That was a good idea until you had to turn with the flywheel spinning....
Trampas -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mitch Haley Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 11:11 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] VW Diesel vs Prius There was a concept car about 20 years ago, with a motor/generator hooked up to a flywheel in the trunk and four motor/generators in the hubs. Rev up the flywheel during braking, and then dump it back to the wheels when the light turns green. Jeff Zedic wrote: > > There's a lot of room for improvement. A truly efficient > hybrid needs only a relatively small battery, but one that > can charge and discharge rapidly and efficiently. > > Hmmm...could that be done with some honkin big capacitors? Might be > dangerous but so is petrol. > > Zedic > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
