PSA Peugeot Citroën and Bosch developing hydraulic hybrid powertrain for passenger cars; 30% reduction in fuel consumption in NEDC, up to 45% urban; B-segment application in 2016, more information at
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2013/01/psabosch-20130122.html
Llecentaur said:
Bluelightning,
Thak you for those informations.
What are your taughts on safety ? I mean, a comoressed tank blowing up is really more like an explosion !
High pressure tanks are now made of carbon fiber and thermoplastic liner.
By exemple, if the pressure for standard use is 300b, they are tested at 450b, and rupture tested at pressures beyond 700b.
These tanks are not dangerous in the event of a crash because they are without the hidden trouble of burst fragment
http://www.ecvv.com/product/3162310.html
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0927025607002881
This technology is already massively used in vehicles running on natural gas.
Houston we have a problem, .... Apollo XIII and the oxygen tank explosion,
http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19700076776_1970076776.pdf
The first successful self-propelled torpedoes, used compressed air as its energy source.