A light, cheap and very eco-efficient solution that makes a four-cylinder
engine feel like a six at the same time as fuel consumption drops with up to
20 percent. This autumn, Volvo Car Corporation will be one of the world's
first car makers to test the potential of flywheel technology on public
roads. The company has received a grant of 6.57 million Swedish kronor from
the Swedish Energy Agency for developing next-generation technology for
kinetic recovery of braking energy in a joint project together with Volvo
Powertrain and SKF. http://www.volvocars.com/intl/top/about/news-events/Pages/defau
