids are set to go head-to-head on Japan's race tracks this year, as Honda has finally confirmed it's set to enter a CR-Z in the GT300 class of Japan's SuperGT series. Like the Prius, Honda's hybrid race car bears only.

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Hybrid Racing Prius Honda Hybrid 99

Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2016

For Audi, production relevance has been a core topic of all racing programs for 35 years. As a result of switching to the 6-megajoule class, the hybrid system, due to the regulations, now recovers 50% more energy. The flywheel accumulator definitely proved viable for the lower energy classes.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2021

Mercedes-AMG laid out its new electrified drive strategy , which is based on two pillars: Performance hybrids with a completely independent drive concept under the technology label E PERFORMANCE. Battery-electric AMG derivatives based on the new Mercedes Electric Vehicle Architecture (EVA) for luxury and premium-class vehicles.

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Mercedes Hybrid Batteries Battery 448

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

These are new peak values for the C-Class. The development of the lithium-ion energy storage system is inspired by technologies that have already been proven in the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team’s Formula 1 hybrid racing cars. The combined system output is 500 kW (680 hp), the combined maximum system torque 1020 N·m.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2013

Race Hybrid. Race Hybrid is the mode for maximum performance and an especially sporty driving style. with “Weissach" package), a low weight for a hybrid vehicle of this performance class, is largely attributable to this concept, Porsche said. The car’s unladen weight of approximately 3,715 lbs.

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Porsche Plug-in Hybrid Plug 259

Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2015

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. Earlier post.) System power now totals nearly 1,000 hp (746 kW).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

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 basic operating strategy is derived from the hybrid powerpack of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula 1 racing car.

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