The Ferrari LaFerrari obtains more power under braking or when the
motor creates excess power to the battery by which is then transferred to 2
electric engines. The first one gives a
boost to the gas engine and the other one feeds the accessories.
This supercar has something called the HY-KERS system which stands for
hybrid kinetic energy recovery system. The
system runs in conjunction with the engine and never solo, categorizing it as a
mild hybrid like the Civic and Malibu.
The Ferrari LaFerrari has a couple of aliases, the F70 and the
F150. It was initially introduced at the
2013 Geneva Motor Show and then the Frankfurt Auto Show – the world’s 2 biggest
automotive showcases. The 2013 shows
were showcasing high-performance, ‘green’, and mainstream cars for world
markets.
How does KERS work, you ask?
This kind of technology is all about renewable energy - that in yesterday’s
vehicles would be wasted. So, for
instance, the Toyota Prius is a good example of renewable energy because it
uses this technology so that the vehicle only runs a mile or so on battery
before the gas engine kicks in. This
KERS is additional power on top of the already high powered combustion engine
creates (much like a turbocharger but more efficient)
A couple of interesting methods
that are used to create this energy are:
- The spinning up of a flywheel while braking
- Transferring power to supercapacitors
Both of the methods work for about 10 seconds because of two reasons;
either all of the storage systems are used up or because the sanctioning body
limits the vehicle to a fixed amount of boost per lap. The system then changes the energy and pushes
it to a pair batteries that are bolted to the cars carbon fiber frame. The first battery feeds the propulsion system
and the other diverts power to the cars accessories, i.e. windshield wipers,
A/C, audio system, etc.
Environmental Gains
The LaFerrari emits about 330g of CO2/km in the European emissions
testing cycle, which is roughly about 10 percent less than other V12 Ferrari’s. The development team says that this car isn’t
exactly an active hybrid like the Prius because that is not the main goal of
the vehicle at the moment.
Cost of the Ferrari LaFerrari
The price is an estimated $1.3 million and there will only be about 499
units made. The veteran clients of
Ferrari get first dibs on the new supercar and get a nice discounted rate of
$700k to continue to deliver the brand to enthusiasts instead of
speculators.
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