Discover how motorsport engineering reveals the impact of flywheel design on engine balance, responsiveness, and real-world ...

Many of us think of weight as the enemy, whether it’s our beltline or our Jeeps. Weight places additional stress on all kinds of Jeep parts from the suspension to the drivetrain, makes it more ...

As has been said time and time again, weight and horsepower are interchangeable. Save 50 pounds, and it's like adding quite a few extra ponies. The burden of mass becomes even more of an issue when ...

Lock up your flywheels, folks, an American inventor is coming after them. Randy Moore of RK Transportation is working on an idea that replaces an engine's flywheel with a lightweight rotor with ...

Consider the hybrid car. Halfway between the traditional motor and the fully electric Nissan Leaf or the Volkswagen e-Up!, they're a nod to green motoring. While retaining a conventional diesel engine ...

Engineers at Kinetic Traction Systems Inc. in Chatsworth, Calif., (www.kinetictraction.com) are developing flywheels to store energy recouped from braking trains. The flywheels can also store energy ...