Spin Doctors: Volvo Closer to Using Flywheel-Based KERS to Boost Fuel Economy of Its Passenger Cars

Volvo has announced a successful end to four years of studying a kinetic energy recovery system (KERS) for use in its future passenger cars. Volvo claims that the system can add up to 80 horsepower under acceleration while cutting overall fuel consumption by 25 percent. The system has been tested on public roads as well […]



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