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Ricardo, the well-known powertrain development consultancy, announced this morning that it has come up with a breakthrough in flywheel technology to make hybrid cars. Flywheels store energy as kinetic power, in this case a flywheel that spins at 60,000 rpm sealed in a vacuum.
http://www.ricardo.com/en-gb/News--Medi ... echnology/
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Re: Oh Lucy!
Whoa, whoa, whoa. I'm worried because of one phrase in that article. "... has resulted from a fast-track engineering development process..." Now I'm scared.
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For Pony!
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FicksetSquint wrote:Whoa, whoa, whoa. I'm worried because of one phrase in that article. "... has resulted from a fast-track engineering development process..." Now I'm scare.
Yes, good, fast, or cheap - choose two out of the three.
Flywheel energy storage can create unique vehicle dynamics unless maybe you run multiple flywheels rotating in opposite directions. Do it wrong and you'll change lanes as you crest a hill.
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