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Most promising green technologies number eight: hydraulics

Posted Apr 22nd 2008 at 2:07PM by Jeremy Korzeniewski

Filed under: Emerging Technologies



Many modern vehicles already use hydraulic power for certain functions, namely power steering and brakes. Companies such as UPS, though, see potential in using hydraulic systems as part of a hybrid drivetrain. While nobody is expecting a hybrid hydraulic system to be able to store enough energy to achieve miles-upon-miles of driving distance, the frequent stopping and restarting of some vehicles - delivery trucks, to name just one obvious example - make them excellent candidates for possible hydraulic technology.

Pump on over to Number 7.

Tags: hydraulic, hydraulic hybrid, hydraulic transmission, hydraulic-hybrid, HydraulicHybrid, hydraulics, HydraulicTransmission, ups

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