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Old 10-22-2008, 03:54 PM   #6 (permalink)
bennelson
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There has been some talk lately on the EVDL about electric/hydraulic hybrids.

The main concept is that hydraulics may make more efficient regenerative braking for the system. And as we all know, hydraulics are very powerful, so they would be great for pulling away from dead stops and for use on big trucks.

I hadn't heard about any systems that were actually in production or mainstream yet.
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