Hydraulic Drives on the Move (.PDF Download)

    Jan. 26, 2015

    The Ford Escape , Honda Insight, and Toyota Prius are just a few electric hybrid cars on the market. Although these cars are popular in the consumer market, there are limitations to electric hybrid cars when considering scalability. An alternative to the electric hybrid drive is the hydraulic hybrid drive. Hydraulic systems can store and discharge energy more efficiently than electric batteries can. Vehicles that require a lot of power are finding hydraulic hybrid drives to be more efficient...

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