Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

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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Mercedes Hybrid Engine All-Electric 259

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MAY 16, 2013

Like the race engine of the RS Spyder, the 918 Spyder power unit features dry-sump lubrication with a separate oil tank and oil extraction. To save weight, components such as the oil tank, the air filter box integrated into the subframe and the air induction are made of carbon fiber reinforced polymer. Race Hybrid.

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Porsche Plug-in Hybrid Plug 259

Green Car Congress

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 power of the electric motor is applied immediately with full torque, a characteristic of the design.

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Mercedes Hybrid Batteries Battery 448

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

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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Mercedes Hybrid Production MPH 221