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

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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 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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This compact design has numerous advantages: The electric motor acts directly on the rear axle and can therefore convert its power more directly into propulsion for extra boost when moving off, accelerating or overtaking. The lightweight high-performance battery is also located in the rear above the rear axle.

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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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The production-based cells of the new hybrid storage system are serially connected. The Audi R18 converts the rotary motion of the front wheels into electrical energy when the driver brakes before entering a turn and feeds it into the storage system. At the same time, the speed of the LMP1 race cars continually increases.

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Mercedes-AMG’s first performance hybrid entering series production

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This compact design has numerous advantages: The electric motor acts directly on the rear axle and can therefore convert its power more directly into propulsion for that extra boost when moving off, accelerating or overtaking. The lightweight high-performance battery is also located above the rear axle.

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