Lotus has developed an external sound system for hybrid and electric cars. The problem they are solving is that these cars at low speed are too quiet for the visually impaired who use sound to guide them where cars are coming and when they have passed. This makes a Toyota Prius sound like it has [...]
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Lotus Turns Prius into V8
August 13th, 2008 · No Comments
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Formula One Solves Problems for the Masses
August 11th, 2008 · No Comments
One of the big benefits of formula one racing cars roaring round Monaco is that they represent the state of art of vehicle technology. Many technology advances in braking, combustion and aerodynamics among others first arrive in Formula then move to high performance vehicles then to mainstream vehicles.
The Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) is one [...]
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Chevy Volt Charging Towards 2010
August 10th, 2008 · No Comments
The Chevy Volt’s PR campaign continues with ABC taking a look under the literal covers. My question is why did GM have to put themselves into this position that they need to make an electric hybrid in 4 short years.
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Solar Powered Prius
July 7th, 2008 · No Comments
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Toyota is rumored to announce that it will power the air conditioning using solar panels on the next Prius. According to Marketwatch:
The move will make Toyota the first major automaker to install a popular model with solar panels. The redesigned Prius will have solar panels on the roof, which [...]
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Flywheel Hybrid Technology
July 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment
A very interesting vehicle electric technology out of the UK that has been developed for Formula One cars.
The companies that are working on this technology are Torotrak (UK Public), Xtrac (UK private) and the system integrator is Flybrid Systems.
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