The Swedish automaker – Volvo – announced the test on the open road of flywheel technology during the second half of 2011. The flywheel technology, which provides a four-cylinder engine the acceleration of a six-cylinder unit, according to Volvo would decrease fuel consumption up to 20 percent. With this system of kinetic energy recovery system during braking next generation Swedish SKF developed and funded by the Swedish Energy Agency, the driv…
swedish energy agency volvo flywheel - Johan Young Guides to Hybrid
Green car fans are enthusiastic about the Volvo JNI echoes in 2009 will be released a plug in diesel hybrid. This is the consideration that the Volvo V70 Plug-in Hybrid safe, stylist and highly efficient functional. Driving electric power of 30 miles instead of diesel engines. Media reports this will happen in the year 2012. Volvo CEO Stephen Odell said in a press conference that a significant leap beyond the initial plans with plans to offer…
Safety is the icon of the Volvo C30 Electric vehicles. The commitment of safety, conservative, strict testing and development of plug-in hybrid and electric cars is applied by this Swedish company. Why EV fans cannot wait for when things slow down? This is because the process of marketing and the prospects this single well-publicized fatal accidents both in the car plug-in hybrid and electric cars that may be damaging the car system. All the car…
Kinetic Energy Recovery System is the Flywheel Technology and Volvo using it. Here is brief information about KERS. What is Kinetic Energy Recovery System? Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) is a regenerative braking which has an energy recovery mechanism or an automotive systems use under acceleration for kinetic energy of a moving vehicle when it is recovered from breaking and stored in a reservoir. When the car is under breaking process, i…
