Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 6, 2014
GKN Land Systems is ramping up production of its Gyrodrive electric flywheel hybrid technology for buses following successful trials in London and the start of UK production. This reduces the work done by the internal combustion engine, improving fuel economy by up to 25%, depending on the application. GKN Gyrodrive bus.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 1, 2020
— Markus Duesmann, Chairman of the Board of Management and Board of Management Member for Technical Development and Product Lines at AUDI AG. The energy required for this comes from a high-voltage battery, which can be charged as required while driving via an energy converter in the form of a highly efficient TFSI engine.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
liter turbo engine that is mounted longitudinally at the front; this is the most powerful production four-cylinder in the world. They underline the high-end engineering competence of the Affalterbach-based developers. The AMG-specific E PERFORMANCE hybrid drive. In the new Mercedes-AMG C 63 S E PERFORMANCE, the 2.0-liter
Green Car Congress
MARCH 31, 2021
When developing our new E PERFORMANCE hybrid strategy, it was therefore immediately clear that we would pursue an independent concept for AMG. The layout with the combustion engine at the front and Electric Drive Unit on the rear axle offers numerous advantages. In its basic configuration, the performance hybrid is rear-wheel drive.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 28, 2013
Ogiso—who earlier in his career had been the chief engineer for the Prius, chief engineer for the Prius family, and chief engineer, product planning—made the remarks at the “2013 Toyota Hybrid World Tour” event the company staged in Ypsilanti, Michigan. We are very motivated to beat our record.”
Green Car Congress
JULY 21, 2010
Porsche’s 911 GT3 R Hybrid race car will race for the first time in North America at The American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón’s signature event—the Petit Le Mans on 2 October at Road Atlanta. The hybrid is equipped with a flywheel energy recovery system (KERS). Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 18, 2011
With this funding, we plan to grow our powertrain technology business by becoming a reliable production supplier to our OEM customers. With the backing of Warburg Pincus, we will be able to build on our recent accomplishments, taking the powertrain technology that we have developed and integrating it into high-volume production vehicles.
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