42mpg BMW 5 Series Hydraulic Hybrid uses no batteries

[cyberpine]

wow. No battery system! I wonder what the limits and life span of this system is. Safe? Safe to work on? This is going to change the world.

[ThisWillLeaveaMark]

The hydraulic system is much cheaper, less complicated and lighter than an electric hybrid system.UPS has been using this system for several years & it has saved them a fortune in fuel & the emissions it produces. No electric motors and no battery packs. It doesn't run out of power and leave you stranded.

[PeetPeeet]

Electric vehicles still have emissions, but instead of coming from a tailpipe they come from the smoke stack of the power station.

[r8wing]

@PeetPeeet

Power stations can be hydroelectric, nuclear, wind farms... And even gas or coal-fired plants produce energy far more efficiently than vehicle engines, otherwise electricity would be as expensive as gasoline.

[leoedin]

Ask me any questions you like. i've don work placements at this company, so I know a little about the technology.