What is a Flybrid?
A Flybrid is flywheel technology touted as the next generation technology to be used in hybrid vehicles. It was developed, in part, by a focus on Formula 1 racing to get more efficiency out of its cars and make them more environmentally friendly. To understand what a Flybrid is, it first necessary to understand what basic flywheels are. A flywheel can be defined simply as a rotating disk that collects and supplies power through kinetic energy. This form of energy is created when one moving object comes into contact with another moving object. It is then stored until needed for further use. In traditional cars, kinetic energy is created when the vehicle applies its brakes and the car is stopped by the friction of the brakes. The energy created during this process is lost through the form of heat, which is one of the most common forms of energy. However, outside of our space heating needs, heat is not very useful to us as an energy source in many instances. A hybrid car changes this proc
