Ferrari, Renault, BMW, and McLaren have all used kinetic energy recovery systems (KERS) in F1 racing. Now Volvo wants to bring the technology to road cars. Volvo received a grant from the Swedish ...

After extensive testing of its kinetic flywheel technology, Volvo has announced that the system can boost fuel economy by 25 percent. The company is now looking at integrating the Flywheel KERS system ...

Announced as a game changing technology by Swedish manufacturer Volvo last week, the so-called flywheel KERS will be the result of a collaborative effort with some of the big names in the automotive ...

Tests on public roads has shown that Volvo's experimental kinetic flywheel hybrid system can improve car fuel efficiency by up to 25 percent. A car with the system and a four-cylinder turbocharged ...

We’ve seen it in Formula 1 over the years, and Porsche has relatively successfully implanted one in its 911 GT3 R Hybrid race cars, but now Volvo is testing one with an aim to bring it to the world of ...

Volvo is experimenting with flywheel energy storage technology that it says delivers improved fuel economy without sacrificing performance. The Swedish automaker has joined Jaguar, Ferrari and others ...

Volvo has received a grant of 6.57 million Swedish kronor ($1.05 million U.S. at today’s exchange rate) from Swedish Energy Agency to jointly develop and test a flywheel kinetic energy recovery system ...

Swedish manufacturer Volvo is on the verge of revolutionizing, once again, the automotive industry, if we are to judge by what the car maker said on Thursday: by creating a new flywheel, Volvo says ...

Of all the ideas to save gas, this is one of the ones that was straightforward and held some of the most promise. Yet no one could seem to make it work. Until now. It's the flywheel. Volvo says it has ...