Porsche 911gt3 flywheel energy storage

Was the 911 GT3 R A 'flywheel hybrid'?

Hybrid street cars were becoming mainstream, and "road relevance" was repeatedly cited by Oge along with energy independence and low carbon emissions as EPA imperatives. But, like its similarly new Formula One hybrid race car cousins, this special 911 GT3 R was not a street-going hybrid. This was a "flywheel hybrid."

What type of flywheel does a Porsche GT3 use?

In the GT3 R Hybrid, it was reserved for the flywheel. Porsche In the 911 GT3 R, the flywheel motor used a carbon-fiber composite flywheel with a 16-inch (406mm) diameter.

How does a 911 GT3 R flywheel motor work?

In the 911 GT3 R, the flywheel motor used a carbon-fiber composite flywheel with a 16-inch (406mm) diameter. Mounted in a carbon fiber box where the passenger seat would be in a road-going 911, the flywheel motor received power from, and sent power to, an 80hp (60kW) electric motor/generator at each front wheel.

What kind of engine does a Porsche 911 use?

Instead of parallel gasoline engine/electric motor drive systems combined with a battery, the 911 racer paired an internal combustion flat-six cylinder with an electro-mechanical flywheel energy storage system. Porsche motorsports engineers began researching hybrid systems for racing in 2007.

Is the Gyrodrive flywheel a good choice for a bus?

The system, and subsequent variations, have seen use in buses from UK manufacturer Alexander Dennis in both single and double-decker bus models. However, the Gyrodrive flywheel system was considered too large and expensive for urban-use cars (taxis), which adopted various battery strategies.