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MARCH 31, 2021

This is made possible by the mechanical connection of the fully variable all-wheel drive through the cardan shaft and the drive shafts of the front wheels. In its basic configuration, the performance hybrid is rear-wheel drive. The recuperation power is very low and only serves to maintain the vehicle's power supply.

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Mercedes Hybrid Batteries Battery 448

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

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. Among these is the AMG high-performance battery (HPB).

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Mercedes Hybrid Engine All-Electric 259

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MAY 16, 2013

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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Porsche Plug-in Hybrid Plug 259

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MARCH 22, 2016

The production-based cells of the new hybrid storage system are serially connected. 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. Even when braking at high speed, the braking phases of an LMP1 race car last only three to five seconds.

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Audi 2016 Hybrid Diesel 150

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

In addition, the driver immediately experiences a noticeable performance increase thanks to the integrated, electronically controlled limited-slip rear differential: The hybrid model is even more agile when accelerating out of bends, and provides more traction and therefore more driving safety.

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Mercedes Hybrid Production MPH 221