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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Volvo Car Group has completed extensive testing of kinetic flywheel technology on public roads – and the results confirm that this is a light, cheap and very eco-efficient solution. “The testing of ...

Volvo is testing flywheel technology--being used in Formula One racing to give cars an extra boost--as a technology that could help cut fuel use in future cars by as much as 20 percent. Flywheels ...