Chrysler battery-less hybrids announced

[ted.lowe]

Interesting... a hydraulic fluid used to capture braking energy...  The article says it's 'new', but i seem to remember such a hybrid idea being patented in the early 1900's.  Either way, i encourage all creativity that leads to a better mousetrap (aka more efficient transportation).   Kinetic energy-->potential energy and potential energy-->kinetic energy...

http://money.cnn.com/2011/01/19/autos/chrysler_epa_hydraulic_hybrid/index.htm?hpt=T2

[dave.hostert]

I think this idea also surfaced in the 70's to reduce engine idling but never actually went into production.

[matt.kenigson]

UPS started a pilot program similar to this back in 2005:

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/hydraulic-hybrid3.htm