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FUEL ECONOMY * UK - Flywheel hybrid research vehicle delivers up to 22.4% fuel economy improvement in ARTEMIS cycles
(Image: FHSPV flywheel CVT system layout)Green Car Congress -7 September 2011: -- A research vehicle fitted with a flywheel hybrid system including stop-start has demonstrated improvements in fuel economy of up to 22.4% in the new European ARTEMIS test cycles. Developed by a consortium of British companies as part of the Government-supported Flywheel Hybrid System for Premium Vehicles (FHSPV) program, the mechanically-driven flywheel system delivers up to 80 bhp (82 PS, 60 kW) of recovered energy from a self-contained hybrid module... The FHSPV engineering development vehicle recovers energy via the rear differential through a continuously variable transmission (CVT) into a high-speed flywheel. When the driver reapplies the accelerator, the CVT smoothly transfers the energy back to the wheels... Designed by Flybrid Systems, the flywheel is constructed from carbon composite and operates in a partial vacuum, allowing it to spin at up to 60,000 rpm...
* UK - Survey pegs price as biggest EV hurdle
(Photo: EV on Smith CV Show)
London,EN,UK -Fleet Owner(USA) -Sep 8, 2011: -- A poll of 100 financial directors in charge of leasing vehicles for companies in the United Kingdom finds that cost remains the biggest barrier to entry for electric vehicles (EVs) in fleet operations... According to the survey – conducted by Lex Autolease, which leases 300,000 vehicles to firms across the U.K. – four out of 10 financial directors would not pay a financial premium to introduce hybrid or full EVs to their fleets... However, for just over a third (35%) of those polled, a price premium of up to 10% – compared to conventional fuels – wouldn’t be too much to swallow, noted Marcus Puddy, head of consultancy services at Lex Autolease... Further findings reveal that 53% of the companies polled by Lex would invest in hybrids and EVs if they could match gasoline and diesel alternatives on a range of criteria, including running costs and convenience of use...Labels: fuel economy
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