Students at the University of California Davis Hybrid Vehicle Research Center have been creating plug-in hybrids for national competitions for some time. "Team Fate" members Jungers and Kaufman describe how they "gut" the drive train of a standard vehicle, replacing it with an electric motor, a bank of batteries, continuously variable transmission, and some smart electronics. The resulting vehicle runs on electricity, assisted by a much smaller flex-fuel internal combustion engine only when needed. Jungers and Kaufman also enlighten us on topics ranging from battery technology to hydrogen fuel cells.
Video: Team Fate - Designing the Next Generation Hybrid
Video: Team Fate - Designing the Next Generation Hybrid
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Submitted by EPTV on Mon, 2008-06-23 15:06. | Tags: technology | alternative fuel | batteries | battery | California | cars | Electric Cars | hybrid | Hydrogen | plug in | plug-in hybrid | research | students | technology | university | University of California | video