article thumbnail

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

Green Car Congress

At the heart of this is the AMG High Performance Battery (HPB) for the upcoming performance hybrid models. Development of the lithium-ion energy storage system began in 2016 and was inspired by technologies that have proven themselves in the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team’s Formula 1 hybrid racing cars.

Mercedes 448
article thumbnail

New Mercedes-AMG C 63 S E PERFORMANCE 680hp hybrid with technology transfer from Formula 1

Green Car Congress

The new Mercedes-AMG C 63 S E PERFORMANCE hybrid (combined fuel consumption, weighted: 6.9 l/100 km / 34 mpg US; combined CO 2 emissions, weighted: 156 g/km; combined electric energy consumption, weighted: 11.7 Added to this are the fast energy draw and the high power density.

Mercedes 259
article thumbnail

Porsche introduces 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid sports car

Green Car Congress

Consequently, less energy needs to be used for active cooling of the battery. Hybrid modules. The V8 engine is coupled to the hybrid module—the 918 Spyder is designed as a parallel hybrid as are the current hybrid models from Porsche. Race Hybrid.

Porsche 259
article thumbnail

Porsche presents more efficient Gen 2 919 Hybrid LMP1 racer for 2015

Green Car Congress

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. Porsche 919 Hybrid, 2015. Recovered energy (MJ).

Porsche 150