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News => Other News => Topic started by: ted.lowe on January 19, 2011, 09:36:22 PM

Title: Chrysler battery-less hybrids announced
Post by: ted.lowe on January 19, 2011, 09:36:22 PM

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

Title: Re: Chrysler battery-less hybrids announced
Post by: dave.hostert on January 20, 2011, 04:11:17 PM

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

Title: Re: Chrysler battery-less hybrids announced
Post by: matt.kenigson on January 21, 2011, 04:33:45 PM

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

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