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. On the test bench, prototypes of the battery have already successfully completed countless test miles. In its basic configuration, the performance hybrid is rear-wheel drive.

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Mercedes Hybrid Batteries Battery 448

Green Car Congress

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. kWh battery is 13 kilometers (8 miles).

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Mercedes Hybrid Engine Exhaust 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

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Electric range is 12 kilometers (7 miles). 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