On Wed, 1 Apr 2015 13:58:45 +0000 (UTC), Recliner
wrote:

wrote:
On Wed, 01 Apr 2015 15:00:30 +0200
Jarle Hammen Knudsen wrote:
On Tue, 31 Mar 2015 00:44:13 +0100, Paul Corfield
wrote:

The buses are all due to be fitted with flywheels to store energy and
reduce fuel consumption.

How does flywheels work, i.e. how is energy transferred to and from
the flywheel(s)?

Electric motor/generator I would imagine. Unless its a purely mechanical
setup with some sort of gearbox & clutch.

Yes, I think your first guess is right:

http://www.gkn.com/media/News/Pages/...don-buses.aspx

From http://www.wired.com/2014/07/f1-kers-london-buses/

Is the Enviro 200D a hybrid bus with an electric traction motor?


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