The Hydraulic Hybrid Automobile

Posted on 09. Apr, 2011 by in Hydraulic

The Hydraulic Hybrid Automobile. This video clip is an excerpt from NFPA’s “Fluid Power: A Force for Change” ½ hour TV program. The full video, viewable at www.nfpa.com, is a fascinating exploration of the fluid power industry and its positive effects on our current and future society, as well as the promise it holds for a rising generation of young engineers looking for exciting and socially-responsible careers. Fluid power—hydraulics and pneumatics—is one of our most reliable technologies, and its advancement will have transformative effects on our world and society.
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3 Responses to “The Hydraulic Hybrid Automobile”

  1. javier918

    09. Apr, 2011

    I’m really interested in this Hybrid technology, Could you please tell me in what city dou you filmed that Hybrid Peterbuilt truck ?

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  2. twinomad

    09. Apr, 2011

    The first hydraulic hybrid was patent was in 1972, it used a 850 Fiat in Miami, FL. But a couple years later in 1979, I registered my car in Florida and in Arizona that had a EPA -listed car with 40 city and 53 on Highway. So this is not new technology,

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  3. Odziz

    09. Apr, 2011

    Don’t forget that this can be applied to electric cars as well. Its far more efficient than the current regen sytems. A company in Korea are already doing this with pneumatics, they are called Energine. The car is called a PHEV, Pneumatic Hybrid Electric Vehicle.

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