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Toyota Racing Hybrid System

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by El Dobro, Jun 22, 2013.

  1. El Dobro

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    A nice little video on the Toyota WEC race car, which happens to be racing at Le Mans right now.


     
    #1 El Dobro, Jun 22, 2013
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    The video indicates super capacitors are used in front of the WEC race car's battery pack ...
     
    #2 walter Lee, Jun 23, 2013
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    Toyota came in 2nd and 4th with this system at Le Mans. Now, if they can just dial in a little more speed. :D
     
    #3 El Dobro, Jun 23, 2013
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    Apparently there is a handicap system:
    Source: Toyota looking to stretch fuel advantage over Audi at Le Mans - Le Mans news - AUTOSPORT.com

    The race finish statistics show they are starting to get into a region where driver skill and dealing with race conditions . . . it is becoming a horse race:

    1. #2 Kristensen/Duval/McNish Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro LMP1 * 348 laps (34 stops)​
    2. #8 Davidson/Buemi/Sarrazin Toyota Racing Toyota TS030 hybrid LMP1 * 347 laps (30 stops)​
    3. #3 Gene/Di Grassi/Jarvis Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro LMP1 347 laps (30 stops)​
    4. #7 Wurz/Lapierre/Nakajima Toyota Racing Toyota TS030 hybrid LMP1 * 341 laps (29 stops)​
    5. #1 Lotterer/Fassler/Treluyer Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro LMP1 * 338 laps (32 stops)​
    6. #21 Leventis/Watts/Kane Strakka Racing HPD ARX-03c LMP1 * 332 laps (29 stops)​
    Source: 81st 24 Hours of LeMans - 2013 Race Results
    What is impressive is Toyota #4 had a 30 minute stop for repairs in the pits after hitting the wall. Now I'm wondering about the absolute characteristics of the cars:
    • dry weight
    • race configuration fuel capacity (or consumption if known)
    Bob Wilson
     
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    Sorry turns out I am the nice person, Chrome was auto-playing all youtube videos versus Firefox not doing it. My Bad!
     
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